Join us for an afternoon of social sewing in central Ipswich from 12-3pm.

Learn the basics of making a pattern in this one-day course held in Ipswich. You will be taught how to create a pattern from scratch, adding the appropriate markings to ensure success. We will also be turning our hands to grading (increasing/decreasing) a commercial pattern to be certain that everything you make in the future fits first time and finally, taking a pattern from an existing garment.

Join us in this one day course to start your patchwork and quilting skills. We will be exploring the lingo of patchwork and quilting to demystify it and to increase your confidence. We will be enjoying both hand and machine patchworking before quilting a project to take home. By the end of the class you will have lots of samples of different styles to get you started on bigger projects.

We will be measuring, designing and making a sample blind to take home. Our sample blinds are approx 100cm x 50cm in size and designed to be for refernece purposes. A handout will also be available after the class for future use.

In our after school sewing club, we will be tackling a new project each week to encourage a love of the needle and thread. We will be covering sewing with felt, embroidery, machine sewing and much more.

On this one-day course you will be learning the techniques needed to produce beautiful drum lampshades. By the end of the day, you will have a 30cm wide lampshade to take home with you.

In this class, we start with learning to thread our sewing machines and how to control them. Once everyone is feeling more confident, we will cover basic tasks like sewing in a straight line, turning over a hem, sandwiching fabrics together, how to pin and cut your fabrics. We plan to tackle a simple project for you to take home, such as a cushion cover. By the end of the course, you should have mastered the basics of machine sewing.

In this one-day course, we will be getting to grips with jersey and knit fabrics. Learn how to set up your machine and what types of needles are suitable for stretch fabrics. We will be cutting our jersey with confidence,  sewing seams and hems and setting in a neckline.

Learn to make lined curtains in this one day course. We will be making a professionally finished sample sized curtain (approx 100cm x 100cm).

Have you ever wanted to learn to make your own clothes? This course will suit you perfectly. Over the day we will be exploring the fundamentals of dressmaking, reading a pattern, knowing which fabrics to select and what notions are perfect for the task. We will be practising how to insert a zip, finish a seam and putting in a bias binding finish. There will also be an opportunity to ask the questions you want the answers to.

We will be getting to grips with freehand machine embroidery and applique in this fun day time course. By the end of the day you will have a beautiful cushion cover to take home with you.

Do you feel as though you are getting the most out of your sewing machine? Would you like to learn more about what you could be doing with it?

Have you ever fancied making your own cushion covers? Would you like to learn how to design and create your own soft furnishings and cushions? Then this is the perfect course for you. We will be making a piped cushion cover with inserted zip to take home at the end of the day. The course also teaches plenty of transferable skills to take into other areas of upholstery and soft furnishings.

If you are thinking about purchasing an overlocker (or serger as it is sometimes known), or have recently bought one, then this is the perfect course for you.

Once you have learnt the basics of quilting, free motion quilting is the next step to taking this skill to the next level. There will be plenty of tips, techniques and practical information in this step by step workshop for those new to free motion quilting.

Do you have much loved garments you would like to replicate? Bring them along to our half day class and learn how to draft a pattern from them.

Saturday 24th November 2018