Dressmaking for Beginners and Returners | 10th February

Dressmaking for Beginners and Returners

This sewing workshop is aimed at those who want to learn to make their own clothes and are either beginners or returners to sewing.

Bring along your own simple dressmaking pattern of your choice, with suitable fabric and Wendy will help you to cut your pattern and give you an overview of how to make your garment. She will then be able to give guidance and tips throughout the day, tailored to your pattern and help you with any techniques you’ll need to learn to make your dressmaking project.

If you are booking this workshop for someone else, please leave their name and contact details in the notes at time of booking.

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Skill Level: Beginners and returners to sewing

Course Duration:Saturday 10th February, 10am - 4pm

You will learn:

How to read a dressmaking pattern and how to lay out and cut your fabric. From that point on - skills learnt will be tailored to each person, depending on the garment they are making.

Materials to bring:

Tools:

A sewing machine in good working order.Please note that a sewing machine that has been sat unused for some time will likely need a service to run to its full potential

Simple Sewing pattern: for either a top, dress, skirt, or (loose fit) trousers.

A basic sewing kit, including dressmaking scissors, small scissors, dressmakers’ pins, tape measure, seam ripper, 2 safety pins hand sewing needles. Tailors chalk or dressmaking marker pen/pencil.

Materials:

Suitable fabric for your project

Matching thread

Any notions as listed in your pattern such as buttons, hook and eyes, zips etc

Get 10% off course materials at Truro Fabrics. Please show your booking confirmation at the till to access this discount.

About your tutor:

Wendy is a bespoke dressmaker and costume maker. She studied fashion design and pattern cutting in London back in the 1970’s and also qualified in millinery. She started her career working for a London film and stage costumier, making costumes and has also worked in pattern cutting and size grading for a high street store. Since then she has been dressmaking and making stage costume, historical costume, bridal and prom wear. Her speciality is working with finer fabrics with focus on detail and fit. You can find out more about Wendy at www.wendypoole.com.

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