Dressmaking Classes for Everyone
Dressmaking Classes for Everyone
00Dressmaking Classes and Courses at Crafts Bee We have a range of dressmaking courses at Crafts Bee. We even have one for complete newcomers to sewing! If you have never sewn before but want to have a go try our Make an A Line Skirt class. This will include a short introduction to using a sewing machine and then we will help you to make your skirt. Not a bad days work for a beginner! If you have basic sewing skills dressmaking is a great next step with your sewing. Find out how to make clothes that no one else has, are well made and fitted to you. We have separate classes for making a dress, making a skirt or making a pair of trousers. These classes will show you how a garment is put together and how to finish hems and seams, how to insert zips and how to deal with darts. Our patterns fit sizes from 6 to 22. If you want to join one of these classes but have no sewing experience just attend our Learn to Sew Class first. Coming soon – Making kids clothes. Do you want to try designing your own clothes or are you fed up trying to get clothes to fit you properly? Our pattern cutting classes are your solution. Using your own measurements you will make a pattern to fit you and then make this up in cotton to test its fit on you. Take your pattern home and make clothes using your pattern. Choose from Pattern Cutting Trousers or Pattern Cutting Skirts. Coming soon Pattern Cutting Bodice. Dressmaking classes, dressmaking classes London, dressmaking classes kent, dressmaking courses, dressmaking courses london, dressmaking courses kent, learn to sew, learn to sew classes kent, learn to sew classes london, dressmaking classes south london, dressmaking courses south london, pattern cutting classes, pattern cutting classes london, pattern cutting classes kent, pattern cutting classes south london,pattern cutting courses london, pattern cutting courses kent, pattern cutting courses south...
How to Make Bias Binding
How to Make Bias Binding
00How to Make Bias Binding The other night I found I had time to make up a dress pattern I bought recently. Having a look through the instructions in preparation I noticed the pattern needed bias binding. My heart sank I did not have any bias binding let alone in the right colour. I wanted a really good match to the fabric colour and no time to try and find some. Not being one to be defeated by a problem like this, and liking a challenge, I thought no problem I will make my own. At this point I should mention that this is my second go at dressmaking and I am new to sewing so had no idea what is actually involved in making bias binding. Having trawled through many videos and tutorials on the internet I felt prepared to have a go. The chances are next time I need to make bias binding I will have forgotten how to so here is my quick guide to making your own bias binding. The dress is now finished and I am really pleased with the finish I got by using the same fabric as the dress. Bias binding is cut on the bias. This means it is cut at a 45 degree angle across the grain of the fabric. Cutting across the grain of the fabric makes the fabric stretchy. If you are using the bias to make a facing for a neckline the stretchiness will mean that you can bend the binding around the curve of the neckline. The first stage is to cut a rectangle of your fabric. Then fold one corner upwards making a triangle of fabric on top of the rectangle. The longer end of the triangle is the 45 degree line. Cut along this line. Using this cut edge you need to make strips of material cut parallel to this line. My strips were 1 inches wide. There are two ways to cut the strips. If you have a rotary cutter and quilting rulers use this but if not draw lines on the fabric parallel to the cut edge and use scissors to cut them. You will end up with several strips that have pointed edges. Cut off the edges to make rectangles. Put two rectangles of fabric together as per the picture. Make sure the right sides of...
New Date for Quilting Class added to Website
New Date for Quilting Class added to Website
00Our quilting class on Saturday 10 November is full up. So we have added a new date on Saturday 9 February 2013. Put it in your diary! If your not sure what to expect have a look at our blog post describing making the sample quilt shown below. For details of this quilting course click here....
1 Place left on Learn to Sew Day on Saturday 6 October.
1 Place left on Learn to Sew Day on Saturday 6 October.
00We have had a cancellation for the Learn to Sew Day on Saturday 6 October so we have one place left. Book now to get your place on this Learn to Sew Class
New Dressmaking Class
New Dressmaking Class
00New Dressmaking Class Saturday 24 November 2012 We are delighted to add our new dressmaking class to our list of sewing courses. Use a pattern to make the dress shown in the picture. Vary the length of sleeve and hem to suit yorself. This six hour class will show you how to How to lay your pattern pieces out on your material How to cut the material How to mark notches How to assemble the dress How to insert the zip How to insert pleats How to sew and finish seams How to hem and finish the dress You will leave with your dress and the confidence to start using patterns to make on your own. The class will run on Saturday 24 November. For more details and booking click...
Trusted Provider by Hotcourses!
We are delighted to have been awarded Trusted Provider status by Hotcourses. They tell us they have only awarded this to 50 providers out of the hundreds they deal with so it is a real honour!
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