Sewing for Home - All Abilities

Course intent

Learn some of the sewing and design skills needed to make beautiful and coordinated soft furnishings for your home on this inspiring, 5 week course. A simple cushion can be embellished with buttons, zips, piping and bias binding, or you could learn how to sew simple curtain headings or recover a lampshade.

What will I learn?

You will learn• How to use different sewing machine functions.

• How to make different buttonholes
• Insert a zip
• Produce and make piping and bias bindings
• How to measure and calculate fabric quantities.
• How to match fabrics invisibly
• Hand sew simple curtain headings
• Recover old lampshades.

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

This course is for all abilities

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

For your first lesson you need to bring:

• fabric samples of different weights
• good quality sewing machine thread to practice with, such as Gutermann
• glass head pins £4.79 https://amzn.to/3XXTDC1
• cloth tape measure Tape measure £2.99 https://amzn.to/4bHyxem

And a basic sewing kit: 1. Good quality fabric cutting scissors Recommendation: Fiskars £16.99 (For right handers) https://amzn.to/3S6zoyg For left handers £17.18: https://amzn.to/3zGkvfT 2. Fiskars needlework scissors £12.99 https://amzn.to/3zJGp1K 3. Snips/Seam ripper set £3.98 https://amzn.to/4cYkxhp 4. Heat erasable pens in different colours £6.49 https://amzn.to/4cH4p3Y

Your tutor will discuss other materials in the first lesson, with tips on where to buy them. These will include:

What can I do when I finish the course?

Learners can join other sewing for home courses to expand their techniques or join other Surrey Adult learning courses to enhance further skills and learning.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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