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Sewing & Fashion Design for Kids (~8-12yrs)

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Sewing & Fashion Design for Kids (~8-12yrs)

Online on-demand course

£80

Have your kids ever wanted to learn sewing? How about fashion design? This groundbreaking course will demystify the art of dressmaking. Simple techniques. Fantastic structure. The knowledge that will stay for life. The course is 100% online, with no expiration date: take it at your own time & speed. Our age range is only a recommendation: younger kids may also take the course but will need assistance from parents, older kids can be learning on their own.

Have your kids ever wanted to learn sewing? How about fashion design? This groundbreaking course will demystify the art of dressmaking. Simple techniques. Fantastic structure. The knowledge that will stay...

1 Day bag making course - 10 design options

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1 Day bag making course - 10 design options

In-person course

West Sussex - Next course on 24th October 2021

£149

A great opportunity to learn how to sew a high end fully lined chrome dyed leather bag from scratch using one of our RJ Leather Studio patterns with 10 design options to choose from. With over 10 years of working in the accessories industry, having worked in Paris and London for numerous fashion houses and successfully run her own handbag brand. Rebecca is open to sharing all her knowledge and expertise with you on this one day course. When you arrive all of the components for your bag will be...

A great opportunity to learn how to sew a high end fully lined chrome dyed leather bag from scratch using one of our RJ Leather Studio patterns with 10 design...

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Corset making: Victorian / Beginners

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 30th October 2021

£130

Come along to make a fully fitted, boned, lined, and back-laced corset in a material of your choice, in my informative weekend workshops. The corset provides excellent support and bodyshaping. These corsets are created to be worn as outer or under garments and can reduce your waistline by up to 5 inches. I encourage all sizes from XXS to XXXL plus. Nobody is too large or too small. Over the two day workshop you can opt to create an overbust corset or underbust style ‘waspie’ corset sometimes used as a...

Come along to make a fully fitted, boned, lined, and back-laced corset in a material of your choice, in my informative weekend workshops. The corset provides excellent support and bodyshaping....

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Sandal Making Italian Style

In-person course

Northamptonshire - Next course on 24th October 2021

£135

Ever wondered how to make your own bespoke sandals that fit your feet? Then you have found the right course. If you like a challenge then you will enjoy sandalmaking. Design and handmake your own unique sandals using only traditional methods handed down through generations of shoemakers. You make them to fit your feet no matter how slim, wide, small or large size. Bunions? Not a problem! Position the straps to fit. No sewing machine or hand stitching used in this workshop.

Ever wondered how to make your own bespoke sandals that fit your feet? Then you have found the right course. If you like a challenge then you will enjoy sandalmaking....

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Tartan design (Digital) e-course

Live online course

- Next course on 25th October 2021

£80

Want to try something new a try your hand at tartan design? This course will consist of 3-hour tutorials over two-sessions - 6-hour on-line tutorial in total. Plus extra time for tartan finalising and logo design with optional design registration if required. This course will be using Zoom conferencing. The first part of the course will start by giving you an introduction to tartan and the design process. Over the course, I will present my tartan portfolio and explain how tartan can reflect modernity and freshness in modern tartans. I'll...

Want to try something new a try your hand at tartan design? This course will consist of 3-hour tutorials over two-sessions - 6-hour on-line tutorial in total. Plus extra time...

Beginners Pattern Cutting Workshop evening course - The Bodice

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Beginners Pattern Cutting Workshop evening course - The Bodice

In-person course

Flintshire

£90

Looking to enhance your sewing skills or design and make your own garments? Our fashion making and pattern cutting short courses will give you the techniques and tools to create your own designs and turn them into a reality. Basic Pattern cutting workshop - evening class Bodice block Have you ever wanted to design and make your own clothes? Maybe you get frustrated that you can never find the clothes you'd like to wear or that fit you properly. Would you like to learn how create the latest seasons statement...

Looking to enhance your sewing skills or design and make your own garments? Our fashion making and pattern cutting short courses will give you the techniques and tools to create...

Garment Construction Techniques - A Beginners Guide to Sewing

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Garment Construction Techniques - A Beginners Guide to Sewing

In-person course

Flintshire - Next course on 26th January 2022

£320

This is a six week, one day a week, course designed for the complete novice, new to making your own clothes. This valuable course will show you how to master garment making techniques and also cover basic skills such as how to thread the sewing machine, learning about the various stitches and their uses, general care and maintenance of the machine. You will create a range of stitching samples to help boost your confidence with using a sewing machine, as you progress you will make a selection of samples showing...

This is a six week, one day a week, course designed for the complete novice, new to making your own clothes. This valuable course will show you how to master...

Beginners Pattern Cutting Workshop evening course - The Sleeve

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Beginners Pattern Cutting Workshop evening course - The Sleeve

In-person course

Flintshire

£60

Looking to enhance your sewing skills or design and make your own garments? Our fashion making and pattern cutting short courses will give you the techniques and tools to create your own designs and turn them into a reality. Basic Pattern cutting workshop - evening class Sleeve block Have you ever wanted to design and make your own clothes? Maybe you get frustrated that you can never find the clothes you'd like to wear or that fit you properly. Would you like to learn how create the latest seasons statement...

Looking to enhance your sewing skills or design and make your own garments? Our fashion making and pattern cutting short courses will give you the techniques and tools to create...

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Big bucket bag workshop

In-person course

Greater London - Next course on 24th October 2021

£137

Make your own bucket bag! Suitable for beginners. This ever popular design is very satisfying to make and is also a great introduction to bag making. The basic pattern is so simple that you get to try out all the tools and techniques of bag-making with none of the fiddly bits. On this workshop you will: 1) Choose leathers 2) Use leather tools 3) Get to grips with a sewing machine 4) Construct the bag 5) Fit hardware Bag Dimensions: W22cm; H26cm; D10cm.

Make your own bucket bag! Suitable for beginners. This ever popular design is very satisfying to make and is also a great introduction to bag making. The basic pattern is...

Beginners Pattern Cutting for Bags - Designing Bags in 3D (1 week course)

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Beginners Pattern Cutting for Bags - Designing Bags in 3D (1 week course)

In-person course

Oxfordshire - Next course on 14th March 2022

£625

Pattern Cutting For Bags 5 day practical bag pattern cutting course Gain the knowledge to create and design your OWN bag patterns at the Hands of Tym Home Studio in Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK This course is ideal for all, from beginners to confident designers/ makers/ crafters. You will learn the basics of pattern cutting for bags through to more complex cutting techniques for multiple shapes, details and techniques. The course will enable you to produce the bags you have been dreaming up and designing into a 3-Dimensional tangible reality. We...

Pattern Cutting For Bags 5 day practical bag pattern cutting course Gain the knowledge to create and design your OWN bag patterns at the Hands of Tym Home Studio in...