Zero Waste Sewing - Make A Sweatshirt

Name: Zero Waste Sewing - Make A Sweatshirt
Start: 2024-10-12T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-12T13:30:00+01:00
Location: Studio 10, Brighton Open Market, BN1 4JU Brighton, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 10:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Studio 10, Brighton Open Market, BN1 4JU Brighton, United Kingdom | Brighton, EN

Join us for this half day workshop and introduction to the general principles and skills of zero waste sewing by making a Sweatshirt top. It is an oversized, wide sleeved boxy shaped top made of a woven fabric and uses a piece of stretch fabric (ribbing) to make a neckband. There are options to shorten the sleeves, and add a rib cuff/waistband.
We will be following the instructions from the book Zero Waste Patterns by Birgitta Helmersson. Zero Waste sewing uses all the fabric with no pieces leftover for the scrap bin. Ideal for thrifted or leftover fabric from other projects. There are no paper templates for the garment - shapes are measured and drawn directly onto the fabric.
We will cover how to draw out the basic shapes, cutting fabric and assembling the garment sewing straight seams.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for those who have used a sewing machine before and can confidently thread up and change basic settings. There is optional use of an overlocker to finish seam edges -basic instruction can be provided.