#needleworkmonday - Creative Sewing Workshop: October 8 2018
I took this picture yesterday walking in the Botanic Garden around the corner from my house. I was really interested that all the flowers in bloom had autumnal colours - various shades of reds and yellows.
Here's my first attempt at sewing in about ... er ... twenty years, I think. We had an hour to make something, there were lots of scraps around. I thought I would make a case for my dressmaking shears. I was very pleased with myself because I remembered how to thread the machine.
Everything in the class was brand new and needed unwrapping from it's packaging. This machine has an interesting brake built into it so, unless you change the setting, it sews really s-l-o-w-l-y. Good for beginners or if you are doing something very intricate. I found the little sewing case in Sainsbury's for £4.99 (I'd bought it for a different project). The thread is rubbish.
The centre is brand new. This is the little seating area where you can make a drink. It's very homely - mugs in the cupboard, tea and coffee in canisters and fresh milk in the enormous fridge.
I'm looking forward to spending time here. The sewing room is very well equipped and everyone is very friendly and proud of their new centre. One of the other women in the class lives nearby, we might do a car share which would be great.
I posted awhile ago about some of the items I would like to make - mainly tops and tunics and the wide legged northern soul trousers I posted about a few days ago. Maybe some cropped Chanel style jackets as well and skirts with a jersey yoke.
I've decided I need to get another notebook for fashion and sewing ideas. This one will have to be A4 with a strong strap to hold it closed as it gets crammed with ideas and pictures and samples.
So exciting :)
Yes ! it's really exciting to start sewing again, @shanibeer !
What sorts of patterns will you be using in your course ? I'm really curious :D
Sewing is a lot quicker than knitting! The things that I've looked at so far will be taking a pattern from a garment I already have. The first one is a summer top, although I quite like the jersey top that @neumannsalva made. I have done a pattern drafting course (long ago) and a dress form would probably help. I've looked at a çouple, but I'd like to be able to adjust the shoulders more.
This is so cool, a sewing workshop! I would love to have something like this near me. Sadly the shop (where I am always tempted to by fabric) stopped doing its "sewing cafe", a kind of free meeting. I am always so stressed out by sewing, I could use some nice company.
And your slow setting on the machine... perhaps it was made for me :-DDD I find these mashine way to fast for my liking (snailsewing for me)
Sadly I missed your "wide legged northern soul trousers " post. I have to look it up. Trousers are still intimidating me, but nevertheless I am willing to learn.
Looking forward to your creations <3
Northern Soul Trousers :) x
Thanks and watched :-D I have never heard of northeren soul... I hope with the trousers comes a story <3
Look at that shiney new sewing machine! This is so cool that you are getting back into sewing. I would say we’ll be learning together but it sounds and looks like you already have some experience.
That center looks nice, peaceful and cozy. I wish you many great days of sewing there. I look forward to seeing your projects surface. 😉
I did learn at school and used to make my clothes as a teenager, but for some reason, I stopped doing that when I started working. I've had a machine for years, I can't even remember when I bought it, possibly in the 1980s. I was very put out one time when we were burgled - they took the TV and some credit cards but not my sewing machine!
It'll be fun to share our experiences as we both go along.
Wooo back on the sewing horse! Right on. Did you finish your scissors case?
I sat down to do it yesterday so I could take a picture of the finished item for the post ... and cut right through it in the wrong place! I still need to make a case for the scissors. They sit in a pouch on the side of the sewing machine at home, but they need more protection if I am carrying them arround.
Oh noooo, tragedy!
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you are very comfortable there. I like your sewing machine although I don’t understand them at all :)))