Sewing - Making Clothes - Basic Know-how - Beginners Workshop

Course intent

Learn basic sewing and dress-making skills and techniques to use at home on this one-day workshop. The focus during this workshop will be on some of the techniques needed to make skirts.

What will I learn?

You will learn about some of the techniques used to make skirts, through demonstration and experience. The workshop will cover:

• Essential equipment
• Recap - Pattern pieces, layout and meanings of the symbols
• Understanding the construction instructions
• Fabric basics
• How to lay out a pattern

and practice some of the following:

• Sewing and neatening seams
• Methods of arranging fullness, specifically casings for elastic, tucks and pleats
• Waistbands
• Fastenings – short zips, hooks
*Please note that individual pattern alterations will not be undertaken*

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

This workshop is designed as a ‘how to’ for beginners to clothing-making, so no experience is necessary, although a little may be helpful. Some familiarity with a sewing machine would be useful.

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

A ‘needs list’ will be sent out before the start of the workshop which will include what you need to bring and where to source fabrics.

What can I do when I finish the course?

This workshop can be studied in isolation or considered as an introduction into a much larger subject area that makes a creative hobby. If you attended the Sewing – Making Clothes – Basic Know-How in the Autumn Term, you will learn new skills during this session. Further courses will be offered throughout the year by Surrey Adult Learning to develop the newly acquired skills and this subject area. Occasional Saturday classes and other Needlecraft classes will also be offered. For further details, please visit our website – www.surreycc.gov.uk/adultlearnng

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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