Dressmaking for beginners

Dressmaking for Beginners Kwik Sew Pattern

Do you want to make your own clothes but don’t know where to start?

Lost your confidence and want to brush-up on those crucial basic skills you haven’t used for years?

Inspired to sew by the BBC 2 Sewing Bee Programme?

Our Dressmaking for Beginners workshop will help you get started!

We will be starting with the perfect first garment project

a pair of Pj’s or lounging pants. On this full day course, you will learn how to select your pattern size, choose fabric appropriate to the project, how to cut out, thread mark, tack, sew seams, neaten, press, make an elastic waist casing and add a hem.

You will become confident using a sewing machine when you know how to set it up for perfect stitching.

You don’t even need your own sewing machine!

With a maximum of 2 new sewers you will get plenty of support from your tutor Jane.

No sewing skills required – just enthusiasm!

We have changed the format of our Sew Short Course programme in 2023 to make it more flexible for you. Instead of specific course dates you can now book any of the courses as a Sew Personal session or a shared Sewing Bee workshop. The session is limited to one or two sewers giving you lots of tutor time.

  • Date: by arrangement
  • Time: 10am-4pm
  • Cost: £250 for a Sew Personal session or £125 per person for a shared Sewing Bee workshop
  • Venue: The Ropewalk, Barton upon Humber

To book your specialist course you can:

  • Call Jane on: 07946 648748 or 01652 662053
  • Email Jane at: jane@janewhitetuition.co.uk
Payment by bank transfer or cheque.

Workshop terms and conditions:
To secure a place on the course fees are payable in advance. Unpaid for bookings will not be held.
Sorry, fees are non-refundable.
The cost of course materials is not included in the fee unless otherwise stated in the course description.
Tuition outside the course dates will be charged extra.
Jane White Couture Tuition reserves the right to cancel or change the date of courses.
Jane White Couture Tuition cannot be responsible for student’s internet connection to join or during the course. In the event of an internet outage at our end an alternative date will be offered.
The course information is an outline. The amount of work completed during the session will depend on your pre-existing skills and pace of work.

I learn best by doing and you provided ample opportunity to do just that. You have the clarity of thought that only someone who knows their subject inside out, has. Moreover you can convey your knowledge in an easy to understand way.

Howard