New Course Listings: Summer 2017

The Summer Season of sewing and pattern cutting courses are now available!

At The Sewing Cafe, Hinckley:
Pattern Adjustment Workshop: 
    Thursday 18th May
*Additional pattern drafting workshops coming soon!

MAC Birmingham:
Introduction to Sewing:
    Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June

Introduction to Clothes Alteration
    Saturday 13th May

Introduction to Pattern Cutting
    Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th April
    Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July

Intermediate Sewing
    Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May

Intermediate Pattern Cutting
    Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August

Children's Courses at MAC Birmingham
Introduction to Sewing Juniors (8-11 years)
    Friday 21st April (SOLD OUT!!)
    Thursday 1st June

Introduction to Sewing for Young People (12-17 years)
    Wednesday 31st May

*Summer Holiday Children's and Young Person courses coming soon!

To find out more or to book your place, head over to my courses page for the individual links.

PS: There's still time to save 25% on my Eco Sewing and Pattern Cutting Tote Bags! Head over to my shop page and enter: EASTER2017 at the checkout to claim your discount!

Easter Sale: Save 25% on the Eco Tote Bag Range!

Save 25% this Easter on my Eco Tote Bag Range!

The perfect way to carry your sewing and haberdashery items.

Use coupon code: EASTER2017 at the checkout to activate your discount.

Offer expires Sunday 23rd April 2017.

To buy yours, head over to my shop page or my Etsy Store

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Pattern Drafting and Adjusting with The Sewing Cafe

As we approach the end of March, it brings the end of another pattern drafting-skirt/ trouser workshop.
The trousers made by all who attended the three fortnightly sessions look fantastic and hopefully have introduced more people to the wonderful world of pattern cutting! Here's a sneak peek of the pieces that were made...

If you missed this course, don't worry! Due to popular demand, another course has been added in on Saturday 8th, 22nd April and 6th May. To book your place, head over to The Sewing Cafe's website: http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/pattern-drafting-starting-with-the-skirt/

Alongside the pattern drafting sessions, I also delivered a pattern adjustment workshop, addressing the dreaded and much feared full and small bust adjustments and dart manipulation. Working on small scaled bodices, I explained the theory of completing these adjustments successfully, so hopefully its no longer a scary prospect for those who came along!

If you would like to learn how to make bust adjustments and dart manipulation changes to commercial patterns, come along to the 3 hour session on Thursday 18th May, 6.30-9.30pm. To book your place, head over to The Sewing Cafe's website: http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/pattern-alterations-bust-adjustments/

#MIYMarch17: Day 12: Teacher

Day 12 of #miymarch17 . Teacher . As many of you know, I teach a lot of sewing and pattern cutting classes at @mac_birmingham and @thesewingcafeuk . Here's a quick snapshot of yesterdays pattern drafting class . I absolutely love what I do and all the amazing people I get to meet on all the courses I teach . Sending tonnes of sewing love to all the other teachers out there! @thatwendyward @dressmakerssocial #aboutlastnight #patterncutting #teacher #dressmaking #course #fashion #makeityourself #customfit #sewingproject #sewersofinstagram

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Intermediate Pattern Cutting at MAC Birmingham

A great weekend teaching intermediate pattern cutting at @mac_birmingham . It was lovely to see so many fitted patterns that a now ready for bodice or dress A great weekend teaching intermediate pattern cutting at @mac_birmingham . It was lovely to see so many fitted patterns that are now ready for bodice or dress adaptations . #fashion #sewing #patterncutting #customfit #imadeit #teaching #course #miymarch17 #sewcialists #sewersofinstagram #dressmaker52 @thatwendyward @dressmakerssocial

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Intermediate Sewing at MAC Birmingham

#abouttheweekend . An amazing 2 days on the very first intermediate sewing course at @mac_birmingham . See you all in 2 weeks for intermediate pattern cutting! #sewing #patterncutting #teaching #course #fashion #imadeit #handmade #fabric

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An Eco Pattern Bodice Bag in my pattern cutting class

One of my eco pattern bodice tote bags being put to good use by one of my students at @mac_birmingham today on the intermediate sewing course . Pick up yours now on my @etsy store (link in bio) #sewing #pattern #totebag #eco #sustainable #sewersofinstagram #sewcialists #buyyourstoday

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