One-to-one Sewing Workshop

Recent reviews of One-to-one Sewing Workshop

• 5/5 from Jan Howe, attended Sep 2026: Fiona gave me lots of useful information, including hints and tips on using sewing machines. Thank you
• 5/5 from Kayleigh Bartholomew, attended Apr 2026: I now understand how to use my sewing machine the lady was lovley and really friendly
• 5/5 from Jackie Hoare, attended Mar 2026: Fiona was brilliant, patient and knowledgeable.
• 5/5 from Mary, attended Feb 2026: Fiona was very knowledgable and put me (as a total novice) at ease. She helped me set up from the beginning of the process. Repeated steps as required and gave me opportunities to practice. An hour with Fiona has really set me on my first steps to using a sewing machine. I would highly recommend.
• 4/5 from Justine Woolgar, attended Oct 2025: Thoroughly enjoyed it. Fiona was super and thoroughly explained everything to me. The hour went sooo quickly.
• 5/5 from Rachel Perri, attended Aug 2025: Very useful to be able to use sewing machine before buying. Also understanding features and getting tips.
• 5/5 from Lisa Chamberlain, attended Jul 2025: Fiona was fantastic, very patient with me.
• 5/5 from Fay Nutbeam, attended May 2025: I needed to know how to use my machine Fiona was great, patient and very knowledgeable Venue was fine and material supplied to show the different stitches Having someone who had the knowledge to answer my questions as a new sewer
• 5/5 from Isabel Priscilla Whittingham, attended Feb 2025: An enjoyable lesson with Fiona who was very knowledgeable. I will be back to purchase a sewing machine.
• 4/5 from Eileen Hollis, attended Feb 2025: I enjoyed the class very much, I thought Fiona was very good and vey patient.. She gave me the samples she had used during the lesson. I had bought a Janone Machine. I could not remember all that had been said but I think it reminds you of what can be done on the machine but I think I would need further instruction in the future. It is bout 30 years since I used a sewing machine.
• 3/5 from Hazel, attended Feb 2025: My I start by saying that the lady who `gave the demonstration on the various sewing machines was excellent and had a very good way of explaining things. Full marks to her. However!!! she was let down by the machines she was provided with to demonstrate how they operated. Most were missing bits which made understanding the machine more difficult. For example one was missing the plug11 One of the machines was even marked as "Reject". Another machine was so faded by the sun that the instructions on the side of it were almost unreadable and there was no instruction book to refer to. I felt very sorry for her, as even she felt a bit embarrassed about the equipment she was trying to sell. There was one machine (the more expensive automatic m/c) that I may have been interested in buying but the lady giving the demonstration was less familiar with its operation as it was one they sold fewer of. In the end I left the shop feeling disappointed as I never really had an opportunity to fully operate a machine I might have bought. Just as an aside to the above comments, I would like to suggest that demonstrations are done in a more private area where there are fewer interruptions by members of the general public enquiring about items for sale.
• 5/5 from Lynette Woodward, attended Oct 2024: Really helpful and very patient tutor, this session has really boosted my confidence. It was good to have chance to practice and watch the machine set-up.
• 5/5 from John Timns, attended Oct 2024: I am glad I took this one-to-one class. all-though I have some knowledge of the working of a sewing machine Fiona was very helpful to answer my queries and was very pleasant, making for a very relaxing instruction. The venue, being local, was very convenient for me. I shall carry Fiona's tips in future projects.
• 5/5 from Adam, attended Sep 2024: This was a great course, the teacher was knowledgeable and helpful. I would happily recommend
• 1/5 from Hilary Fleming, attended Sep 2024: My class was cancelled by Hobbycraft 24 hours before hand.... Excuse given was short staffed Offered me 2 other appointments.... But they weren't convenient.
• 5/5 from Lesley Thumwood, attended May 2024: We found the class very interesting and educational. Fiona presented the lesson very well explaining each step of how the sewing machine worked. In turn making feel comfortable about asking any questions. The class was absolutely worth the money.
• 5/5 from Vanessa Chappell, attended Feb 2024: Fiona very helpful. Explained everything I asked would recommend her to anyone that needs a one to one
• 5/5 from Jane Legg, attended Dec 2023: My auntie had a one-to-one session on how to use her sewing machine, she absolutely loved it she said the teacher was very patient thorough and knowledgeable, she really did enjoy it many thanks
• 5/5 from Courtney, attended Oct 2023: Very helpful class, I learned everything I aimed to during my workshop! Would absolutely book again in the future!
• 5/5 from Sandra Pickering, attended Jul 2023: Fiona was very helpful and gave me some useful tips and advice. I feel more confident to start using my sewing machine again. Thank you Fiona!
• 3/5 from Milly Stapley, attended Jul 2023: Fiona was lovely and very helpful during the session at answering my questions and recommended some useful accessories for my project. Booking information said not to bring sewing machine but was told we could have brought it. Session would have been much more purposeful if I could have set up and practiced on my own machine.
• 3/5 from Sarah Palmer, attended Jul 2023: We think it was a shame that the website said not to bring your own sewing machine along. It would have been very helpful if we had brought it to learn more. The lady was helped us as much as she could but a shame as we paid for the lesson. Many thanks
• 5/5 from Jim Blore, attended Mar 2023: The teacher was knowledgeable, sorted out a few problems for me and got me started. I prior to the workshop I had spent many hours trying to set up and now I am ready to go.
• 5/5 from Lyn Winfield, attended Jan 2023: Fiona was great. Very patient. Very knowledgeable. Thank you. Nice airy space to be taught in. Will book another in a couple of months.
• 4/5 from Janie Still, attended Nov 2022: Very good tuition, materials provided, slowly getting to grips with sewing machine. Thank you Fiona.
• 5/5 from Maggie Byas, attended Oct 2022: Fiona was lovely and a very good teacher. I have very little experience with sewing machines and she showed me how to set up the machine and how to use it correctly. She also showed me how to do a number of stitches and how to make a button hole. I really enjoyed the hour and I would go back again if I needed help on a project.
• 5/5 from Janie Still, attended Oct 2022: Very good lesson with Courtney, learnt how to thread machine perfectly thank you, will book again.
• 4/5 from Janey Still, attended Sep 2022: Fiona, the teacher was very patient & helpful, will book another lesson with her ASAP, thank you.
• 5/5 from Angie Hutchings, attended Jun 2022: Helen was very calm teacher and was great at making it all easy to understand.
• 4/5 from Richard Tryb, attended May 2022: It was good, the teacher was trying hard. My problem is that I knew very little about using sewing machine and I needed some guidance before the the session to prepare what to ask.
• 4/5 from Mandy Hart, attended Dec 2021: This is a good basic tutorial, looking around the sewing machine, you can ask any questions you may have
• 5/5 from Hélène Moncorger, attended Aug 2021: I thoroughly enjoyed my sewing lesson with Fiona. She was friendly and approachable. She answered all my (many) questions clearly and helped me produce a lovely zipped bag. I would not hesitate to book another session. Thank you!