INTERMEDIATE SEWING SKILLS

GROUP WORKSHOP PRICE: £95

GROUP WORKSHOP LOCATION: Truro Fabrics

SESSIONS: 1

DATE: Sunday 29th September. 10am-4pm with 1 hour lunch break (lunch not provided)

MAXIMUM PARTICPANTS: 6

LEVEL: Intermediate

HOW TO BOOK:

Click book now to be taken to Truro Fabrics website to complete your booking. You can pay in one lump sum, or split the cost over 3 payments.

TELL ME MORE

This is a new class designed to be a follow on from our beginners machine sewing class. It is aimed at people that have been sewing a while, but want to elevate their sewing with specialist seam finishes such as French seams and felled seams, or neater ways to finish necklines (other than with a facing), by using binding or inside binding. We will also cover buttonholes using your machine, and pin hemming, and if there’s time we will move on to sewing bound plackets which are used to finish the slit on the cuff of a shirt, and stitching in the ditch which is mostly used on waistbands where you don’t want a row of topstitching. We should have time for at least 6 techniques and will do more if possible.

Mastering these techniques will give you confidence to elevate your sewing from beginner to intermediate, and open up your options to try patterns with more complex construction techniques.

TECHNIQUES YOU WILL LEARN

  • French seams

  • Felled seams

  • Binding a raw edge

  • Inside binding

  • Pin hemming

  • Buttonholes using the buttonhole function on your machine (check your sewing machines instruction booklet that you have a one step buttonhole function).

  • Sew a bound placket (if there’s time)

  • Stitch in the ditch (if there’s time)

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

  • Everything is included. You will receive the samples pre-cut ready for you to sew in calico.

  • A folder for your finished samples to live in.

  • Tea and coffee.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?

  • A sewing machine in good working order, including foot pedal and power cable.

  • A general sewing kit to include: fabric scissors, pins, needles, seam ripper, fabric marker, tape measure etc.

WHO IS THIS workshop SUITABLE FOR?

This class is suitable for beginner plus to intermediate sewists who are ready to upskill. We will be demonstrating every technique first and then you will have a go. This class is also suitable for people who are looking to get back into sewing but are feeling a bit rusty.

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Helen Shine is a pattern cutter and seamstress who has worked in the fashion industry in London for 10 years. She has cut patterns for several high-end designer brands, including Victoria Beckham, Mary Katrantzou and Karen Millen. She loves sharing the knowledge she has gained over the years with others, to help them on their sewing journey.

TESTIMONIALS

TESTIMONIALS

I learned so much. I am thrilled not to be scared of sewing machines any more! I loved this class, I thought I wasn’t going to get as far as we did and I am happy/thrilled with the results and skills learned today.

Harriet Winfrey - Introduction to Machine Sewing

Sometimes, going on a course whilst on holiday is a wonderful way to spend your time, especially if you go home with a new skill or hobby that enriches your life. With the idea of Cottagecore, the Great British Sewing Bee and ‘make do and mend’ being very much in the limelight now, what better way than to learn how to sew using a sewing machine?

I was greeted warmly by one of the shop proprietors, Jane, who welcomed me into her Aladdin’s cave of crafting goodies. Helen, our teacher for the day, also greeted me as we made our way to our desks. Helen is the founder of Dot N Cross, who hosts sewing and pattern cutting workshops across Cornwall. Having worked for the likes of Karen Millen and Victoria Beckham, she has spent 10 years working as a pattern cutter in the London fashion industry before relocating down to Cornwall. Safe to say, she knows a thing or two about sewing!

A course with Helen is a wonderful way to spend a day. Running an assortment of courses for beginners to experienced alike, from making a shift dress to mending existing clothes and crochet to knitting, there are a lot of courses to choose from, whilst there’s also flexibility to arrange your own private classes focussing on something specific, should you want to.

See the full review here

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Louise Harding - 1 to 1 Beginners Sewing Class

Yesterday I attended a 1-to-1 Beginners Sewing course with Helen and I am absolutely delighted with the result. I bought along the sewing machine that I had inherited from a relative and Helen figured out how it worked and then proceeded to teach me how to use it. The objective of the day was to learn some of the basics and to make a tote bag. You can see the result yourself in the photo. I keep examining it and am so surprised how good it looks! Helen is an incredible professional with amazing skills and experience. She's also a lovely and accommodating person and I enjoyed her company as well as all the learning. I feel very lucky to have had her as a teacher. It is definitely my intention to return to continue to my journey of discovery.

Louise Harding - 1 to 1 Introduction to Machine Sewing

The best thing I learned on the Introduction to Machines Sewing class is that I can sew!! After years of thinking I can’t. The lesson was very thorough, and I really enjoyed the day. Thank you.

Susan Saunders - Introduction to Machine Sewing

I attended the Introduction to Machine Sewing class, I was just curious to give it a try and I had a really good day. I had a finished item to show for it at the end and I learned a lot. In future I’d like to learn to make a more complex bag.

Ashley Gilder - Introduction to Machine Sewing

HOW TO BOOK

Click book now to be taken to Truro Fabrics website to complete your booking. You can pay in one lump sum, or split the cost over 3 payments.

Group workshops are held at Truro Fabrics

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