One-to-one Sewing Workshop

Recent reviews of One-to-one Sewing Workshop

• 5/5 from Jenny Heaps, attended Aug 2026: Poppy was absolutely amazing. So patient with explaining everything and no question was a silly one!
• 5/5 from Margot Taylor, attended Jul 2026: The session was exactly what I needed.to know. I was shown all the things I asked about. Given the chance to try out the things I was not sure about. It was just what was required. The whole experience was GREAT.
• 5/5 from Dawn Harrison, attended Apr 2026: My daughter & her friend (13 & 14 years old) really enjoyed this workshop & learned how to set up & use a sewing machine. They found the teacher friendly & knowledgeable. Would recommend this to others.
• 5/5 from Rachel Forbes, attended Mar 2026: This workshop was brilliant. The lady (I’m sorry I didn’t get her name) was really helpful and informative and interacted with both myself and my 11 year old daughter really well. She made sure my daughter understood how to set up the machine and what to do if something went wrong. It was great to be able to be hands on with the machine with an expert on hand to help.
• 5/5 from Vicky Clark, attended Sep 2025: Dawn was a great teacher. From someone who has never used a sewing machine before, I feel confident to buy one and start trying some projects.
• 5/5 from Olf Adam, attended Aug 2025: It was exactly what I needed, as a beginner I wanted a small project to start with and motivate me. We decided a pillowcase which was the perfect project to start with. Easy and we managed to complete it during the session. Ended up buying more fabric to practice the same at home. I recommend this workshop also to tourists like myself, was easy to book and find the place.
• 5/5 from Sonia Burdass, attended Feb 2025: My teacher today at the Monks Cross store was Dawn. Dawn was very helpful and patient and we covered the topics I wished to discuss and she even demonstrated on the exact model machine that I purchased from Hobbycraft in November. I am happy with the content of the lesson and the expertise of Dawn.
• 5/5 from Victoria Wright, attended Feb 2025: Absolutely fantastic, the lesson on the sewing machine was so informative, the lady who taught me was amazing, really easy to get along with and took her time making sure I knew everything I needed to know. I highly recommend these workshops
• 5/5 from Gill Wright, attended Feb 2025: Dawn was an excellent teacher explaining clearly how the sewing machine worked. She was patient and helpful throughout. Highly recommended.
• 5/5 from Anna Soltysik, attended Sep 2024: Poppy was fantastic. Explained how to use each element of the sewing machine (different models). Showed me and allowed me to practice under her professional eye how hot do various stitches. Absolutely loved it! Highly recommend it to anyone
• 5/5 from Jessica Hendon, attended Sep 2024: This was a great 1-hour lesson. I came away with a skills refresh and confidence. I hadn't done any sewing since childhood. I now have a fantastic simple to use and great value machine that I have successfully used to alter two tops! I really liked the fact the session was with such a knowledgeable expert who was also very patient and tailored the session to my personal requirements. A good balance of practical activity and explanation. Lots of top tips and not at all overwhelming. The time went really quickly and the workshop space and equipment was high quality.
• 5/5 from Carole Carter, attended Aug 2024: Dawn was very helpful in demonstrating the sewing machine I had enquired about, as such I bought the machine there and then! Great service, thank you!
• 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Jul 2024: Extremely knowledgeable & helpful-can’t wait to get started on my project. Well worth booking a one to one session
• 5/5 from Beverley Blackburn, attended Jun 2024: The teacher was very good at explaining and very patient. I was impressed with the sewing machine.
• 5/5 from Bethany Walker, attended May 2024: I booked a one-to-one workshop so I could finally learn to use my sewing machine that I've had for ten years and have been too intimidated to touch. The lady who ran the workshop was so lovely and patient. She went through how to use the machine, and then let me have a go, and have a mess with all the settings. We used two different types of fabric ('stiff' and stretchy), and she regularly remembered and gave tips about making clothes, which is what I'm interested in doing. The venue was a room with windowed doors at the back of the store, so it was private but not so secluded that it would make someone with anxiety like me nervous. For approx. £20 for an hour, it was definitely worth it!
• 5/5 from Anita Rangeley, attended Apr 2024: Attended the one to one ‘Learn to use your sewing machine’ class at Hobbycraft, Monks Cross today. My tutor was Isabel and she was great, covering all the basics which I wanted to know and a few extra things too. This is the second workshop I have attended and highly recommend them.
• 5/5 from Nicholas, attended Apr 2024: I attended the Hobbycraft One-to-one Sewing Workshop on Saturday, 6th April, 2024, at the York Hobbycraft location. I was glad my mother was able to attend as a guest. Dawn, our teacher, was very friendly and informative about the basics of where to start with a sewing machine. She demonstrated how to thread the machine and then gave me guidance when I had a go at threading and using the machine. She explained in great detail the different stitches that can be used. I liked that the workshop took place in a private room at the back of the store and also that I was able to have hands-on experience with a sewing machine.
• 5/5 from Susan Reid, attended Apr 2024: My teacher was very friendly and helpful. I enjoyed learning how to use the sewing machine and it has made me want to buy my own sewing machine.
• 4/5 from Angela Bourke, attended Mar 2024: The session was very informative and provided by a lovely young lady who was patient and helpful
• 5/5 from Christine Welham, attended Jan 2024: Informative teacher. Basic introduction to sewing machine. Answered all my questions. Practical support when using and setting up the machine. Great
• 5/5 from Sarah-Jane Pynn, attended Jan 2024: A really useful session at the York store to get the most from our sewing machine, starting from the basics of threading the machine and lots of other useful tips. The teacher was very friendly, encouraging and explained everything clearly.
• 5/5 from Sofie Watson, attended Nov 2023: Teacher really good and so enjoyable to talk to. Had lots of knowledge about the lesson
• 5/5 from Amy, attended Oct 2023: A very helpful introduction to using a sewing machine, it was easy to follow and the staff were very friendly. Thanks!
• 5/5 from Helen Pirozek, attended Oct 2023: Exactly what I needed thoroughly recommend…. Pitched just right for me a as d learnt a lot
• 5/5 from Andrea Jones, attended Oct 2023: My daughter and I had a good time and learnt a lot of the basics, safety and little neat hacks to remember. Feeling more confident to start our first sewing project!
• 5/5 from Rosie Fulton, attended Sep 2023: The class was exactly what I needed to get started. Really knowledgable and friendly teacher.
• 5/5 from Laura Frow, attended Aug 2023: Very impressed with the 121 lessons. Dawn was fantastic clearly very experienced, really good teacher. Would definitely recommend.
• 4/5 from Frances Owen, attended Jun 2023: 1 to 1 sewing machine at Monks Cross York. Very useful to learn capabilities of Janome 1200 and test operation and stitches. Thanks Dawn.
• 5/5 from Joy Myers, attended May 2023: Teacher was brilliant! She completely catered for our needs and helped us make progress. She also helped us pick out what we needed for our project after the class. Perfect
• 3/5 from Julie Jackson, attended May 2023: I really only wanted advice on which machine to buy. When I asked for advice in the store the lady I spoke to didn’t have a clue. She then told me that there was a class for £5 which there wasn’t. Dawn who did the one to one was helpful but as I’m not a novice I didn’t feel it was worth £20. I did buy the machine which was great but you should get the money refunded if you go on to buy one from hobby craft.
• 5/5 from Andreea Barbu, attended Apr 2023: Dawn was a great teacher. She gave me enough confidence to get a sewing machine and start trying. Many thanks again!
• 5/5 from Jan Davison, attended Mar 2023: This course was exactly what I needed and more. Isabel was so easy to understand, she showed me how to set up the sewing machine, how to make a cushion cover and the different sewing options. She was lovely and friendly and helped me chose the things I needed to buy later. I will recommend this to all of my friends. Thanks Isabel xxx
• 5/5 from Toni Hibbert, attended Feb 2023: 1hour one to one. It was a beginners course on the sewing machine. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Isobel made it very relaxing putting me at ease. I am now going to practice what I have learnt. I will certainly come back to make further progress.
• 5/5 from Danielle Punton, attended Feb 2023: Poppy was lovely and a great instructor. She really made it easy for an 11 year old to learn and got her excited and inspired about all the things she could do. Fantastic value for money Emily says it was amazing
• 4/5 from Tony Cleaver, attended Feb 2023: Teacher very friendly unfortunately the first two machines did not work but success with third
• 5/5 from Anna Oultram, attended Dec 2022: Isabel was a lovely teacher and we had such a nice chat. I learnt all about my machine which is so helpful. What a lovely lady and so knowledgeable. Its given me a bit more confidence to get going on my projects thank you.
• 5/5 from Jaclyn Fawcett, attended Sep 2022: Dawn was amazing! So so knowledgable and had a great time while learning lots. She was able to help me with loads of technical things I wanted to know - we covered so many things it was fantastic. Would highly recommend.
• 5/5 from Indy Bussandra, attended Apr 2022: Teacher great Venue great India learned to sew a button hole, insert elastic both ways and a few best sewing tips. Thank you We’ll definitely book another session!
• 5/5 from Mrs Cook, attended Apr 2022: The class for learning to use a sewing machine was very good. Very helpful. Learnt a lot. Materials provided. Large table to work on. Isabel helped a lot. Thank you.
• 5/5 from Mrs Cook, attended Apr 2022: Sewing Machine Class. Excellent. Help given. Thank you very much. Materials available. Different techniques shown.
• 5/5 from Lisa Cook, attended Apr 2022: Excellent Class. Learning to use sewing machine purchased at Hobbycraft. Materials offered to help. Teacher very good and patient.
• 5/5 from Lisa Cook, attended Mar 2022: Thank you very much for help with our new sewing machine. Teacher very helpful and patient. Materials provided helped a lot. Thank you.
• 5/5 from Sarah Plows, attended Mar 2022: Isabel took my sewing course and she was fabulous. Her patients and her knowledge was amazing. She was so helpful and gave me lots of tips and inspired me to go home and make a mat for my sewing machine to sit on. Would definitely book onto another workshop with her. Thank you Isabel
• 5/5 from Gladys Grainger, attended Sep 2021: Class taken at hobby craft york, comfortable seating lots of space. Teacher worked at a pace easy to keep up with and take in, learned about how to use my new electronic machine after using a hand operated one for many years, would highly recommend a tutorial.
• 5/5 from Ruth O'Brien, attended Aug 2021: I had a problem with threading the top needle and after speaking to the tutor now know where I was going wrong. The location of the class was upstairs at the Monks Cross branch in York. The tutor was very helpful and knowledgeable and I found her easy to understand. I am so pleased that I booked this tuition as I can now move on with projects I have planned. I also had a problem understanding a pattern I had got and the tutor was able to help which is really good. We'll worth the £10 I think.
• 5/5 from Elizabeth Shepherdson, attended Aug 2021: I was very pleased with the young lady who showed me exactly what I was looking for extremely well.