Introduction to Sewing at MAC Birmingham

This weekend saw the first sold out MAC course of the year. Introduction to Sewing has been a course staple for me at MAC since I started a number of years ago. In this course, I cover all the technical basics such as introducing students to different sewing machines, how to use them and progressing through seam and detail samples. This techniques are then applied in a final make on day two.


We had a very busy first day with everyone working through the samples well. I had a number of people say they hadn't used a sewing for a long time and we worried that this would slow their progress. But they needn't have worried; they worked through them so proficiently, I was adding in extra things to do! I feel some new applicants for the Great British Sewing Bee coming on!


Day 2 focussed on a final make. I have a series of graded patterns for simple tops, skirts and shorts (for men) and everyone created some lovely me-made makes. Two ladies used the same red and gold printed wax cotton for their top make and it worked extremely well. Take a look at some of the photos below to see how everyone got on.


I know a few people missed out on attending this course but don't worry, I have lots of others coming up soon. Take a look at my courses page to see what's coming up.