The After School Sewing club is for a mixture of sewing abilities,
Taught by Jane Gordon – Advanced DBS checked tutor with experience of teaching young people how to sew for more than 10 years.
and Sarah Wyles – Advanced DBS checked textiles and art teacher.
and Kim Anderson – experienced volunteer
Depending on your sewing experience, projects will be chosen to develop new skills. We make items such as pencil cases, bags, cushion covers and simple dressmaking projects to learn different techniques such as zips, button holes, bias binding, Neat and tidy hems and seams, and how to follow sewing patterns.
All of our sewing clubs are for children aged 12+
If you are younger than 12, please consider our Beginners techniques class which is designed to help you to build a portfolio of techniques that will help you to explore sewing independently and gain confidence and experience. This will also be suitable for complete beginners older than 12yrs.
In these sessions, each student works on their own project with help where needed. They should feel confident enough to work independently for some of the session so that the tutors are free to help everyone whenever needed. We will advise you to take on a project suitable to your current skill level so that you are able to work independently some of the time and with guidance where needed.
Sessions run as a block of usually 6 weeks (sometimes 5) depending on the term length and are to be booked and paid for in advance to secure a place.
Contact Jane on 07811 933173 or email jane@artsworkshops.co.uk to enquire about availability.