Name: Learn to use a Sewing Machine
Start: 2025-03-09T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-09T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Space2Create

Get to know your sewing machine in this small group workshop, then learn how to use it as we make a simple scrap fabric project together.
Ticket price: £30 + booking fee (concession tickets available)
Got a sewing machine and don’t know where to start? Keen to refresh your skills? This is the workshop for you!
Knowing your way around a sewing machine is a valuable life skill that can save you money and reduce your impact on the environment. This workshop will give you skills, confidence and inspiration to begin your sewing journey.
Jane will introduce you to the anatomy of your sewing machine and how to set it up, then guide you as you try out the different stitches on paper before putting your new skills into practice with a simple scrap fabric project.
This relaxed pace, small group workshop is designed for beginners.
We will provide:
- sewing machine if you need to borrow (email [email protected] to reserve)
- all materials, fabrics and threads for sampling and projects
- printed worksheets to take home
- organic, Fairtrade hot drinks and palm oil-free biscuits
What to bring
- your sewing machine if you have one
- your sewing machine's power cable, instruction manual and any accessories
- a simple sewing kit (sewing needles, pins, seam ripper)
- a pair of good quality fabric scissors
Your host for this workshop is Jane Walton. Known locally as owner of Reticule Fabrics in Kendal until she retired in 2022, Jane is a sewing instructor with years of experience helping people learn a wide variety of sewing skills. We are delighted to partner with Jane to offer you this workshop and more in 2025.
Being accessible and inclusive to everyone is important to us at Simply Repair. If you want to join us on any of the workshops but financial circumstances prevent this, please get in touch at [email protected] so we can help. All requests are confidential, and we offer a no questions asked policy. We will do our best to accommodate but, in the event where the workshop is already full, we can discuss future options.