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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A 5-week course to learn to make your own clothes.
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Brackley
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- What makes a sewing pattern suitable for a beginner
- How to read all those markings and make simple adjustments
- Typical construction techniques and the order you put a garment together
- Pleats, darts and other shaping tricks
- Theory of more complex alterations such as FBA
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Upcoming dates for Introduction to Dressmaking Course | Learn to Make Clothes
Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 29 Oct 2026, 6:13am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
10 upcoming dates between 19 Nov 2026 and 15 Apr 2027.
- Thu 19 Nov 2026, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 26 Nov 2026, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 3 Dec 2026, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 10 Dec 2026, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 17 Dec 2026, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 18 Mar 2027, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 25 Mar 2027, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 1 Apr 2027, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 8 Apr 2027, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
- Thu 15 Apr 2027, 7pm-9pm (then the same time each week, for the next 4 weeks)
What you'll get
- Full instruction and support in a small class
- Use of our Pfaff and Janome machines in Stitching Kitchen's fully equipped studio
- A Tilly and the Buttons pattern of your choice
- 10% off in the Stitching Kitchen shop during your workshop and the weeks beforehand
- Class handouts are provided via email after each class
- Tea and cake included
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Knowledge required
You will have mastered the use of a sewing machine - perhaps you have already been to our learn-to-sew workshop series or something similar.
What to bring
You will receive a sewing pattern as part of this workshop course, but you will need to purchase fabric and notions for it. We can help you with this, and you receive 10% off in the studio shop.
Session repeats
This class series runs over 5 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
Your teacher
Hannah Thompson is a self-taught textile artist. She has been crafting since childhood. At school, she took a GCSE in textiles but didn't complete the course. Even back then, her love was to interpret buildings in stitch and appliqué. The idea of using textiles to represent such a solid structure really appealed and still does.Hannah had left creativity behind through her early adult life until suffering a breakdown and divorce in 2015. A dear friend invited her to an embroiderers guild meeting, and it sparked an interest and a desire to learn. The speaker that night had been stitching into plastic bags—the sky really is the limit when it comes to textiles.Since then, she has immersed herself in all things textiles, attending workshops and stitching in company through that process. She has joined Embroiderers Guild, the Quilters Guilds and latterly the International Association of Feltmakers. Being part of these organisations offers opportunities to learn and to exhibit.Her business, “Stitching Kitchen, ” is now her main focus. She offers a friendly and inclusive environment to stitch in company and to learn new skills. At the start of the business, she thought she would make and sell textile art and handmade items, but as time progressed, she found that sharing her skills and offering adults the opportunity to play while learning textile-based crafts was what she really enjoyed. The business is now situated in commercial premises in Brackley, Northamptonshire (just off the M40 and not far from the M1) and now offers regular drop-in sessions, sewing and textile-based craft workshops.
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