4 WEEK DRESSMAKING COURSE: Make a Indigo Smock Top/Dress

7-9pm 

THU 27 JAN, 03, 10, 17 FEB

£90 for 4 weeks

If you’ve enjoyed the Great British Sewing Bee, you are going to love this real life experience in our 4 week dressmaking course suitable for beginners or those with experience wanting to make a garment and further their skills!

Working from a Tilly & the Buttons Pattern, come and learn to make your very own on trend Indigo smock top or dress - ranging from sizes 6-24 with sewing tutor Saj from Go Deer at The Old Stores Studio.

Guided all along the way with step by step expert tuition, discover how to make this adaptable item of clothing, gaining valuable generic sewing skills along the way with lots of one to one support.

Cute, comfy and effortlessly stylish, the Indigo smock has no fiddly fastenings so you can throw it on and go. Sew it with classic gathered seams or elevate it to a stand-out piece in your wardrobe with the pretty exposed frill seam.

Indigo has a bodice shaped with bust darts, gently curved empire waistline, and floaty gathered skirt. Make it as a top with dipped hem ending at the low hip, or a knee-length dress with straight hem and pockets (yay!). Choose from three-quarter flounce sleeves or slim-fitting bracelet sleeves. You’ll want to wear one every day of the week.

All tuition, materials and tools are including - all you need to bring is a fabric of your choice. Light to medium weight woven fabric (not stretchy) with some drape is ideal. The lightest would be cotton lawn and the heaviest recommended is a linen.

Skills you will learn/use in this course are as follows.

Measuring for fit

Grading and adjusting a pattern

Fitting a bodice

Sewing and pressing darts

Gathering and easing

Fitting sleeves

Level and/or curved hems

Adjusting facings

Under stitching

Suitable for all levels, but some experience using a sewing machine is desirable. Please note if you are unfamiliar with how to use a machine or want some reminders we have an 'Introduction to Machine Sewing' Workshop just before this course starts - see our booking site for more details and how to book. This one off workshop is well worth attending as a beginner or even as refresher for those who have a some experience sewing on a machine. 

Our coffee bar has teas, coffees and cake available throughout the course and we very much look forward to welcoming you here!

THE OLD STORES STUDIO is a versatile art, craft & creative studio, workshop and events space in Evercreech - 10 minutes from Bruton, Somerset - under an hour from Bath & Bristol, UK.

To find out more contact theoldstoresstudio@gmail.com

or call Nik on 07841437713 or Maria on 07801276750.

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The Old Stores Studio Cancellation Policy: Please note if you find yourself unable to attend your booking I'm afraid we are unable to offer a refund but you can transfer your ticket to another person in advance. Please let us know if you wish to do this. If the studio cancels your booking for any reason we will do our best to reschedule the workshop on an alternative date, transfer your credit to another workshop or if that is not possible we can issue a full refund upon request. Unfortunately, we cannot issue refunds for SS&L courses due to administrative and material costs. Many thanks.