Basic sewing machine skills and alterations
Course 1:
Saturday 16 & 23 January
Time: 10.30 – 13.30
Duration: 2 sessions
Cost: £60
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Course 2:
Saturday 20 & 27 February
Time: 10.30 – 13.30
Duration: 2 sessions
Cost: £60
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Course 3:
Wednesday 10, 17 & 24 February
Time: 18.30 - 20.30
Duration: 3 sessions
Cost: £60
Venue: Fred Aldous, Art, Craft & Design Materials
If you’ve always wanted to know how to use a sewing machine and make alterations to a garment yourself our improved Basic machine skills and alterations is the course for you!
Start by learning the basics, including how to thread a machine, fill a bobbin and do a variety of useful stitches and become a real machine queen! We’ll then help you to master both hand and sewing machine techniques, meaning you will be able to confidently hem and alter a pair of trousers and / or a skirt. Once you’ve got these skills under your belt, we’ll teach you how to take in clothes to fit your body shape - a skill we’ve added to the course based on customer feedback!
This is a brilliant opportunity to learn a skill that will start saving you money immediately and expand your existing wardrobe.
Make and Take: Your own pair of trousers or skirt altered and ready to wear
Skills at a glance: Basic sewing machine skills, measuring, marking and pinning for alterations, basic hems, seams and darts.
Tutor: Sam Moylan
Need to know: We have plenty of garments for you to practice on, but bring along your own trousers or a skirt that need altering to be worked on in the class.
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Why not take a look at some of our other sewing skills courses?
Beginners sewing: Candy striped Make up bag
Sew easy: Introduction to hand embroidery
Sewing with patterns: A-line skirt
