The Ultimate Beginners Machine Sewing 2-day Masterclass

A 2-day masterclass workshop to get to know your way around the sewing machine.


New Brewery Arts
New Brewery Arts
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2 x 6 hours Class size 1 to 2 guests       £180 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

This workshop brings together our popular Beginner Machine Sewing and Introduction to Dressmaking workshops in a 2-day immersive workshop where you will learn essential basic skills and build confidence in a supportive, friendly environment. Perfect for complete beginners or anyone wanting to brush up on their knowledge.
DAY ONE:
  • Learn how to thread and set up your sewing machine along with key troubleshooting techniques.
  • You will learn how to create different stitches, insert a zip, box corners, and make and join pieces of a simple pattern.
  • You will spend the day learning how to make a drawstring bag and a zipped pouch using a selection of fabrics provided.
DAY TWO:
  • On day two, you will learn essential dressmaking techniques whilst making a pair of cosy pyjama bottoms.
  • Learn how to read and understand a commercial pattern and get to grips with waistbands, hemming, buttonholes, joining straight and curved seams, and pattern matching to achieve a professional finish.
You will end the 2-day workshop with an abundance of confidence and skills to take forward into your sewing journey, along with some beautiful finished projects to be proud of.
What you'll get
All fabrics, patterns, and haberdashery are included. Please bring your own sewing machine if you would like to learn on it. You will need a buttonhole foot.
Sewing machines are also available to use in our studio.
The price of this workshop includes a loungewear Simplicity pattern for Day 2.
Knowledge required
Beginners and those who would like a refresher.
What to bring
You will need to bring 3 metres of your own fabric. We recommend a standard weight cotton for the pyjama bottoms, or a brushed cotton also works nicely. Please don't bring anything stretchy.
You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you, but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.
Refreshments are available at our on-site café, Blend, until 4pm.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.

Location

New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH

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New Brewery Arts
New Brewery Arts

Instagram followers 10k followers
Facebook likes 6k followers

New Brewery Arts is Cirencester’s creative heart — a vibrant cultural charity housed in the historic buildings of the former Cirencester Brewery.
After the brewery’s closure in 1937, the site fell into disuse and was nearly lost to demolition. Thanks to a visionary local group, two of the remaining buildings were restored and transformed into craft workshops, opening as Cirencester Workshops in 1978.
Its mission is to champion craft — making it, learning it, and supporting the people who do it. Its courses, workshops, makers’ studios, 100% UK-made craft shop, and café all contribute to a vibrant creative hub at the heart of Cirencester.

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