Get to know fabrics 101
We’ve put together a morning of our popular bitesize sessions that we take around the country to the national shows. The sessions are designed to help you skill up and build your knowledge with this first set focusing on the resources that you may be using. By coming and talking through the properties of a number of samples you will walk away with a much greater understanding of how to use them within your projects to get the best results. These are fab sessions for anyone wanting to build their knowledge and by walking away with a set of samples you will have constant reference points for when you are shopping online.
Can you feel a bit lost when you go to buy fabric? Do you know what they all are? Do you know what some of the differences and similarities are? Would you like to make better choices for your dressmaking projects? Do you know what all those names on the back of the pattern packet reference to? Do you find it hard to make good choices buying online?
So many questions!
If you feel you don’t have the right answers this is for you. We will discuss approx 20 different fabrics and you will touch and feel samples that you can take home. Join our one hour ‘skill up’ session and walk away feeling far more confident about your choices and with a lovely sample pack to reference and feel whenever you are in doubt.
The other sessions are ;
Attend all three and get £10 off
What will we cover?
We will work our way through approx 20 samples of fabrics covering including stretch, woven, denim options and will look at different weights, weaves and uses.
How will I be taught?
This will be like a mini lecture environment but it will be as interactive as you make it with questions.
Do I need any previous experience or skills?
No experience needed!
Are materials provided? Is there anything I need to source myself?
Bring a pen! We will supply a set of samples and some handouts that you can make notes on.
What will I take home with me?
By the end of the session you will increased your knowledge of dressmaking fabrics, which ones to use when and have created the start of your own sample library to reference time and time again.
Refreshments
Photography
During all of our workshops photographs are taken for promotional purposes only. Please make us aware at the time of booking if you would prefer not to be included.
Tutor
Owner of Made and Making, Sarah has been sewing all her life. Her passion is helping others to gain the same level of enjoyment from mastering these creative skills. She's known for her infectious enthusiasm, her endless knowledge and for her knack for explaining things clearly, leading to lots of 'aha!' moments. You may have seen her share some of those on the TV channel Sewing Street. In a previous life, Sarah was a branch manager in an insurance firm. Taking redundancy in 2012 allowed her to follow her dream of creating a hub for sewing and craft. At Made and Making Sarah teaches sewing, crochet, needle felting and other craft courses. She's also one of the tutors for the children's workshops. When family life allows, Sarah loves nothing more than immersing herself in her own projects.
