Events

Want to learn to sew but don’t know your seam ripper from your stay tape? Join us on our 4 week introduction to sewing where you will learn to make a simple tote with a zip closure and a buttoned pocket. On this skills based course we will walk you through the basics of sewing (more…)

Create a perfectly fitting trouser block in this weekend workshop. We’ll cover: How to take measurements accurately Trouser block drafting techniques How to create mock ups (toiles) of the trousers for fitting Common trouser fitting issues & how to fix them and with expert guidance you’ll carry out adjustments to the blocks so they they (more…)

Join us for an evening of sewing, tea and chat in our Thursday sewcial sewing club. Running fortnightly on the First and Third Thursdays of each month from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Bring your own project to work on and get help and advice from our friendly and experienced sewing tutors. You are welcome to use (more…)

Fancy learning to make your own undies but daunted by the process? Sign up for our Knicker Making Workshop and we will take you step by step through the process using the Tilly and the Buttons Iris Knicker pattern. This is a versatile pattern with a choice of low, midi and high legs and waistlines (more…)

In this 3 hour beginners class, you will learn how to uncrack the code of sewing patterns! We will take you step by step through: Taking your measurements and finding your size How to grade between sizes How to lengthen/shorten pattern pieces Identifying which pattern pieces to cut and how to cut them How to (more…)

Hands up who likes jumpsuits? Ok if you didn’t put your hand up because jumpsuits are the Devil’s work and never fit you…. Think again!!! Enter: The Jumpsuit Weekender, with resident fit-spert Fina Makes. Over the course of the weekend, you’ll choose a jumpsuit pattern from the ones in store (Paper Theory Zadie, Closet Core (more…)

Are you working on something and you can’t seem to get the fit quite right? Da da da DA da da daaaaaa! Fina to the rescue! Come along to our brand new fit clinic. Bring the Offending Article/s (toiles, patterns as well as existing garments welcome). Serefina (aka Fina Makes) is a pattern cutting and (more…)

So you know how to use a sewing machine and have made a cushion cover or two, but now want to dive in to the world of making clothes. This course is aimed at those who know how to use a sewing machine and now wants to to learn how to follow a sewing pattern (more…)

Create a perfectly fitting bodice block with sleeve in this weekend workshop. We’ll cover: How to take measurements accurately Drafting techniques for the bodice & sleeve block How to create mock ups (toiles) of both bodice and sleeve for fitting and with expert guidance, you’ll carry out adjustments to the blocks so they they fit you (more…)

Build your Bodice, Top or Dress Pattern with Fina Makes You’ve got your perfectly-fitting bodice block, now let’s turn it into something you will love to wear! In this intensive weekend course, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your block into a top or dress of your dreams! As a minimum, you’ll create the pattern (more…)