London & South East 13th October – Get to Grips with Buttons and Zips In this 2 and a half hour session you will learn how to insert four different types of zips, how to sew them neatly and where to use different styles. It also covers button essentials. Time: 6.30pm Area: SW6, London See: www.saturdaysewingsession.co.uk 20th October – How to Use a Sewing Machine This 2 and a half hour evening session will go through all of the basics of how to thread the machine, wind a bobbin, change the feet and use different stitches. Time: 6pm Area: Chelmsford See: www.themakeitroom.co.uk 22nd October – Shell Top Tamara Melvin from The Great British Sewing Bee hosts this event where you make a simple shell top to carry you through the seasons. Time: 10am Area: Cobham See: www.thegreenthimble.co.uk 23rd & 24th October – Sew a Christmas Dress with Chinelo Bally You will learn how to transfer your measurements directly onto the fabric and dart you garment pieces, to take the body’s contours. Once you know this method you can use it over and over again! Repeated on the 5th and 6th November Time: 10am Area: Chelmsford See: (as this event has no passed, all relevant web […]