How to Stitch a Dress Elasticated Waist
Join this session to learn how to stitch a dress with an elasticated waist skirt. To help you practise sewing techniques and become more…
How to Stitch a Skirt Elasticated Waist
Join this session to learn how to stitch an elasticated waist skirt. To help you practise sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing.…
Introduction to using a sewing machine
This session is designed to help you learn how to use your sewing machine and practise basic stitches. The session includes 6 tasks to…
How to Stitch a Tote Bag
How to Make Tote Bags During this session, you will learn how to stitch a tote bag. To help you practise basic sewing techniques…
How to Sew an Eye Mask
Join this session to learn how to stitch an eye mask. To help you practise sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing. To…
How to Stitch a Cushion Cover
Join this session to learn how to stitch a cushion cover. To help your practise basic sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing.…
How to Sew a Drawstring Bag
Join this session to learn how to stitch a drawstring bag. To help you practise sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing. To…
How to Stitch a Coaster
Join this session to learn how to stitch a pair of coasters. To help you practise basic sewing techniques and become more confident at…
How to stitch elasticated waist trousers pyjamas
Join this session to learn how to stitch a pair of trousers with an elasticated waist. To help you practise basic dressmaking techniques and…
How to Stitch Scrunchies
Join this session to learn how to stitch Scrunchies. To help you practise sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing. To take part…
Top 10 Dressmaking Tips Learn to Sew On-line
Top ten tips for beginner dressmakers. Learn to sew like a professional.
Top tips using sewing machine, online videos
Get top tips about how to use your sewing machine correctly, by watching the videos below. Learn how to thread-up your machine correctly and…
How to Make Covered Button
Join this session to learn how to make a covered button. Have fun learning how to make your own personalised buttons. To take part…
How to Make Peg Doll
Join this session to learn how to make a Peg Doll. Have fun learning how to make a doll using just a peg and…
How to Stitch Suffolk Puff Brooch
Join this session to learn how to stitch a Suffolk Puff Brooch, to help you practise sewing techniques and become more confident at sewing.…
Help female carers, sewing for Success Crowd-funder
Help female carers facing barriers to accessing ‘Sewing Success’ classes by donating even just £5, the price of a coffee. We aim to reach 50 females…
How to Thread a Sewing Machine Beginners
Is Your Sewing Machine Thread Correctly? Handy Checklist Do the following checks before sewing, to ensure your machine is threaded properly and ready to…
How to Sew in a Zipper Beginners Guide
Fitting zips can be tricky for for beginners. This post will show you how to fit a zip on a seam. Such as on…
When to Iron, Dressmaking Beginners Guide
When sewing it is important to iron often. This will help clothes, cushions and bags look professional when finished. When to Iron Dressmaking? Below are…
How to Gather Fabric, Add Ease Dressmaking
When fabric is gathered, this is sometimes known as adding ease. Gathers need to be added to certain pieces of fabric when dressmaking to…
How do you iron on interfacing before sewing? Beginners
Interfacing is a fabric that is added when sewing garments. To help stiffen and support areas of the garment such as: Different Types of…
When to Backstitch, Learn to Use Sewing Machine
Modern sewing machines usually come with a switch that makes the machine stitch backwards. As a beginner it can be tempting to back-stitch at…
How to Sew Hook and Eye
A hook and eye can be stitched onto a garment, such as blouse or dress. It is fastening that is often used to fasten necks…
Hand Stitches for Making Clothes, Beginners Guide
When sewing clothes together, sometimes sewers will use hand-stitch to stitch the pieces together first.This can make it easier to check all the pieces…
Stitching Stretchy Fabric, Seams Beginners Guide
Stretchy clothes need to be sewn together differently, to non-stretchy woven fabrics. Stretchy fabrics if stitched with a standard straight stitch, when stretched the…
Sewing Machine Feet, Beginners Guide
Sewing machines come with many weird and wonderful feet. Yet you can sew most cushions, bags and clothes using just 3 x machine feet.…
Stitching Corners and Curves, Beginners Guide
Learn how to sew corners and curves. See the handy tips below, to get your corners and curves looking great. How to Stitch Corners…
How to get Straight Seams, Beginners Guide
When sewing it is really important to sew straight seams. Seams that are not stitched straight, will make cushion, bags, clothes look wonky. How…
What are Notches in Sewing?
Notches are small triangles cut into the edge of fabric. The notches act like instructions when sewing. So you know which pieces of fabric to…
Setting up for Sewing Beginners Guide
To start sewing on a sewing machine, it should as simple as, threading the machine. Putting your fabric under the machine foot and then…
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