Introduction to Dressmaking

This comprehensive 5-week workshop is designed for complete beginners or those looking to refresh their foundational sewing machine skills. Starting from 15th Febuary to 15th March

🧵 Introduction to Garment Sewing: 5-Week Workshop ✂️

Unlock your wardrobe potential with our special January introductory offer!

This comprehensive 5-week workshop is designed for complete beginners or those looking to refresh their foundational sewing machine skills, guiding you step by step into the rewarding world of making your own clothes.

• Duration: 5 Weeks
• Session Length: 2.5 Hours per week (10 hours total tuition)
• Level: Absolute Beginner
• Goal: Construct a simple, beginner-friendly garment (e.g., a simple elasticated skirt or tote bag, depending on group pace).

• Focus: Getting comfortable with your sewing machine and understanding materials.
• Content:
• Machine setup, threading, and basic maintenance.
• Understanding tension and stitch selection.
• Practice sewing straight lines, curves, and corners.
• Introduction to different fabric types (woven vs. knit).

• Focus: Learning the fundamental techniques for joining fabric pieces securely and neatly
• Content:
• Sewing standard seams (straight stitch, backstitching).
• Pressing techniques (the secret to professional-looking garments!).
• Finishing raw edges (zigzag or serger/overlocker alternatives).
• Sewing French seams (for a clean finish on lightweight fabrics).

• Focus: Translating your paper pattern into fabric and learning basic shaping methods.
• Content: Understanding pattern markings and terminology.
• Laying out and cutting fabric correctly (on-grain).
• Transferring markings (darts, notches) to fabric.
• Techniques for shaping: sewing darts and basic gathering.

• Focus: Assembling the main body of your garment.
• Content:
• Step-by-step assembly of the project garment (following pattern instructions).
• Inserting basic elastic waistbands/casings.
• Basting and fitting checks (the importance of trying before fully sewing).

• Focus: Adding the final details that make a garment complete and ready to wear.
• content:
• Mastering different hemming techniques (turn-and-stitch, blind hem).
• Applying facings or simple bias binding (if applicable to the project).
• Final pressing and garment care instructions.
• Q&A and next steps in your sewing journey!

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