This is a fun activity in Northampton
This workshop is designed to follow on from Beginners Sewing. Or, it could be a stand-alone session for those who can already use a machine at a basic level and wish to polish up their skills and technical know-how.
Please make sure that you can, at the very least, wind a bobbin, thread a machine, and sew in a straight line unaided. If not, sign up for the Beginners class first!
In this session, please bring your preferred method of taking notes and also any of your kit you may have. Bring your machine too as long as it's in good working order.
If there is time allowing, we will attempt to cover as many of these as possible:
Hems - we'll be making practise hems and showing you the professional way to measure, cut, and turn a hem and how to stitch a curved hem. We'll look at different fabrics like denim, work clothing, and special occasion fabrics and the appropriate stitches to use. If you'd like further advice on hems, please bring in your garments, and we'll be able to advise.
De-mystifying sewing patterns - What does all that jargon mean? We'll show you how to measure and choose which lines to cut. And then how to adapt and lay your pattern to not waste fabric. If you have a pattern youre thinking of working on, please bring it along. Youll be shown how to cut properly and how to interpret pattern notches. We have tips and tricks to make your patterns go together nicely and make your sewing experience hassle-free.
Basic clothes alterations - This could be a very comprehensive list! However, we'll cover just the basics. Taking dresses, skirts, or trousers in or out at the waist or hips. Using darts. Again, it could be useful to bring some of your garments to work on which we could use to demonstrate techniques to the class.
Zips - We'll look at which zip is used where. Invisible zips are inserted in a different way to a lapped zip. We'll look at invisible and lapped zips.
Sewing machines and equipment are supplied. Please feel free to work on your machine if you would prefer, but please make sure that it is in good working order and don't forget the pedal!
