individual project making sewing days

Come and join our lovely weekday sewing workshops, on various dates throughout the year – various weekdays, usually Thursdays.

these workshops are designed for students with some garment making experience, who have already learnt sewing machine basics and perhaps made their first garment.

students work on their own individual making project, receiving professional tuition in fitting, construction and finishing.

The wednesday sewing days started in November 2022. Thursday Sewing days began in september 2023. . .

10am - 3pm Art House, South Brent, devon

Parking available in the Community Centre Car Park.

The format of a five hour workshop has proved a successful way of providing each student with good amounts of individual tuition during the workshop day. this makes for a productive time, good progress with your making projects and plenty of inspiration and knowledge to provide you with homework!. . .

enjoy teas, coffees and biscuit breaks during the day and Bring a packed lunch.

The workroom is light and spacious. It provides a hip height work counter, long enough for 3 people to be cutting out or making patterns at the same time, as well as enough sewing tables to provide five fully EQUIPPED good sized sewing stations.

you will find this a friendly social learning space. It’s a place to challenge your skills and learn new techniques.

learn about the cloth you are working with, how to match it to a suitable making project and the style of clothes you would like to make and wear.

Machines and equipment are provided. . .

You are welcome to bring along your own sewing machine if you would like to get to know it better. There are three high quality machines available for those who don’t have a machine of their own. There’s also a high quality overlocker with automatic threading and tensioning. An overlocker is for professional seam and hem finishing or for making a garment from a stretch jersey knit. students are also shown how to professionally finish raw seam edges without an overlocker.

maximum of Five places per day

• tuition cost is £55 for each sewing day workshop •

work at your own pace to develop your skills

whatever your level of experience you’ll receive all the help you need.

design & fitting guidance is given at each stage of your making project

please email if you are interested in joining in!

Current students are prioritised for booking onto new workshops dates each month.

this programme of learning is led by Jane norris an experienced designer, pattern maker and educator.

start sewing your own wardrobe of clothes in 2025!

. . .dates for summer sewing days. . .

july 2nd,9th,17th,24th,31st

august 7th,14th

. . .book now for new autumn dates. . .

september 3rd,10th,17th,18th,24th,25th

october 29th,30th

december 4th, 10th,11th,17th,18th

email if you are interested in booking one or more of the above dates for individual project making spring/summer sewing days.

one & two day sewing Project masterclasses for beginners

New for 2025 is an exciting ‘Design & Make’ teaching innovation in beginner level courses. These are usually on Saturdays. Designed for students wanting to learn garment construction and be part of a group, learning the same making project all together. These courses are designed for beginners who have some experience of sewing machine basics – even if it was from school, many years ago. In these courses you will refresh your skills and become confident at making, learning more about garment design, fitting, choosing the right cloth for a project and ending up with a beautifully made garment.

Although these are beginner workshops you will also learn (beginner basics level) the process of making a pattern from a ready traced template and how to adjust your pattern for length and width of garment at hem, and length and style of sleeves – straight or bell shaped, using basic easy pattern adjustment techniques.

LEARN HOW TO MAKE CLOTHES FROM BASIC PRINCIPLES.

these are the Autumn wardrobe basic projects to make at the beginner level.

Making the everyday walking skirt – Saturday 27th Sept & 4th Oct £130

Making culottes – saturday 18th & 25th October £130

make a musette bag,introduction to sewing – saturday 1st November £65

making a collarless shirt – saturday 15th & 22nd November £125

Making a collarless jacket – Saturday 29th Nov & 6th Dec £125

see Course descriptions below below and click button to view full course details PDF

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wednesday evening classes – new summer dates!

begin at the beginning. . .sewing basics

Making project – all purpose top/design your own collarless neckline

Five week course £125

including pattern, sewing journal and illustrated instruction booklet

july 16th,23rd,30th and August 6th, 13th

email if you are interested in booking onto this evening class course to learn clothes making from the very beginning.

NEW AUTUMN DATE!

SATURDAy BEGINners masterclass

LEARN TO design & MAKE

MAKING PROJECT – Everyday walking skirt

two DAY WORKSHOP £130

INCLUDING PATTERN, INSTRUCTION BOOKLET and sundries

September 27th & 4th October

EMAIL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BOOKING ONTO THIS sewing course – learn design and making!

NEW AUTUMN DATE!

SATURDAy BEGINners masterclass

LEARN TO design & MAKE

MAKING PROJECT – culottes

two DAY WORKSHOP £130

INCLUDING PATTERN, INSTRUCTION BOOKLET and sundries

saturday 18th & 25th October

EMAIL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BOOKING ONTO THIS sewing course – learn design and making!

new autumn date!

saturday one day begin at the beginning workshop

learn to Sew & make

Making project – Musette bag

one day workshop £65

including pattern, sewing journal and instruction booklet

november 1st

email if you are interested in booking onto this one day workshop – An introductory path to garment making!