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Is there such a thing? I am forever spending a fortune on tailoring clothes mainly shortening trousers/skirts/dresses. I have always done this, I have ridiculously short legs. Anyway, with school uniforms coming up I was thinking that surely I should be able to learn to do this myself. Spending ?10 plus on shortening school uniform trousers just seem a terrible waste to me. I would like to learn. Have this (highly unrealistic) view of me pottering away at home late at night and enjoying it.


So, any classes for this sort of thing? Highly practical ones like I describe above?

Also there are lots of tutorials on YouTube and the web generally. I recently found a few aimed at men which presumed no previous knowledge and kept it all really clear.


I also did a course on machine sewing at Stag and Bow a year or two ago and found it really useful and quite a comfortable way to learn. The folk doing it were very understanding and it was a lovely mixed group - not all experienced homecrafty folk.


Practicing on the kids' school trousers is a great way to start as no one will mind if they're perfect or not, as long as it stays up!

We made a bag with an applique owl on it - so a bit crafty. But it used different techniques to create the seams etc so it was transferable to clothes.


Just remembered that there was a post on the Nunhead Parents' Network on Facebook (on 7th April - I searched for sewing on the group and it came up) offering a beginners sewing workshop. It may be worth checking out if they've got another one coming up. The email address was [email protected].

I've been thinking about offering an evening of alteration advice and basic sewing skills as I do a lot of alterations professionally. With a few basic sewing skills and a bit of confidence it's amazing what you can do !

Let me know if you'd be interested in a small group lesson at my studio.

Sue 07894438163

  • 3 months later...

Hi,

Please check out the sewing classes starting next week in Peckham; they're run by Southwark Adult Learning Services.


Monday mornings 10-12 pm - sewing machine skills for beginners, 10 week course around ?80 for the term

Monday evenings 7-9 pm - clothes making

Tuesdays 10am - 12 pm - beginners clothes making


All info should be on Southwark council website, or telephone 020 7358 2100


Cheers,

Deborah

  • 2 weeks later...

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