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Sewing Machine Skills
Training
In Barton-Upon-Humber ()
Description
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Type
Training
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Level
Beginner
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Duration
1 Day
Gain confidence and enjoy your sewing by mastering your machine! If you’ve a new sewing machine, or want to get more from an existing one, bring it along to this two hour sewing machine skills session and discover how to unlock its full potential without the frustrations.
Haven’t got a machine or don’t know what to buy? Use one of our machines to ‘try before you buy’, compare different machines, how they operate, and discover which might suit you best.
This session will debunk the technology and all those extra bits that came with the machine but you’ve never used! Learn about needles and threads, threading, stitch length, sewing with basic and decorative stitches and the art of tension control. Master machining in straight lines and curves and sew the perfect buttonhole. Feeling more confident? Now try getting creative with free machine embroidery.
About this course
To get to know or get more from your sewing machine.
Anyone who wants to use a sewing machine confidently and to its full potential.
A sewing machine with manual. If you do not have a machine, you can use one of ours and try before you buy.
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Subjects
- Sewing
- Sewing machine skills
- Dressmaking
- Craft
- Pattern cutting
- Pattern design
- Fashion Textile
- Fashion design
- Textile
- Fabric
- Textile Design
- Fabric Textile
Teachers and trainers (1)
Jane White
Principal
Jane trained in dressmaking, pattern cutting and design and has a City & Guilds Fashion qualification (degree level) and is a fully qualified teacher (Cert Ed). Jane has worked for many years as a couture designer/maker and has breadth of teaching experience in adult, further and higher education. Jane set up UCTuition in 2005 in response to diminishing practical skills courses for adult learners. Passionate about fashion, Jane is committed to teaching high quality practical skills and design in a flexible, affordable way that fits in with her learners' busy lives. www.uctuition.co.uk
Course programme
Course review:
Bring along your sewing machine (or use one of mine) and explore how to use it with confidence and get the most from it!
Flexible one-to-one or small group sessions to fit in with your busy life.
For beginners who haven't used a machine before, anyone who wants to re-learn machine skills or owners of new machines.
A practical session in which you will learn how to thread your machine correctly, how to use a variety of threads, how to get a good quality stitch, explore the decorative stitches and other decorative techniques.
Additional information
To secure a place on the course fees are payable in advance. Unpaid for bookings cannot be held.
Sorry, fees are non-refundable.
Tuition outside the course dates will be charged extra.
Jane White Couture Tuition reserves the right to cancel or change the date of courses.
Sewing machines, overlockers and any other equipment brought to the venue must be in good working order and use is at the tutor’s discretion.
The cost of materials is included in the course fee unless otherwise stated. There may be a small fee payable on the day to cover additional materials not included in the fee.
Workshop content provided is an outline. The amount of work completed by each student will depend on their existing skills and pace of work.
Sewing Machine Skills