Absolute Beginners Sewing Workshop

Wednesday 29 July 2026:  

Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Cost: £25

If you are a total beginner or haven' done any sewing for a while, this workshop is aimed to help you learn basic sewing skills, or refresh your skills in sewing.  We will supply the machines, the fabric, the all the equipment and supplies.  Once you've settled in, we'll start at the beginning with winding a bobbin, threading up and making your first stitches.  We'll also look  at common mistakes and how to fix them as well as how to change a needle.  You will also be making an item to take home with you:

The workshop will include:

• Setting up the sewing machine and using its functions

• How to wind the bobbin

• Threading the sewing machine

• Learning the correct threads to use in the machine

• Learning how to use the different stitches on the machine

• Sewing two pieces of fabric together using the straight stitch

• Neatening a raw edge of a seam

• Adjusting the tension

•  As well as making a item

• And more....

Venue: Harborne Academy, Harborne Road, Birmingham B15 3JL

These are some of the comments made by people who have attened the workshop:

· made me feel more confident in the basics of sewing

· taught me necessary sewing skills

· ...good and value for money

· ...refreshed past experience and given me confidence to try on my own

· ..I feel I have a really good grasp on sewing now

· very informative, gives time to each student for correction and feedback

· ...lots of good information and was able to make something

· Very good introduction to using the machine

· exactly what I needed

To book your place on the Absolute Beginners Sewing workshop - 29 July 2026, please click on the link below: