Beginners Sewing Class

My West Wales sewing studio is set up and ready to take you from sewing machine novice to confident beginner in just six hours!

Beginners Sewing Class

Date: Saturday 1st of February 2025
Date: Saturday 6th April 2025
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Newcastle-Emlyn, West Wales
Price: £98

Date: Saturday 1st of February 2025
Date: Saturday 6th April 2025
Location: Newcastle-Emlyn, West Wales, SA38 9BS

Time: 10am – 4pm
Price: £98

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  • Camille is a professional dressmaker turned sewing instructor with a wealth of sewing experience that she’s just waiting to teach you

  • This beginner’s sewing class will get you acquainted with how a sewing machine works and feel confident to take on projects in just one afternoon! Just see what our previous students have to say about the class.

  • At the end of the day, you will bring home a drawstring bag from this class – perfect for storing your sewing tools.

  • This class is suitable for complete beginner sewists, however, if you’re not sure if this is the right sewing class for you please get in touch.

  • This is a sewing class for complete beginners, with little to no knowledge of how to use a sewing machine. Students are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines, if possible.

How Payment Plans Work

I use a third party website, GoCardless, to manage payment plans for my sewing classes.


Simply fill in your details as requested, state how many payments you’d like your payment plan to be (there is a maximum of 2 for this sewing class) when prompted and pay your deposit. Your payment plan will be manually set up using the email address you provide and split into even payments.
 
Registering for a payment plan will automatically enrol you on the sewing class, and so the same cancellation policy applies.

What You’ll Learn in the Beginners Sewing Class

  • How to thread a sewing machine

  • How to adjust tension, stitch length and width

  • How to use a basic pattern and cut fabric

  • How to hem, topstitch and do a basic finish

  • A dressmakers recommended sewing tools for beginners

In the morning, you will learn how to use the sewing machine. We will take a thorough walk-through the threading process, discover how tension works, as well as troubleshooting broken needles and wonky bobbins. 

In the afternoon, you will tackle your first sewing project; a drawstring bag. The drawstring bag allows us cover some very versatile skills, including fabric cutting and pattern handling.

Spaces are limited to 6 participants per class to provide the ultimate learning experience

What previous sewing students have to say…

Camille has a very relaxed and pleasant manor, she is able to explain complicated terms & tasks in a very simple way. She is obviously an expert seamstress/tailor and it is a pleasure to be taught by her.

– Sarah

Having started as a complete beginner, Camille opened up a whole new dimension of creativity and fun. She brings such joy to her teaching and shares in your delight as your progress on your sewing journey.

– Deirdre

Camille is my favourite kind of teacher – funny, kind and relaxed, knowledgeable and experienced but unassuming! It feels good at the end of class to have changed into ‘someone who can now sew’!

– Lowri

I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed from the start of the course to the end
I would definitely recommend this course for the complete beginner as Camille is such a good teacher at explaining every stage of the course, from explaining how the sewing machine works to breaking down the stages of the sewing project.

– Maggie

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More Information

Price

The Beginners Sewing Class is £98 for the full day. Payment plans are available during the booking process.

Please familiarise yourself with my Terms & Conditions before booking.

What’s included

Teas and coffee on tap, fruits and snacks.

Access to my studio haberdashery.

What’s not included

You will need to bring your own fabric for this sewing class or bring £5 to get some on the day.

Lunch is not included, please bring a packed lunch.

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