One-to-one Sewing Workshop

Recent reviews of One-to-one Sewing Workshop

• 5/5 from Julie Morton, attended Oct 2026: Ot was a very informative session dawn was lovely
• 5/5 from Georgina Jones, attended Jul 2026: Dawn was a great help in demonstrating the Singer Heavy Duty Machine. She was very patient and helpful. She explained everything clearly and was happy to go over things I was unsure of. She answered all of my questions succinctly, anything she was unsure about she found out for me. It was very helpful to have this session as although I have been using a sewing machine for many years it was good to have the time to get familiar with the machine before purchasing one. Only downside was that she was the only person on the upstairs shop floor so we were disturbed several times by customers enquiring about things. So despite paying for a 1 to1 session it was disrupted on three occasions. Despite this I would highly recommend the session and the Teacher.
• 4/5 from Valerie Evans, attended Jul 2026: Wish I had more time to learn more Such a good experience Lots of fabrics
• 5/5 from Sarah Willox, attended May 2026: A fantastic session for my daughter, clearly explained, lots of practice - she thoroughly enjoyed it. Becs was great. Thank you
• 5/5 from Anita Margaret Chalmers, attended Mar 2026: Dawn is a fantastic teacher! Its many years since I ve done any machine sewing and she made everything really easy so I was successful. She had loads of ideas and tips so I can put into practice everything I ve learned. I cant wait to get started with my new machine.
• 5/5 from Patricia West, attended Mar 2026: Hi, had a lovely session, My teacher I think she was called Dawn was very patient and accommodating. She tailored the session to exactly what me and my guest requested. It was informative and we came out knowing way more than we expected.
• 5/5 from Bev Hutton, attended Feb 2026: Had 1 hour one to one teaching sessions with Bec today. Basics of using a sewing machine. Different stitches, buttonholes, edging and zips. So helpful. I can highly recommend this session. Thankyou Bec x
• 5/5 from Lindsey Davies, attended Feb 2026: Dawn was really knowledgeable. She shared skills and tips with confidence. Thank you! I feel so much more confident at using my own sewing machine!
• 5/5 from Lorain McCann, attended Jan 2026: Dawn was very knowledgeable, competent, friendly and helpful. I would be happy to recommend this workshop.
• 5/5 from Tamzin, attended Oct 2025: Was wanting to learn how to use a sewing machine. The lady called beca, was amazing. Very patient made me feel welcome, and helped when I panicked slightly. Lovely workshop. Only one small let down which was interruptions. But overall amazing
• 5/5 from Liz Bayles, attended Oct 2025: Fantastic session with Becs for my 12 year old daughter! Can highly recommend (we have also done a crochet session with her!). Becs went through the sewing machine from the shop and how it related to our own machine. We covered basic stitches and then how to progress giving us ideas and tips for our own projects at home. We are now off to practice and will book in again for some further guidance!
• 5/5 from Jan Griffiths, attended Oct 2025: Very informative and helpful advice from a friendly member of staff leading to me purchasing a sewing machine
• 5/5 from Peter Flearmoy, attended Sep 2025: Dawn was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. She answered all my questions. I came away from the workshop with more confidence. A big thank you, I now feel able to start projects as I know my way around my machine.
• 5/5 from Melanie Davies, attended Aug 2025: My daughter and I had a one to one workshop with Dawn at the Teesside Park branch. Dawn answered all our questions. She explained everything clearly. She showed us how to use our machine. We would highly recommend these workshops.
• 5/5 from Paula Van-Bloor, attended Jul 2025: Dawn was excellent, she explained everything clearly and showed me some excellent tips and I am now confident with my machine. I am over the moon with all I learned within the hour!
• 5/5 from Samira C Charnock, attended Jul 2025: Dawn was absolutely amazing. Im definetely going back this week for buying sewing machine and and see ehat Dawn advice for me to buy. Many thanks for the great session Dawn
• 5/5 from Kate Pilling, attended Mar 2025: Dawn was an exceptional teacher who tailored the session completely to my individual needs. She was very patient, polite, friendly and explained things in a way that helped me pick things up very quickly. I got a lot more out of the session than I thought I would and would wholly recommend to anyone else considering it. Much more efficient than trying to self teach and at a reasonable price.
• 5/5 from Matt Wootten, attended Mar 2025: Both girls (6/8) really enjoyed it, should have had a discount on the purchase of the sewing machine though, that was sad!1 :(
• 5/5 from Nicky Robinson, attended Mar 2025: Absolutely brilliant, our teacher was amazing and filled us with the confidence to know we can go home and do it ourselves and do it properly and safely! She was absolutely brilliant and so patient, absolutely brilliant beginners course, we learned everything we needed to! Definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get started!!
• 5/5 from Mamatha Devaraj, attended Feb 2025: The one to one session with Dawn was very good. Dawn was very patient and taught the basics of operating the sewing machine which my daughter understood very quickly. Thank you
• 5/5 from Louise Copley, attended Jan 2025: Great one to one support … I now feel confident to start using my sewing machine … very positive and encouraging
• 5/5 from Amelia, attended Jan 2025: I had a one-to-one sewing machine workshop to help me learn the basics. Becca was my teacher she was so lovely and made sure that I understood everything properly. Would defos recommend this class to anyone wanting to learn the basics.
• 5/5 from Rachael Green, attended Dec 2024: Amazing class. Really helpful for my 12 year old for a first time sewing machine user. Lady was lovely with my daughter and so knowable Really happy with this class
• 5/5 from Kenneth William Stirland, attended Nov 2024: A birthday present for m from Graddad My teacher was pleasant and helpful Very good Yes the materials helped me know what I had to do I did more things that were different to my other 2 lessons My Granddad said yes it was The teacher she was great
• 5/5 from Kenneth William Stirland, attended Oct 2024: This was a present of my Nanna and Granddad. The teacher was greta made feel at ease. Venue was good.She supplied materials to help me. I learnt about the basics and more. Granddad said yes. All of it
• 5/5 from Kenneth William Stirland, attended Oct 2024: This was a present of my Nanna and Granddad. The teacher was greta made feel at ease. Venue was good.She supplied materials to help me. I learnt about the basics and more. Granddad said yes. All of it
• 5/5 from Nicola Simons, attended Oct 2024: Very good clear directions that helped get over my fear of sewing machines! Great pointers about the sewing machine I have at home. Would recommend.
• 5/5 from Patricia Irvine, attended Sep 2024: WOW!!! This was a class and a half. Bez was great. She was friendly without being "too much". My main concern was blind hemming. I had read the instruction leaflet but couldn't make head or tail out of it. After we both made some mistakes, we finally got there, only for me to ask about hemming in the round e.g. trouser leg bottoms. We went back to the beginning, 'made' a trouser leg out of some scrap material and started again. I really enjoyed being with her and learning about the blind hemming. We also covered button holes and sewing a button on. I could have stayed all day with her and if there is something else I come across that I'm not sure about I wont hesitate to book another session with her. Thanks, Baz.
• 5/5 from Fiona Bowman, attended Sep 2024: Dawn was really helpful and thoughtful and made everything very simple and easy. We had a few problems with the machine settings which wasn’t her fault and she very quickly made adjustments and showed me how it should be set up. Very useful session which I wish I had done when I first bought the machine but don’t remember ever being offered this. Good value and learned a number of useful hints and tips.
• 5/5 from Pamela Dixon, attended Aug 2024: My one-to-one was with Dawn to take me through my new sewing machine, it was excellent. She was helpful and friendly and I came away feeling much more confident about using the machine.
• 5/5 from Sarah Oyston, attended Aug 2024: Dawn was so kind and patient. Very thorough with all our questions will definitely be returning with the homework she gave us, hopefully completed
• 5/5 from Christine Miller, attended Jul 2024: Dawn was very good explained everything step by step. Enjoyed the workshop and learnt more than I thought I would
• 5/5 from Sam, attended Jun 2024: Dawn was a great teacher. Super friendly and most importantly, patient! She knew her way around a sewing machine and how to explain things without baffling me.
• 5/5 from Julie Reeve, attended May 2024: Excellent beginner session with Dawn (Teeside pk) Looked at different machines, decided on a good basic LS19. Dawn explained and demonstrated how to set up and thread the machine. Learnt basic operations using the sewing driving test. Dawn was very friendly and helpful throughout. I now feel confident to buy a machine and get started on a hobby I have wanted to do for a long time. The Hobbycraft workshop made getting started very easy and accessible at a good price.
• 5/5 from Robyn Evans, attended May 2024: Really enjoyed it, haven’t touched a sewing machine since being at school. Becks was lovely and explained and showed me to refresh my brain. Will be returning and would highly recommend :)
• 5/5 from Rina, attended Apr 2024: Great personal tuition on my 1:1. Becs was welcoming and very helpful. I wanted to learn specific sewing techniques, hints and tips and will definitely recommend to friends. The store, staff and choice of fabrics and accessories was impressive.
• 5/5 from Linda, attended Apr 2024: Rebecca’s know and patience was top notch. She guided me through all my questions. She eased me through examples and little tricks. I have the confidence and enthusiasm to make little projects at home. I’ll definitely be back.
• 5/5 from Kaitlyn Atkinson, attended Apr 2024: Got so much from my lesson! Would recommend to everyone just starting out! Loved it
• 5/5 from Danielle Ash, attended Apr 2024: Dawn was really helpful and patient with me I would definitely recommend this for some1 who is stuck
• 4/5 from Patricia Reilly, attended Apr 2024: Friendly teacher, not 5 stars only because being in the shop, we were interrupted a few times by customers. Not a big issue though. I got what I was looking for in the session.
• 2/5 from Joy, attended Apr 2024: What a disappointment. My one to one Workshop tutor admitted she had never used my requested machine before. The session was to use the display machine which it turned out had a piece missing so we couldn't start to attach a foot. A piece was taken from a different model also on display. Things seemed to improve with the auto threading but when it came to sewing things went downhill. The machine kept missing / dropping stitches on whatever pattern was tried. The tension was not accurate, (very obvious as it was threaded up with green top /white bottom)She made several attempts to adjust the tension to no avail. Consequently I never got to try out the machine I was hoping to purchase. It was suggested that children on holidays often play with and damage machines. This may well be the case but that's no consolation to me. Needless to say I was unable to complete my workshop and I did not go home with a new sewing machine as I had hoped to do.
• 5/5 from Jenny Cathcart, attended Mar 2024: The teacher (Becs) was excellent. Very friendly, competent and informative. She taught me on the same model machine as I have just bought, so it was a perfect fit. I haven't used a sewing machine in over 40 years, so things have moved on a great deal. I am impressed with both the complexity available and the clear instructions I got. She also encouraged me to try everything myself. Terrific value for money. I feel ready to try everything myself now!
• 5/5 from Lynsey Drinkhall, attended Mar 2024: Excellent workshop. Took it at the exact pace I needed and Dawn was really helpful.
• 5/5 from June Scott, attended Mar 2024: Dawn the teacher was so kind and patient despite the couple of things that didn't go to plan.I did leave the session able to do buttonholes which was the reason for my visit.
• 4/5 from Jan Johnson, attended Mar 2024: I haven’t done much sewing in a lot of years and this lesson was a total refresher for me. My sewing machine is approx 45 years old and it still sews beautifully but the demonstrator showed me the benefits of modern sewing machines. I now know more about what I am looking for in a new machine.
• 5/5 from Pauline Colbourne, attended Feb 2024: My 1 to 1 lesson was great, just what I needed and Becci my teacher was really lovely, thank you x
• 5/5 from Humaira Fatima, attended Jan 2024: the session was really helpful especially for somebody starting off. the teacher i had was so sweet and taught me how to set up the machine and to use it, and answered any questions i had.
• 5/5 from Heather Perry, attended Jan 2024: Dawn was extremely helpful in explaining the feature of my new sewing machine and giving me hints and tips to get the most out of it. She was able to explain and answer the questions I had.
• 5/5 from Lorraine Reidy, attended Jan 2024: Dawn was lovely. Very informative. I completed my first driving test. I got more from the class than I expected. Very good value for money. I am sure I shall meet Dawn again when I start another sewing project. The store was clean warm and pleasant environment. Thank you Hobbycraft what a lovely idea to support new to sewing or like me requiring a refesher course. Kind regards Lorraine stockton on tees hobbycraft store
• 5/5 from Alison, attended Jan 2024: Dawn was very friendly & understanding of my lack of knowledge. She explained things very clearly & took me through things very well. I'd certainly recommend the 1-2-1 courses.