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Developing Sewing Skills


Our courses for Developing sewing skills are designed to build your portfolio of sewing skills to give you the confidence to tackle any sewing project. You can start at the beginning with Conquer your sewing machine and work your way through all five courses taking advantage of our multiple booking discounts (see below) or you can dip in on courses such as Master zips and buttonholes to tackle specific skills you may need to brush up on.

Get a £5 DISCOUNT when you buy any TWO courses from the DEVELOPING SEWING SKILLS range which includes; Conquer your sewing machine, Clothing alterations, Master zips and buttonholes, Piping, bias binding and gathering and Sewing patterns decoded. Simply enter the discount code SEWSKILLFIVE into the coupon code box when going through checkout to redeem the offer. Get a £10 DISCOUNT when you buy any THREE courses from the same range by entering SEWSKILLTEN.


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Clothing alterations

Starting on Saturday, 10 March 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 10 March 2012

Fed up of paying someone else to take up your clothes? Now you can learn how to sew your own alterations and save money at the same time. Learn how take up and re-hem everything ...

4 places remaining

Conquer your sewing machine

Starting on Sunday, 25 March 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Sunday 25 March 2012

Has your sewing machine got the better of you? Or do you want to take up sewing? Whether you have no idea where to start or need a helping hand with sewing techniques or machine fu ...

8 places remaining

Conquer your sewing machine

Starting on Saturday, 7 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 07 April 2012

Has your sewing machine got the better of you? Or do you want to take up sewing? Whether you have no idea where to start or need a helping hand with sewing techniques or machine fu ...

8 places remaining

Master zips and buttonholes

Starting on Saturday, 14 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 14 April 2012

Are you a Zip-a-phobic? We’ll show you how to take the challenge out of sewing zips by sharing simple tricks and tips that will give you the confidence to tackle zips head on ...

4 places remaining

Conquer your sewing machine

Starting on Saturday, 21 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 21 April 2012

Has your sewing machine got the better of you? Or do you want to take up sewing? Whether you have no idea where to start or need a helping hand with sewing techniques or machine fu ...

8 places remaining

Piping, bias binding and gathering

Starting on Saturday, 21 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 21 April 2012

Make your sewing stand out from the crowd by adding that special something! We’ve got a host of decorative techniques as part of this practical sewing skills course. Learn ...

8 places remaining

Clothing alterations

Starting on Saturday, 21 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 21 April 2012

Fed up of paying someone else to take up your clothes? Now you can learn how to sew your own alterations and save money at the same time. Learn how take up and re-hem everything ...

7 places remaining

Conquer your sewing machine

Starting on Sunday, 29 April 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Sunday 29 April 2012

Has your sewing machine got the better of you? Or do you want to take up sewing? Whether you have no idea where to start or need a helping hand with sewing techniques or machine fu ...

8 places remaining

Sewing patterns decoded

Starting on Saturday, 19 May 2012 at Fred Aldous on the date(s) Saturday 19 May 2012

Now you’re confident on your sewing machine, it’s time to tackle sewing patterns head on… If you’re wondering which pattern to choose, struggling to tak ...

8 places remaining

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