Course Details:
Course: Clothes making for Beginners: pyjama trouser.
Tutor: Martha van der Laan.
Date: Friday mornings 28 November, 5, 12 and 19 December.
Time: 10 am - 12 noon
Venue: Sewing Shed Stroud.
Fee: 110 pounds.
Skills that we are covering will be:
- How to follow a commercial paper pattern, learning about the pattern markings and what they mean.
- Following a plan and cutting out your fabric correctly.
- Measuring yourself and selecting the correct size.
- Understanding dressmaking terminology.
- Suitable seam finishes for different fabrics.
- How to sew hems, seams and pockets.
- How to use elastic and sew an elastic waist band.
- Tweaking fitting issues.
- All teaching is done through demonstrations in bite-size chunks, making the whole process easy to follow and understand.
The course is exclusively available for anyone who has attended the Friday morning classes and is not available on the website.
Review:
I did the beginners dressmaking course. I learnt lots of really useful tips that would be useful for sewing any kind of garment, to make it look more professional and less homemade. It's a lovely cozy environment, fun and great creative therapy in a little bubble away from the stresses of day to day life. Highly recommended.
