Beginner Sewing Course – Learn to Sew with Confidence

This beginner-friendly course focuses on building a strong foundation of skills from threading a machine to producing a high quality apron.
About this Event

We believe that learning to sew is about much more than finishing a project – it's about building skills that stay with you.

Our tutor has designed a beginner-specific apron project that gradually introduces the core sewing skills you'll need. Each new technique is explained clearly, including both how to do it and why it works. Before using a new skill on your project, you'll have plenty of opportunity to practise on calico (practice fabric). This means you can gain confidence without worrying about making mistakes on your finished piece.

To make the project your own, you can use our fabrics or bring along ‘well-loved-but-past-their-best’ clothes to use for custom pocket and strap details, we will chat about which fabrics work best during our first session.

For more information see https://edsworkshop.co.uk/sewing-classes/

What You'll Learn

Through these classes you'll have:

• A solid foundation of sewing skills that will make future projects easier and more enjoyable.
• A beautifully made apron you'll be proud to use.

Skills Covered

• Setting up and the basic operation of a sewing machine.
• Straight stitching, backstitching, adjusting stitch length, topstitching and edge stitching.
• Pressing seams.
• Understanding and using seam allowances accurately.
• Finishing raw fabric edges.
• Making finished and unfinished straps.
• An introduction to suitable fabrics for different projects.
• An introduction to sewing patterns and understanding key pattern terminology, including grainline, selvedge, place on fold, notches, seam allowances and pattern layout.
• Applying interfacing to add structure and support.
• Sewing and finishing curved edges neatly.
• Bagging out a facing.
• Attaching and using D-rings.

Who is this Course For?

This course is designed specifically for complete beginners or anyone looking to build strong sewing foundations through a structured, skill-based approach.

Monday Course (we are also running this course on Wednersday evenings)

• Monday 7th September, 10:00am–1:00pm
• Monday 14th September, 10:00am–1:00pm
• Monday 21st September, 10:00am–1:00pm
• Monday 28th September, 10:00am–1:00pm

12 hours total

Price - £180 for the full 12-hour course plus Eventbrite fees

Please visit https://edsworkshop.co.uk/sewing-classes/ or contact [email protected] find out more.