Date/Time
8th September 2024
10:30am - 3:30pm
Location
Cheekyhandmades
Categories
Get started on making your own clothes in this very comprehensive 3 day workshop.
Dates are Sundays 8, 22 September and 6 October. The sessions are roughly 5 hours each day.
Start by learning to read a commercial dressmaking pattern, adjusting the pattern to your own unique measurements, and then learn to sew up your garment. I am passiionate about fit and about helping with bodies that aren’t fashion standard feel great in clothes. This includes making clothes fit your beautiful trans, larger, or disabled body. Of course you are welcome if you are a size 10 too.
We will talk about dart manipulation, bust adjustments, neckline and sleeve adjustments, lenghtening garments, whatever we need to do to make the garment fit you etc. We usually all work from the same pattern but if you want to make something else because you, for example, don’t wear dresses, I am very flexible. The course is suitable for all people regardless of how you identify although as I am sure you are aware there are 1000s more patterns for dresses and skirts than for gender neutral or masculine clothes. But together we will make you something you love!
My classes are unique in terms of size and scope. Most other dressmaking classes are much larger, and I do not want to teach too many people in one go and have people miss out on the individual attention they deserve. So you will near enough have a private class and there is tons of time to ask questions and make the class exactly what you need.
The class has a maximum of 3 people in it, but more usually just 2, so you get tons of one to one support, and you will learn a lot! This is a really comnprehensive introduction to learning to make your own clothes. It is a small class and nicely paced so you will be able to ask all the questions and really delve quite deep into it all. Most of my past students now regulary make their own clothes!
I will talk to you about patterns and fabric when the class is booked so you will have plenty of time to buy all you need.
We usually make either the Cielo dress , or the Stevie tunic dress , both extremely suitable for beginners, with darts and pockets and lots of sleeve options!
*Suitable for anyone who can thread up a sewing machine!*
Ticket price: 350.00
Ticket link: https://ticketlab.co.uk/event/id/26145/Dressmaking-for-beginners-3-day-complete-workshop
Event webpage: www.cheekyhandmades.co.uk
Event email: cheekyhandmades@gmail.com
Event phone: 07944863932
Ticket link: https://ticketlab.co.uk/event/id/26145/Dressmaking-for-beginners-3-day-complete-workshop