What you need to bring to your course
Here is what you are likely to need for your sewing course. Do not worry if you are missing anything, we sell it all in the shop.
- Pencil and paper or a notebook
- Scissors (a separate pair for paper and threads, and one for fabric)
- Tape measure
- Needles and pins
- Chalk
- Sewing threads (also available in the shop)
- A sewing machine is optional. If you are learning to sew and you have one, it is better to bring your own to learn on.
- For your first two set projects (a choice of five) the fabric is bought in the shop, and costs between £6 and £12 for both, unless the course says it is included.
You can buy most of the above in our haberdashery department, and we stock a great range of colourful cotton and other fabrics.
Courses where fabric and machines are provided
For the Jersey course, machine embroidery and curtain courses, you do not need to bring a sewing machine or fabric, as these are included in the price. You will still need scissors, pencil and paper, needles and pins, a tape measure and chalk.
For the Quick Curtain Course, all fabrics are included and provided. Please bring the small kit listed above.
Saturday workshops and the Summer School
For a Saturday workshop day, bring all the items above. Fabrics and threads are not included, so you will need to buy some, and we stock the right fabrics for the task, so let us help you choose. If you would like to start dressmaking from a commercial pattern, please get in touch first so we can point you to a pattern and style that suits a beginner. We recommend one of our tried and tested patterns, as they work very well.
For the 3-day Sewing Summer School, everything is the same as for a Saturday workshop day.