Date/Time
Date(s) - 15/05/2025 - 17/07/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Sewell Park Academy
Dressmaking for Beginners with Felicity Pattenden
Sewing your own clothes is a thoroughly rewarding, enjoyable and addictive hobby. On this ten week course, you will learn how to get the best out of your sewing machine and learn dressmaking skills and techniques in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Course Content
This course is entry-level and designed for people who want to learn basic sewing terminology, technique, tool fundamentals, fabric cutting and pattern reading. It is ideal for people who have never sewed or who are beginner sewers looking to improve their skills.
This ten-week interactive course combines theory and practice, and will cover:
- Essential sewing tools and sewing machine fundaments
- Stitching varieties
- Fabric types and behaviours
- Pattern reading
- Cutting techniques
- Sewing a variety of seams
- Basic zip insertion
- Making and attaching pockets
- Sewing fasteners
- Button holing
- Sewing hems and attaching decorative edges
- Sewing darts, pleats, and gathers
- Taking body measurements
- Adapting patterns to fit
Equipment required
- Sewing machine (essential)
- Snippers or embroidery scissors
- Seam ripper
- Pins and pin cushion
- Bobbins
- Thread (spooled)
- Cutting scissors
- Tape measure
- Pencil and notepad
About the tutor:
Felicity Pattenden
BA Hons Theatre Design and Production; Rose Bruford Theatre College, Sidcup. Professional Classic life model, seamstress & living history interpreter.
I’ve studied historical costume / textile knowledge and techniques from a child. My godmother taught me how to sew and to make and produce by hand accurate garments / accoutrements.
Working in theatres, museums and the living history industry for many years. As well as embroidery and modern cosplay / anime costumes with my daughter. My specialism is Opus Anglicanum Embroidery.
Sew… So let’s begin with taking measurements, making a toile. Learning to enjoy how we can create and repair with passion.
I look forward to meeting you and helping you achieve your goals.
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