How To Make Clothes
Sewing Courses & Workshops
How to Make Clothes offers workshops and courses for beginners and experienced makers.
Learn how to make your own wardrobe of clothes , design and pattern making included.
Learn how to sew from the beginning, think like a designer, make fitting adjustments and finish your garment beautifully.
Workshops and courses throughout the year.
All workshops are run by Jane Norris, an experienced designer, pattern maker and educator.
Come join us, a friendly social place to learn the craft from the very beginning, improve your skills, create beautiful clothes and enjoy making.
LEARN TO SEW YOUR OWN
WARDROBE OF CLOTHES!
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
SATURDAY WORKSHOP – INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE SEWING
THREE / FOUR DAY SEWING RETREATS - COMING SOON
ALL AT: THE PRINT STUDIO, ART HOUSE, SOUTH BRENT
•••Sewing Days •••
Making Your Own Sewing Project
10am - 3pm £55 per day
Wednesdays & Thursdays
5 Places Maximum
Sewing Days– Making Your Own Sewing Project These workshops are designed for students with some sewing experience. If you’ve already learnt how to use your sewing machine together with stitch and seam basics this is a great way for you to progress your garment making skills. 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 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:
Coming Dates:
June – 10th (sold out)
September – 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th
October – 1st
November – 11th, 12th
December – 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th
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?
Three / Four Day Sewing Courses
level 1 and level 2 Beginners
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.
Dates TBC
MAKE ICONIC WARDROBE BASICS AT BEGINNER LEVEL.
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 for Garment Making – One Day Workshop
INCLUDING: SEWING JOURNAL
October 3rd, November 21st, December 5th
5 Places Maximum
EMAIL If you are interested in booking onto this one day workshop to learn machine sewing & making skills.
Introduction to Machine Sewing
A one day workshop to kick start your sewing journey. Learn the craft of making beautiful clothes for yourself with this introductory foundation workshop.
• Learn how to use a sewing machine
• Learn garment making seams and stitches