Tag Archives: Learn to sew

Kids Summer Sewing 9+yrs

School is out… Sewing machine classes are both fun and useful.   Book Kids Holiday Club sessions online>  early as there are  only 4 spaces available per session.£40 (for 2 sessions) £60 (for 4 sessions) £80 (for 6 sessions)   Kids Holiday Club sessions are sold in pairs, so that all projects started are completed across the 2 days. AllContinue reading “Kids Summer Sewing 9+yrs”

Beginner sewers – What do I do next?

OK, so if you now know where your machine’s flywheel is and know what a bobbin looks like, how to fill it and where it goes…. and perhaps getting to grips with how to sew a straight-ish line… then you might want to find a few projects that are not too hard and build some confidenceContinue reading “Beginner sewers – What do I do next?”

99-year-old Woman sews a dress a day

Lillian Weber is 99-years-old and makes a dress for a small girl in Africa every single day. By next May 6, when Lillian Weber celebrates her 100th birthday, her tally will reach 1,000 handmade dresses donated. In the past two years she’s finished more than 840 of them. She may use just a single pattern but adornsContinue reading “99-year-old Woman sews a dress a day”

New Sewing Café in Ealing

Sewing Café launch event Saturday 5 July, 11am – 3pm Pop in for a cup of tea with your family to see the café and meet other local sewing bees. We now have space for a new sewing café that has all you need to get away from home chores so that you can get some sewing done orContinue reading “New Sewing Café in Ealing”

Santa paid for my sewing classes

Ho ho ho! Why not put a few sewing classes onto your Christmas wish list this year? That way you’ve one New Years resolution already sorted. Choose which new 2014 classes you’d like to attend, then add the booking page URL’s to your wish list for friends & family. Classes are £25 to £35 and a sewing group orContinue reading “Santa paid for my sewing classes”

Get creative: Freehand Machine Embroidery Class

Know how to use your sewing machine but want to get creative? Learn how to do decorative freehand embroidery designs with your sewing machine. Great for card making, gifts picture in a frame, fun appliqué on a dress or pillowcase, customise an old item of clothing with these techniques.  So get started: book online – FreehandContinue reading “Get creative: Freehand Machine Embroidery Class”

New dates: Machine Sewing Skills class

Never touched a sewing machine before or a bit rusty and need to get your machine out the loft? Beginners & returners welcome. Machine Sewing Skills class: Tuesday, 16 July  9.30am-12.30pm Thursday, 25 July  9.45am-12.45pm Saturday, 3 August  3pm-6pm Book classes & get details online>   Learn how to: thread a sewing machine sew in aContinue reading “New dates: Machine Sewing Skills class”

More machine sewing classes in Ealing

I’m excited to give you a run down of the latest classes.. doing the class timetable right now.. we have small classes of 4-6 people and offer classes on Saturdays, Tuesday & Thursday mornings and weekday evenings for the 2 hour classes. Why not spend the holiday making some beautiful things. Let me know which you’dContinue reading “More machine sewing classes in Ealing”

Let’s get sewing – it’s almost … Christmas!

Many of you have said that you haven’t sewn for years and would like to get back into it – so I have added a Machine sewing refresher session to the list of classes. Perhaps you could sew new Christmas stockings for the family or even make a few gifts for friends. Here’s a list ofContinue reading “Let’s get sewing – it’s almost … Christmas!”

Road trip! The Knitting and Stitching Show

Why don’t you and a few friends go on a road trip to The Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace on 11-14 October, 10am-5.30pm. 4 ‘Mini’ tickets cost £38 for 4 instead of £15 on the door – advanced individual tickets are £12. (Pre-book tickets online before 5 October at noon.) There are heaps of amazing workshopsContinue reading “Road trip! The Knitting and Stitching Show”

Sewtember class dates

Supervised Sewing Groups: Wanna get back into sewing or build confidence working on a project on your own? Bring your own project and machine, I’m around to guide you if you get stuck – and of course there’s tea and cake!               Saturdays – 10am-1pm – 3 hour session, £15 @ W13 8JE               1 September, 13Continue reading “Sewtember class dates”

Zips & button holes class: Pull over now a zip up!

Zips & button holes class THIS Saturday 2-4pm – book in now. I simply don’t wear pull overs as much as I wear cardigans and zip up jumpers. So when I saw this pull over I almost didn’t buy it BUT instead, I sliced it open up the centre front and sewed a zip in –Continue reading “Zips & button holes class: Pull over now a zip up!”

Handbag compartmentalisation

Check out group class dates and book or express interest. Classes start this weekend. Classes: Zips & button holes, Cushions and curtains, Alterations, Little girl’s dresses.  Here is a quick alteration – handbag compartmentalisation! So this bag was simply a big hole and everything just bundled into a mess at the bottom. Need some dividers here! IContinue reading “Handbag compartmentalisation”

Get your sewing class on!

At last – here’s the list of classes I’ve spoken to you all about. Get your bookings in by email. Supervised Sewing Groups: Wanna get back into sewing or build confidence working on a project on your own? Bring your own project and machine, I’m around to guide you if you get stuck – and of course there’s tea and cake!Continue reading “Get your sewing class on!”

What’s cooking for Jubilee?

Ingredients: 1x Dish cloth (with a fun design or colour) 2-4 meters Ribbon to match1 reel Thread to match Method: Hold the dish cloth to up to your body as you would like the apron to be positioned when finished. Pin the desired positions for the waist ties and measure the desired length. Measure theContinue reading “What’s cooking for Jubilee?”

Sewing projects for beginners

Making something you can use or simply something beautiful is very satisfying. But getting half way through a sewing project that is taking A LOT longer than anticipated is horrible – it takes a long time to get the motivation to finish the project or start a new one. So… make sure the project youContinue reading “Sewing projects for beginners”

And we’re off… (stitch, stitch, stitch)

Well done to Shilpa for beautifully making a hot water bottle cover as her first sewing project at the first of our Supervised Sewing Groups. If you are not confident sewing on your own and need some guidance or just want to get away from – why not join us for the next Supervised Sewing GroupContinue reading “And we’re off… (stitch, stitch, stitch)”