One-to-one Sewing Workshop

Recent reviews of One-to-one Sewing Workshop

• 5/5 from Alison Jane Green, attended Sep 2026: Excellent workshop teaching me how to use my new sewing machine. Everything delivered at an appropriate pace and no overload of information
• 4/5 from Gemma Jenkins, attended Sep 2026: It was a good experience. I'm brand new to sewing. Iv never use the machine I took, and Alison hadn't used it before it's electric and complicated but also good. Alison was really good at teaching me the basics of the machine and was so helpful looking through the manual online as didn't have one. I left feeling like I have the confidence to keep going and trying with small projects.
• 5/5 from Janet Hortop, attended Aug 2026: Alison was really helpful, friendly and patient. She introduced me to sewing with machines and aided me with deciding which machine was best for my needs. Really enjoyed the class. Thank you
• 5/5 from Zachary Cossey, attended Aug 2026: It was good, got a lot of very nice advice as well recommendations. Was a really good starting point to get into sewing
• 5/5 from Irene Clements, attended Aug 2026: Alison was really good and answered all my questions. Showed me the basics to get started and helped me to decide which sewing machine was best for what I needed.
• 5/5 from Neni Barnaby, attended Aug 2026: Teacher very helpful and friendly.., it help improve my skill and understanding how sewing mechine setting and operate correctly, with many deferent type stich..
• 5/5 from Kirsteen Rodden, attended Jul 2026: Absolutely excellent! Lovely friendly knowledgable teacher! So so pleased I went has given me so much confidence! Thank you!
• 5/5 from Matilda Stapley, attended Jul 2026: The 1-2-1 sewing machine session with Alison was fantastic. My daughter wanted to use my mum's Riccar machine, but doesn't have the manual. Alison speaks the languages of many machines!
• 5/5 from Patricia Rowe, attended Jun 2026: Lovely lady. Helped with my requests. Looking forward to putting into practice now.
• 5/5 from Jan Hooper, attended Jun 2026: Becks gave me an excellent class. Very informative and helpful. I am new to sewing and she allayed my fears of getting started - showed me some great ideas and how to set up my new machine. Great tips and easy to follow instructions too. Thank you
• 5/5 from Nell Price, attended May 2026: A wonderful 1-2-1 session. Becky was brilliant with my daughter. Everything was well explained and nothing was too much effort. Thank you - See u again soon. X
• 5/5 from Zarina Switlyk, attended Feb 2026: The Sewing class was amazing, Becky explained so well and we completed our project, hair crunchy. Thank you xx
• 5/5 from Angeli Powell, attended Feb 2026: Becky was amazing - her knowledge was invaluable she had the patience of Jobe! Time well spent she answered all my questions and showed me some very useful tips. Thank you Becky - will be back
• 5/5 from Jane Churchouse, attended Jan 2026: The lady had endless patience and explained everything very clearly. I could not thank her enough
• 5/5 from Juwayriyah Dhalech, attended Jan 2026: Becky provided an amazing overview of an introduction to sewing and how to use a machine - thank you!
• 5/5 from Liz Bowen, attended Jan 2026: I had bought my granddaughter a sewing machine from Hobbycraft for Christmas and we needed help with how to use it as it was different from the one she had used at school and it was different from my sewing machine. We found Becky very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. She showed my granddaughter how to thread the sewing machine then let her do it. She taught her how to use and how to clean the machine, what tension to put for the stitches, how to sew on a button and how to fit a zip. We found the lesson very helpful and enjoyable and would not hesitate to recommend Becky at the Bournemouth store.
• 5/5 from Maria Harvey, attended Jan 2026: Becky was a very welcoming lady and so approachable. I'm a complete beginner and needed to know how to work with a sewing machine. Becky was so knowledgeable and very thorough, she made sewing look easy but also inspiring. I did however find trying to book the session very challenging on line.
• 5/5 from Sarah Buckingham, attended Oct 2025: Becky was lovely, took the time to listen & understand what I wanted to get out of the session which was to pick up sewing again after the last time was about 45 years ago! I was able to ask lots of questions & she explained how the extra bits that come with the machine worked, what different stitches could be used for and how to feel confident using my own machine at home. Excellent teacher, excellent value!
• 5/5 from Jane Badminton, attended Sep 2025: Becky was able to explain the workings of the sewing machine to my 10 year old granddaughter to keep her engaged. My granddaughter was also very excited to come away with something she had made
• 5/5 from Emma Page, attended Aug 2025: My teacher was very patient and ran me through how to use and set up a machine, she took an interest in what machine I had so should could tailor the information to suit my needs.
• 5/5 from Amber Rockstar, attended Jul 2025: Becky was fantastic, she showed my daughter how to use the machine we had purchased, helped her find ideas and inspiration for projects and showed her how to make a scrunchie and attach zippers to projects! Highly recommend this session to anyone, especially a 12 year old starting out in her own machine after falling in love with textiles at school!
• 4/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Jun 2025: Pleasant instructor who followed what I had requested and answered all my questions. For me would have like to have been more private. I felt uncomfortable sitting in the middle of the shop (on show)throughout the hour.
• 5/5 from Claire Barton, attended May 2025: Becky was brilliant, she explained everything to my 11 year old granddaughter. She was so friendly and we're hoping to book another session with her.
• 5/5 from Delia Smith, attended May 2025: Excellent worshop with Becky, feel much more confident now, than you so much, such a pleasure to learn from Becky
• 5/5 from Kate Bicknell, attended May 2025: Great session to show me how to use my new sewing machine and what it can do. Really friendly instructor who demonstrated and then talked me through.
• 1/5 from Gillian Stevens, attended May 2025: Very disappointed and angry that it was cancelled at the last minute. I had paid for my dog to go into day care which was a waste if money.
• 5/5 from Lorraine Broadbent, attended Apr 2025: Becky was very helpful and answered all my questions. I have come away feeling more confident in understanding and using my sewing machine
• 4/5 from Angela Summer, attended Apr 2025: The class was good but when booking there are not many options to choose from
• 5/5 from Mrs Deirdre Cobb, attended Mar 2025: Becky was so helpful explaining exactly what I needed to know and really patient and friendly. I now feel like I'm not a complete novice and look forward to practicing on my new sewing machine that my husband gifted me for our ruby anniversary, purchased from hobby craft. Great that Becky could show me on my machine.
• 5/5 from Caroline Glasd, attended Mar 2025: One to one sewing machine workshop covering all skills Jay was excellent very patient and knowledgeable
• 5/5 from Barbara Halls, attended Mar 2025: I had a one to one sewing machine class to help me with my new sewing machine. My teacher Becky was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and very patient. Also helped me with a couple of projects I have planned. Thankyou Becky.
• 5/5 from Christine Arnold, attended Mar 2025: Another very enjoyable and informative sewing class with Jay.
• 5/5 from Christine, attended Feb 2025: I was given a voucher and booked a sewing lesson at Longham Store. The teacher was very knowledgable and patient. I learnt things I couldn't learn from written instructions. I will book again soon.
• 5/5 from Eileen Rideout, attended Jan 2025: Brilliant teacher explained everything helped me see what I was doing wrong.will recomend to friends. Made everything easy to understand. Thank you
• 5/5 from Debbie Patterson, attended Jan 2025: Well worth the money. I was having problems with using my singer sewing machine. I was shown how to thread the cotton, setup a bobbin, sew in a zip and more. Thank you. Can definitely recommend.
• 5/5 from Timothy Barnes, attended Nov 2024: Great introduction to get me using a sewing machine. The teacher was clear and easy to understand. It's given me the confidence to start a project
• 5/5 from Pauline Bishop, attended Oct 2024: Spent an excellent time learning how to use my new machine. The lady was very patient and fun to chat with. Highly recommended. Thank you.
• 5/5 from Heather Hartwell, attended Sep 2024: Absolutely brilliant workshop with the sewing lady at Longham. My granddaughter age 7 had a super time and now we know which machine to buy. My granddaughter made a skirt for Barbie and is buzzing. Thank you
• 5/5 from Elizabeth, attended Sep 2024: I booked the Sewing One to One Workshop because I had a new Hobbycraft 19S sewing machine for my birthday and being very out of practice (by about 40 years!) I needed a refresher on all things sewing machine, to get my confidence back. My tutor was very helpful and friendly; we had a lovely hour together and I was able to ask all the questions I needed. It was so helpful to be part of a hands-on demo rather than reading a manual or looking at a video.
• 5/5 from Tanya Le Roux, attended Jun 2024: The instructor was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I really benefited from the workshop. Thank you, it was excellent!
• 5/5 from Samantha, attended Apr 2024: Becky was very knowledgeable, patient and helpful in selecting a sewing machine and relative accessories. She had a calming way of teaching sewing techniques, explained everything carefully and answered each question.
• 5/5 from Anita Whittall, attended Mar 2024: Thank you for a great session for a beginner! I needed help with learning how to use the sewing machine and how to start with little projects like making purses and t-shirts. Teacher was very helpful and experienced and I learnt a lot in an hour! She also advised me on additional equipment I might need such as fabric scissors. I also received practice fabric which is handy! Great value for money and I feel more confident in getting started now.
• 5/5 from Jo Tibbles, attended Mar 2024: Jay was an amazing teacher, so knowledgeable and friendly. I'm feeling confident to use my new machine and have a few different projects to try. Thank you that was a really valuable session.
• 5/5 from Gemma Blaney, attended Feb 2024: My daughter and I had a sewing session with Becky yesterday which was fantastic. I'm a beginner to using a sewing machine and Becky explained everything really clearly, allowed me to have a go myself on different things I wanted to achieve and was incredibly patient and kind throughout. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
• 5/5 from Angela, attended Jan 2024: Becky was amazing, very patient, explained everything I asked about in great detail and was happy to go over anything again if needed. She was a lovely lady and put me at ease. I learned the basics which is wanted I wanted. I’m excited now to get going on my new machine. Great value and a brilliant idea. Very happy with my class.
• 5/5 from Amanda Evans, attended Jan 2024: Becky was amazing. She is knowledgable, explains really clearly and was so encouraging! No question was a problem and she demonstrated so I understood! I will definitely book another session!
• 5/5 from Suzanne Incerti, attended Jan 2024: Excellent informative instruction. We practiced on the same sewing machine I had bought for me in October, all I asked about and all nuisances of the machine practiced. Venue perfect, love my machine. Perfect level of instruction.
• 5/5 from Zenia, attended Dec 2023: I'm so glad I did this class! Becky was absolutely amazing, patient and lovely! I've never used a sewing machine before but bought one recently, hoping to learn to use it. After a few weeks of me not even getting the machine out of the box due to sheer cluelessness of what to do with it, I decided to book onto this 1-2-1 sewing workshop. Thankfully for Becky, I now know how to use my sewing machine, how to set it up, and I got to practice using the exact same version of the sewing machine that I had bought. I was very nervous about using it but Becky was so supportive and went through the main safety elements of using a sewing machine. I struggle with anxiety but Becky eased any anxiety I had! She makes you feel like you're the only one in the room and gives you her undivided attention. I wasn't sure what to expect from this workshop, all I knew was that I had wanted to learn to use my machine and to get into sewing. Becky noticed that I had a scrunchie in my hair and suggested that we make one! It felt so personal and I still can't believe that I made something with a sewing machine! Such a good outcome to the session I even received 2 sewing machine driving test sheets for me to practice my sewing skills on. I am beyond grateful to Becky for teaching me how to begin my sewing machine journey! Thank you so much!
• 5/5 from Jo, attended Nov 2023: Teacher Jay was excellent, very clear to understand, patient & helpful. Helped me set up & use my sewing machine & give me advice & confidence to start my first project. Very useful & great value for money..
• 5/5 from Joss Gullis, attended Oct 2023: This was my second 1-2-1 course with Becky and she was able to provide me with answers to all my questions and showed me different techniques.