Learn new or refresh essential sewing techniques whilst making stylish and original outfits you’ll be proud of – create garments to your taste and fit.
SUMMER TERM 2024
Tuesday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
11th 18th 25th June 2nd 9th 16th July (6 Sessions)
5 or 6 weeks
£125 for 6 sessions
£115 for 5 sessions
Lady Margaret Hall Settlement is offering free well being and crafts session at All Sewn Up
Clare Douglas
Will restart in April 2024
TBA
Free
During the sessions we will also cover a range of mental health wellbeing topics, depending on the interests of the group:
Assertiveness; Finding motivation; How do we Change?; Tips and techniques for relaxation; Journaling and sketch books; Optimism; Friends, family and community; Art and creativity; Managing emotions; Recovering from disappointment; Caring for ourselves; How do we know when we need to get help? Diet, nutrition and mood.
This is a beginners class suitable for people with limited or no previous experience. Students must be able to understand English.
Pen and notebook. A ring binder a4 sized folder to keep sewing samples in and handouts in. The tutor will let you know what equipment you will need to bring for the following lessons. However, a basic sewing kit would be an advantage for you to invest in pre-course.
Can we attend classes online?
Unfortunately, these classes/workshops are set up to be in person practices especially due to the nature of the work which is very physical and hands-on.
All Sewn Up, Unit 1, The Coop Centre, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG.
Tel: 020 7840 0216
Email: admin@lmhs.org.uk
7 maximum in a class.
You will have the use of all equipment in the workroom including: large tables, sewing machines, over-lockers, irons & metal rulers.
After the first lesson you will know what you need to bring with you which will include fabrics and your own basic sewing kit. List available at first session. Some materials can be purchased from the tutor. Price list available in the classroom. Basic Materials are:
-Dressmakers pins
-Seam Unpicker
-Calico Fabric (1-2meters worth)
-Dressmakers chalk markers
-A reel of strong thread (recommended Guitermann)
-Fabric Scissors and Embroidery (small) Scissors
Enrol in person, by post or email admin@lmhs.org.uk
Enrolment form available online or on request (by phone or email).
Bring along your sewing project and be guided by the tutor.
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August 2024
10 am – 3.30 pm with half hour lunch break
£120 for 2 days or £75 for 1 day
Weekend Sewing 17th and 18th August 2024
10 am – 3.30 pm with half hour lunch break
Bring along your sewing project and be guided by the tutor.
Skills you can develop include altering garments, sewing techniques and guidance to help you complete a garment from a commercial pattern.
This will be a class of mixed-level of sewing. So everyone will be working at their own pace with guidance from the tutor.
To be able to do this course, you must be able to use a sewing machine.
If there are any questions, please email the tutor at least two weeks before the course starts to guarantee a response.
To be able to do this course, you must be able to use a sewing machine.
Bring a basic sewing kit and your own sewing project.
I have already used a sewing machine and done basic sewing for example tote bags and little sip bags will this course still benefit me?
Yes, this course is designed for anyone who wants to learn to be a confident and able sewer. The course doesn’t just focus on people who want knowledge and skills for small sewing projects but also larger scale sewing projects one might need to undertake in the future such as making products by bulk or a range of garments for example.
Do we get to make anything that we can keep and take home in the course?
Yes.
All Sewn Up, Unit 1, The Coop Centre, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG.
Tel: 020 7840 0216
Email: admin@lmhs.org.uk
7 maximum in a class.
You will have the use of all equipment in the workroom including: large tables, sewing machines, over-lockers, irons & metal rulers.
Enrol in person, by post or email admin@lmhs.org.uk
Enrolment form available online or on request (by phone or email).
Learn new or refresh essential sewing techniques whilst making stylish and original outfits you’ll be proud of – create garments to your taste and fit.
CLOTHES MAKING WEDNESDAY BEGINNERS CLASS DATES 2024
Wednesday 11th September – Wednesday 23rd October 2024 (7 sessions)
Autumn Half Term 28th October 2024
Wednesday 6th November – Wednesday 11th December 2024 (6 sessions)
6 or 7 weeks
£140 for 7 sessions
£125 for 6 sessions
You will be introduced to the general principles and skills relating to sewing and garment making, also using a commercial pattern.
A beginners class is suitable for people with limited or no previous experience. Students must be able to understand English.
Commercial Sewing Pattern that says Easy or Very Easy.
No Button holes, zips and stretch fabric for the easy pattern.
Examples of Easy/Very Easy sewing Brand names patterns are:
New Look 6766
Burda 6009
Vogue 1802
McCall’s 8053
Buttrick 6687
A basic sewing kit consisting of fabric scissors, trimming scissors, paper scissors, dressmaker sewing pins with glass heads(about 38mm long), tape measure, fabric marker, seam ripper and hand sewing needles.
You must provide your own materials, fabric, haberdashery and thread to complete your garment.
All Sewn Up, Unit 1, The Coop Centre, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG.
Tel: 020 7840 0216
Email: admin@lmhs.org.uk
7 maximum
You will have the use of all equipment in the workroom including: large tables, sewing machines, over-lockers, irons & metal rulers.
Enrol in person, by post or email admin@lmhs.org.uk
Enrolment form available online or on request (by phone or email).
Tuesdays 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm and Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Dates to be confirmed
6 sessions £125
Pattern cutting and sewing class: Bodice Block
Tutor: Sokha Soong
This course is an introduction to pattern cutting for both men and women. It is aims to give you knowledge and understanding of pattern cutting and how it is used to develop the desired designs. For this beginner’s class, you will learn to construct your own personal block. Learn how to take measurements and how to sew up your own toile, (a sample of your block made from calico)
The Block you can choose from for womenswear are:
CLOSE FITTING BODICE BLOCK – Ideal for close fitted tops and dresses
EASY FITTING BODICE BLOCK – Ideal for loose fitted tops and dresses
THE ONE-PIECE SLEEVE BLOCK – ideal for both blocks above
The block you can choose from for menswear are:
THE CLASSIC SHIRT BLOCK
THE TAILORED SHIRT BLOCK – a closer fitting shirt with a wider shoulder line
THE CASUAL SHIRT BLOCK
THE ONE-PIECE SLEEVE – ideal for all three blocks
Entry Requirements:
This course is for adult learners (18+) men and women, with no knowledge or experience in pattern cutting or sewing.
What you will gain from this course:
• A bodice block/ shirt block
• A one-piece sleeve block
• A sample of your block made in calico (toile)
• A sleeve placket and cuff sample
• A collar and collar stand sample
• Knowledge in how to thread and use a sewing machine
• Learn how to insert a sleeve head into the armhole
• Learn how to do the fitting of your toile
• Learn how to make amendment to the toile and then transfer it to the block
Pattern Cutting and Sewing course, Frequently asked questions:
What do I need to bring for this course?
You will need to have 1x folder, 1x mechanical pencil 0.5 or 0.7, 1x rubber and a tube storage for carrying your pattern pieces
Is this course suitable for men?
This course is for both men and women adult students. They can choose to develop blocks for men or womenswear.
Will I need any pattern cutting experience for this course?
You do not need any fashion pattern cutting or sewing experience for this course.
What level is this course?
This course starts at beginner level when you join and will progress towards advance as you continue. You will be guided through each block that you will choose to learn each term. The pace will be flexible to the pace you are comfortable in learning. Which means you can carry on into the next term if you choose to carry on. Your tutor will do her best to guide you to be at similar pace as others in your group.
How long will it take to complete a block?
It will take about 5-6 weeks for student to complete a block. They would have drafted a personal block, made up a toile, done a fitting, and make any adjustment to the block if needed.
What is a block?
A block is a foundation pattern constructed to fit an average or individual figure. The designer uses a foundation pattern (block) as a basis for making the pattern for a design.
What is a toile?
This is the finished block made up in calico to check the proportion and shape.
What is a pattern?
A developed design drafted from block. They may include style lines, tucks, gathers, pleats or draped but still have the basic fit of the block used.
What is a sample?
It is the design cut out in fabric and made up. This is an important stage for manufacture and individual to test their pattern before going into bulk production or cutting into expensive fabric for individual.
Fridays 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
19 and 26 July, 2, 23 and 30 August, 13, 20 and 27 September, 4 October
Thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August
Free but suggested donation £5 per session
During these sessions there will be an opportunity to contribute to Melanie Bowles’s stitching project adding your own marks to a large linen cloth, inviting you to stitch together. No knowledge of embroidery is required – learn and explore the wealth of stitches, make your mark on the large embroidery cloth and enjoy the benefits of stitching together.
There is no tutor for this session but a member of the All Sewn Up team will be present.
All Sewn Up’s Makers’ Homework Club is a calm and friendly environment where you can practice without a tutor a variety of textile-based techniques: knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, up cycling and clothes making – bring your own projects.
ASUP students who have been inducted in the use of the sewing machine may use them.
This session is aimed at adults (18+) who are able to work without a tutor on their own projects.
21st September 26th October and 30th November 2024.
Individual sessions £55
During this 4 hour session:
Students will learn how to thread the machine.
Learn how to use the machine and its functions and complete four different seams:
Plain seam
French seam
Flat-fell seam
Lapped seam
Make a simple item such as a cushion cover or fabric tote bag.
The course is for adult learners (+18) with limited or no previous experience. Students could then enroll on the Beginners Clothed Making course.
All Sewn Up, Unit 1, The Coop Centre, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG.
Tel: 020 7840 0216
Email: admin@lmhs.org.uk
7 maximum
Tutor feedback
Learner self-assessment
You will have the use of all equipment in the workroom including: large tables, sewing machines, over-lockers, irons & metal rulers.
Things needed on the day to bring along:
Fabric scissors
Tape measure
Pins
Stitch unpicker
Tailors chalk or marker
Pencil
Hand sewing needles.
Enrol in person, by post or email admin@lmhs.org.uk
Enrolment form available online or on request (by phone or email).
Saturday 10 June 2023
2:00 to 5:00 pm
3 hours@ £40
For this course, artist Richard McVetis draws on his love of stitching, paying special attention to time, labour and care in the making of Embroidery pieces.
This workshop will explore a combination of traditional Hand Embroidery techniques, how you do it and why you do it. We will explore the tenderness; the slowness and rhythms of hand stitching; the versatility and strengths of embroidery for drawing and mark making; and the pleasure in having time to make.
This is an experimental approach to stitching and draws on the imagination of each participant: create textures and patterns, work a stitch in different threads changing its scale and spacing, work freely, and combine stitches to mark make and draw.
Practical help will be given by demonstrating the many ways in which this can be achieved using the simplest of hand embroidery techniques, no knowledge of particular and precise embroidery techniques are needed. The emphasis will be on both group and individual tuition.
We will learn the following stitches: Running, Back, Straight, Couching, Whipped Running, Seeding, Stem, Fly, Blanket and Chain.
Objectives:
-To develop traditional Hand Embroidery skills
-To translate your own thoughts and inspiration into stitch
-To develop an understanding of embroidery as a contemporary art medium
This course is suitable for adult learners (18+) with basic hand stitch experience. Beginners are also very welcome.
All Sewn Up, Unit 1, The Coop Centre, 11 Mowll Street, London SW9 6BG.
Tel: 020 7840 0216
Email: admin@lmhs.org.uk
12 maximum
Tutor feedback
Learner self-assessment
You will have the use of all equipment in the workroom including: large tables, sewing machines, over-lockers, irons & metal rulers. You will have the use of an Embroidery hoop for the duration of the course.
Most embroidery materials including worksheets, embroidery canvas needles and haberdashery items will be provided for the course; there might be small fees for additional items.
Enrol in person, by post or email admin@lmhs.org.uk
Enrolment form available online or on request (by phone or email).
