• Recap of how to use the sewing machine
• How to take key body measurements and choose a size
• How to interpret pattern symbols and markings
• How to accurately cut out your fabric
• How to sew seams and finish off the raw edges
• How to create a hem
• How to create an elasticated waist

Level 2 - Next steps Beginner Dressmaker -This class is suitable for those who already know how to set up a sewing machine and make simple projects, but are looking to try dressmaking for the first time. An ideal follow on from our 1 day complete beginners class

• 20% discount on supplies required for the workshop (fabric & notions) - Please call the shop to order over the phone if you are unable to visit before the workshop day so that the discount can be applied.
• 10% off any other fabrics purchased on the day of your course
• Your own PDF copy of the TATB Jaimie Pyjama Pattern or the TATB Joe Pyjama pattern to make your own at home again and again
• Use of all sewing machines, tools and equipment
• Tea/coffee and biscuits (If it is a day course please bring a packed lunch or visit some of the lovely local cafes)

• Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, shirting, “quilting cotton”, flannel
• Matching thread
• 25mm wide elastic - length = your low waist measurement

Upon booking please get in touch via email with your waist and hip measurements and which version you would like to make and we will help guide you as to how much fabric you will need.

Please purchase your fabric before attending your class to give you chance to pre-wash it, as some fabrics shrink on their first wash. As this is your first dressmaking project, please avoid checks and stripes, and fabrics that are slippy such as viscose, and loose open weave fabrics such as double gauze. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like help selecting your fabric.