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Classes - What to Bring (Requirements List) - Pattern Cutting (Skirt Block)

Week 1

You won't need to bring your sewing machine for the first week of the course as we will be concentrating on measuring, making the skirt block and creating the pattern.

Please bring for Class:

  • Pen, pencil and notebook
  • Paper scissors
  • Tape Measure
  • An HB or 2H Pencil & Pencil Sharpener
  • Eraser
  • 2 x Highlighter Pens (2 x different colours)
  • Pattern Cutting Paper, either a packet of Tracing Paper or 2.00m of Dot+Cross Paper
  • Length of string, ribbon or thin elastic long enough to tie around your waist
  • A Ruler, at least 45cm long. We will be drawing long straight lines, either parallel or at right angles to each other. The following items have grids on that will help you do that. A long quilting ruler, or Pattern Master, or French Rule. 

Weeks 2 & 3

  • Sewing Machine, Foot pedal and Power Lead
  • General sewing thread in a colour that contrasts with the calico
  • 2 x Sharpie or Felt Pens (two different colours)
  • 1m Calico
  • Dressmaking Pins
  • Dressmaking Shears
  • Seam Ripper
  • Phone/Camera to take photos of you wearing your toile.

All Machine Sewing Classes

We do not provide sewing machines for classes as we believe that you will learn more from using your own machine. If your machine is too heavy to lift; let us know before the class and we can make exception by prior arrangement.

We can help you to get your sewing machine from your car to the workshop space upstairs if you pull up outside the shop on the double yellow lines to drop it off. Then you can go and park in the car park behind.

Lunch Breaks

If your class goes over lunchtime you can either:

  • Bring your lunch with you
  • Pre-order your lunch from the lovely cafe opposite the shop (The Commute).

Our classes generally only break for a maximum 30 minutes so there isn't really time to go out and buy lunch during the day.