How To Make Clothes

Come join us, a friendly social place to learn the craft from the very beginning, improve your skills, create beautiful clothes and enjoy making.

START SEWING YOUR OWN

WARDROBE OF CLOTHES FOR 2026!

There are a range of workshops and courses to facilitate different projects, levels of experience, or different ways of learning. The choice of Saturdays, evening classes and for those of you with a flexible timetable – Wednesday and Thursday ‘Sewing Days’.

WEEKDAY ‘SEWING DAYS’ FOR MAKING YOUR OWN CHOICE OF SEWING PROJECT

TWO DAY SATURDAY SEWING PROJECT COURSES

SATURDAY WORKSHOP – INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE SEWING

ALL AT: THE PRINT STUDIO, ART HOUSE, SOUTH BRENT

•••Sewing Days •••

Making Your Sewing Project

10am - 3pm £55 per day

Wednesdays & Thursdays

5 Places Maximum

Sewing Days– Making Your Sewing Project These workshops are designed for students with some sewing experience. If you’ve already learnt how to use your sewing machine and the stitch and seam basics. It’s a day for you to work on your own individual making projects - receiving professional tuition in fitting, construction and finishing. All levels of experience welcome. Equipment and sewing machines are provided, or if you prefer – bring your own machine. These workshop sewing days are usually held on weekdays, Wednesdays and or Thursdays. Sometimes in a run of consecutive weeks, sometimes just a couple of workshops per month, depending on room availability. The Wednesday workshops started running at Art House in November 2022. Thursday Sewing Days began in September 2023. . .

Notice Board of Bookings:

Spring Dates:

February – 4th, 11th, 12th

March – 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th

April – 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th

May – 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st

If you are interested in booking onto one or more of the above dates please email and ask whatever you need to know – how to find a good pattern, where to buy cloth and what to choose?

Two Day Sewing Courses for Beginners

These courses are held on Saturdays. Designed for students wanting to learn good garment making skills and be part of a group, learning the same making project all together. They are designed for beginners wanting to improve their sewing machine skills and techniques for clothes making. This is a great opportunity to kick start a new learning journey or refresh your skills from school days. You will become confident at making and learn more about garment design, fitting, choosing the right cloth for a project and making beautiful garments.

Learn To Make Clothes From The Beginning

MAKE ICONIC WARDROBE BASICS AT BEGINNER LEVEL.

Saturday 6th & 13th June – Making The Everyday Walking Skirt £150

See below for more details on this course.

Saturday One Day Workshops

Introduction To Machine Sewing

Learn how to use a sewing machine and create your own sewing journal of stitch types, seam samples and construction techniques.

A Foundation In Machine Sewing – One Day Workshop

INCLUDING: SEWING JOURNAL

Saturday 21st February – Sold out!

Saturday 18th April – 4 places remaining

Saturday 9th May

Saturday 20th June

Saturday 18th July

5 Places Maximum

EMAIL If you are interested in booking onto this one day workshop to learn machine sewing & making skills.

Saturday Two Day Beginners Course

Learn Making & Sewing Machine Skills

Making Project – The Everyday Walking Skirt

Design & Make – Two Day Sewing Course £150

INCLUDING PATTERN, SEWING JOURNAL AND ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

Saturday 6th & 13th June

5 Places Maximum

EMAIL If you are interested in booking onto this two day course to make an all purpose everyday walking skirt.