6 January 2015

New Workshops

sewing workshops in London

Bonjour tout le monde! I hope you're enjoying the new year and getting into the swing of 2015 and the possibilities it holds. If "start sewing" or "up my sewing game" is on your goals list this year, we have some new workshop dates at our South London studio that you might like to know about - including this shiny new one...

Fitting Your Sewing Projects
Saturday 7 February 2015, 10am - 1pm

Who is it for?
Struggling to get that homemade dress to fit you? Can’t get those self-stitched trousers to sit right? This is a practical workshop for anyone who knows how to sew with patterns, but who needs help with the process of fitting a garment to their body. Join a small group of women who, with tuition from an expert in making custom-fit garments, will learn how to get a sewing project of your choice to fit your unique shape.

What will I learn?
  • The principles of fitting a garment to a variety of body shapes, including your own
  • How to adjust your toile for a custom fit
  • How to make fitting alterations to a paper pattern

Who is the teacher?
Nafisa Tosh designs, fits and sews bespoke garments for private clients, and for fashion photo shoots for Prada, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Dior, LancĂ´me, Pepe, GQ and Rimmel. She has 25 years' experience in sewing and the fashion industry, and has worked for Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon, Christopher Kane, Antonio Berardi, Jasper Conran, Marios Schwab and Eley Kishimoto. She also teaches sewing at Ravensbourne College and the RCA.

Amazing, right?! Find out more about this workshop...

We've also put on some new dates for previously sold out workshops:

sewing workshops in London

Learn to Sew 1: Make Friends with a Sewing Machine
Tuesday 24 February 2015, 6.30 – 9.30pm
Teacher: Tilly
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Learn to Sew 2: Make Pyjamas
Sunday 22 March 2015, 10am - 4pm
Teacher: Tilly
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sewing workshops in London

Copy Your Clothes
Saturday 21 February 2015, 10am - 2pm - and repeated on Saturday 11 April
Teacher: Zoe Edwards
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Sewing Knits: Make a Coco
Saturday 28 March 2015, 10.30am - 5pm
Teacher: Zoe Edwards
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sewing workshops in London

Sewing Skills: Zips and Buttonholes
Sunday 22 February 2015, 2pm - 5pm
Teacher: Zoe Edwards
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As ever, if any of the workshops sell out before you can book your place, drop us a line to let us know you want to come and we'll put you on the waiting list. And if you have an idea for a new workshop that you desperately want us to run, email us about that too - we'd love to know!