Description
Mastering Seams: Essential Techniques for Dressmaking
The first in our skill based series to elevate your dressmaking skills.
Learn with Alison (more details below) how to produce and why you would use the following seams:-
Turn and Stitch
Bias Bound Two ways
Net bound
French
Self Bound
Flat felled
Piped
Over edge
Top stitched
For those with a little more experience and if time allows there is also Slot, Jersey, velvet and sheer
Please Bring
Scissors
Tape measure
Chalk
Stitch ripper
Pins
Thread
An A4 Folder
A working sewing machine with all your feet and manual.
We will supply
Plastic sleeves for the folder
Bias Binding
Piping cord
Fabric to produce your samples.
Handouts on needles & thread as well as the techniques you will learn.
I studied at Waltham Forest College, where I completed various qualifications: City & Guilds Level 2, Tech National Level 3, HND Level 4, and a Diploma Level 5 (with QTLS status). I then spent 9 years teaching in further education, where I specialized in garment construction, pattern cutting, and art & design.
Alongside teaching, I worked as a sample garment technician for a number of renowned designers and brands, including Andrea Galer, Betty Jackson, Edina Ronay, Pascal Smets, Flyte Ostell, Amilia Wicksteed, Vielma, Bella Freud, Maria Grachvogel, Bibilux, and many more.
I’ve also had the opportunity to create costumes for numerous film and TV productions, such as Miss Austen Regrets, Persuasion, The Way We Live Now, Cinderella, Poirot, Hitchcock, The Politician’s Wife, Star Wars, and many others.
It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m grateful for all the opportunities and experiences that have shaped my career.
Class is on Saturday 22nd March 2025 10am till 4.00
This class is upstairs at
Patchwork Dreamer
9 Market House Arcade
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2JA
Please read our terms and conditions before booking this class. Once you have booked I am unable to refund.
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