May 4th// Sunday 12:00 - 4:00 pm // Cost: £45 // Beginners and beyond // Location: Bridgeton, Glasgow

If you need some help with a sewing project or just some extra time in the studio with a machine, then this Sewing Sessions is ideal. Come along and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of The Stitchery, meet new people, and get expert help with your creations. Bring along your up-cycling, your alterations, or any unfinished projects that you just need a little help with.

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6 Week Course // Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 9pm // Cost: £235 // Dates TBC

Join our zero waste sewing class for beginners and discover eco-friendly sewing techniques. Learn to create beautiful, sustainable garments while reducing fabric waste. Perfect for new sewers passionate about sustainability!

6 Week Course // Wednesdays, 1pm - 3.30pm // Cost: £225 // Level: Beginners and beyond // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger Founder of The Stitchery, Co-Founder of Zero Waste Design Collective and Founding Member of Sustainable Fashion Scotland

Returning students and seasoned sewers are welcome on this sociable supported stitching session, where you can work on your self-directed projects. Open Sewing blocks offer the same expert guidance as our taught classes, but with no programmed course structure, giving you the freedom to work on your own projects at your own pace.

10 Week Course // Tuesdays, 6.30pm - 9pm // Cost: £385 (includes pattern) // Level: Pure Beginner // April 8 - June 24 (No Classes May 27 & June 3)

Making your own clothes is about learning to BE YOURSELF. Choose your own fabric; fit it to your own unique body; express your own unique style. If you're tired of wearing low quality, ill-fitting and generic hi-street clothing, then this course is your opportunity to break from the herd.

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10 Week Course // Tuesdays, 1pm - 3:30pm // Level: Beyond Basics // Cost: £385 // Dates: TBC // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger, Founder of The Stitchery

The ideal next step for beginners, this 10 week sewing course will help you take your clothes making skills to the next level. The focus will be on learning to sew with jersey fabric in order to make comfortable everyday staples, like the classic t-shirt. You will learn how to work from a pattern, take your body measurements and choose the correct size for your body shape.

If you need some help with a sewing project or just some extra time in the studio with a machine, then this Sewing Sessions is ideal. Come along and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of The Stitchery, meet new people, and get expert help with your creations. Bring along your up-cycling, your alterations, or any unfinished projects that you just need a little help with.

10 Week Course // Tuesdays, 6.30pm - 8pm // Cost: £385 (includes pattern) // Level: Pure Beginner // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger Founder of The Stitchery, Co-Founder of Zero Waste Design Collective and Founding Member of Sustainable Fashion Scotland // Location: Indie Sewing Room, Park Lane House, 47 Broad St, Bridgeton, Glasgow G40 2QF

4-Hour Session // 12noon - 4pm // Cost: £35 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger

If you need some help with a sewing project or just some extra time in the studio with a machine, then the Sunday Sewing Sessions are ideal. Come along and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of The Stitchery, meet new people, and get expert help with your creations.

4-Hour Session // 12noon - 4pm // Cost: £30 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger

If you need some help with a sewing project or just some extra time in the studio with a machine, then the Sunday Sewing Sessions are ideal. Come along and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of The Stitchery, meet new people, and get expert help with your creations.

One Day Workshop // Instructor: Hazel Lethaby of Mischke Lingerie // Projects: Rosy Ladyshorts for Women, or Comox Trunks for Men  // Level: Growing Beginner // Cost: £65

Make some comfortable underpants for yourself, or as a Valentines gift for your loved one. Learn how to sew tricky stretch fabric on a domestic sewing machine. 

8 Week Course // Tuesdays, 6:30pm-9pm // Level: Beyond Basics// Cost: £225 + Fabrics // Instructor: Susie Haigh of Podnip // Pattern Selection Guide

The ideal next step on from Making Clothes for Beginners, this 10-week, in-depth course is designed to reinforce your basic skill set, whilst allowing you to flourish in new areas. Topics include pattern alterations, set-in sleeves, inserting collars, bust adjustments, linings, using an overlocker, and specialty seem finishes. 

One Day Workshop // 10am - 5pm // Skill Level: Pure Beginner (and upwards) // Cost: £60 (includes sample fabrics) // Instructor: Patricia Collins

An overlock stitch is what you'll find on the inside of almost any piece of regular hi-street clothing. In this course, led by expert Patricia Collins, we'll be helping you to get your head around this rather odd looking machine. 

One-day workshop // 10am - 5pm // Cost: £60 + cost of fabric (minimal) // Skill Level: Open to all // Instructor: Susie Haigh of Podnip

Learn how to 'draw' with your sewing machine and make something personalised and fun for yourself, a friend, or a loved one.

One-Day Workshop // 10am - 5pm // Cost: £60 + Fabrics // Level: Pure Beginners // Instructor: Susie Haigh, Designer // Project: Tote Bag

Learn the basics of how to use a sewing machine and make a tote bag in a fabric of your choice. If you can't commit to a longer course, or you want to dip your toes before diving in to the world of sewing, then this one-day course is designed for you. 

6 Week Course // Wednesdays, 10am-12:30pm // Cost: £175 (includes pattern) + fabrics // Level: Growing Beginner + Onwards // Instructor: Susie Haigh, Designer, Podnip // Pattern Selection Guide

In this 6-week course we'll be showing you how to make your own clothing on an overlocker: that bizarre looking machine that is perfect for knit fabric, and that actually gives you a professional looking finish on your garments.

10 Week Course // Tuesdays, 10am-12:30pm // Cost: £225 (includes pattern) + fabrics // Level: Pure Beginner // Cassandra Macindoe, Stitchery Founder // Pattern Selection Guide

Led by Cassandra Macindoe, this is a 10 week, in-depth introduction to making your own clothing. The course is intended to equip you with a comprehensive set of basic skills that you can develop and apply to a range of clothing types. 

6 Week Course // Mondays, 6:30pm-9:00pm // Cost: £175 (includes pattern) + fabrics // Level: Growing Beginner + Onwards // Susie Haigh, Designer, Podnip // Pattern Selection Guide

In this 6-week course we'll be showing you how to make your own clothing on an overlocker: that bizarre looking machine that actually gives you a professional looking finish on your garments.

Open Call to Local Makers:
Do you sew your own garments or make garments for other people? Do you have any in the back of your cupboard that you'd like to pass on? Or maybe some fabric that you're not planning on using?

The Stitchery Pop-Up Shop, hosted at this years Christmas Open Day, is a chance for local sewers to help spread the gospel of home-sewn clothing, and also to make a few bucks from their own handiwork.