Extend the life of your clothes. Whether you just want to learn to mend, alter, upcycle or learn to make clothes for your own design ideas. Start your sewing journey.

WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT?

Learn the basics of sewing during this one-off workshop to enable you to start working on your own sewing projects. You’ll be doing simple repairs, fixing seams and altering hems and with a bit of practice you’ll be able to do a whole lot more. Apart from extending the life of the clothes you own you’ll learn a skill that is both useful and fun!

TELL ME MORE

In this workshop, you will confidently learn how to use a domestic sewing machine. This includes sewing machine set-up, threading, machine functions, stitch control, basic troubleshooting, and an introduction to at least two practical seam types.

Mastering a sewing machine is more liberating than you might imagine and opens a whole new world of creativity.

This is a perfect workshop for complete beginners or those wanting a refresher. The workshop is run by Lisa Bailey. She holds a PGCE teaching qualification and has many years teaching experience both in the community and more formal further and higher education. She has worked in several areas of the industry, including running her own fashion label that was sold through independent retail outlets as well as exhibiting at The Clothes Show Live and trade shows. She is experienced in producing bespoke bridal wear and worked for two bridal wear companies based in Bristol.  Skilled in working with leather she is particularly fascinated with up-cycling leather using old discarded garments to make new ones.  

The class is run from the Sewing Room at The Island, a multi-use creative space based in the centre of Bristol. Group sizes are small with a maximum of 5 students.

THE ALL-IMPORTANT DETAILS

• Location: Bristol, BS1
• 2 hour 15 minutes class
• Classes run on various weekday evenings from 6.15 – 8.30 p.m and occasional Saturday mornings from 11.00 a.m – 1.15 p.m.
• Class size - max 5
  
• Refreshments available

HOW DOES IT WORK 

All you have to do is pay for the gift experience you wish to purchase. We’ll send a voucher including booking information to you or directly to the recipient. You or your recipient needs to check the information on the voucher and book your experience date.