Weekend Workshop // 7th & 8th February // Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm // Level: Beginner // Cost: £195 // Places Available: 8 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger
Breathe new life into forgotten or pre-loved garments! Join the upcycling movement and recycle all those pieces in your closet that you’ve forgotten about. Learn how to customize and personalize any garment in your own style. All you need is some creativity and basic sewing skills.
About this course
In this workshop you’ll learn skills to reuse and refashion existing textiles into wearable garments. You will develop skills to improve the fit or change the features of garments to better suit your body and your style. You will also learn key methods and techniques for upcycling, including garment deconstruction and reconstruction, and embellishment.
Through this course, you will gain the tools and confidence to enhance your wardrobe using curtains, table cloths, quilts, second-hand clothes and even smaller scraps of leftover fabric.
Join the upcycling movement and recycle all those pieces in your closet that you’ve forgotten about. Learn how to customize and personalize any garment in your own style. All you need is some creativity and basic sewing skills.
Topics Covered & Outcomes
Creating new textiles from second-hand textiles
Garment deconstruction & reconstruction
Upcycling methods and embellishments
Strategies for resizing a garment
Hemming - shortening sleeves, skirts, trousers and dresses
Planning your project
Fitting tips
Each student will come away with a new garment made from upcycled textiles
Skill Level
Beginner with Experience - Students need to have a basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine and have sewn at least one project.
Course Cost Includes
We have a sewing machine available for each student; although you can bring your own if you like
Use of overlockers and coverlocker (shared between students)
Some haberdashery items for upcycling
You Will Need to Bring
A basic sewing kit
Mug with a lid if you plan to drink tea or coffee
A couple of garments you would like to upcycle: please choose a woven garment, not a stretchy knit garment like a tshirt or cardigan. It would be helpful to have a couple options to decide from.
Extra fabric that can be worked into the new garment (depending on what you are making)
Thread in colours to match your garment (can be purchased in the class)
Packed lunch or buy lunch locally
Booking Your Place
To book your place on this course, you will pay a non-refundable Booking Deposit of £50 + fees through Eventbrite which goes towards the total course cost. The remaining balance is due no later than 14 days PRIOR to course start. Once you’ve booked a place on the course, you will receive the details to bank transfer the final amount. We divide course costs in this way to avoid additional external fees. Please familiarise yourself with our Terms & Conditions before making your booking.
You can pay by PayPal or any major debit/credit card. NOTE: You do not need a PayPal account to make a booking. Simply click on the link which says "pay with a debit or credit card". It looks like this.
Subsidised Places
In response to the cost of living crisis, we offer one subsidised seat per class to ease the burden on our community. If you are committed to learning and experiencing financial hardship, please reach out.
More Info:
During class tea and coffee will be available.
All of our classes are suitable for over 18s, younger crafters may be accommodated if accompanied by a participating adult but please contact us before booking
If the workshop you were looking at is fully booked drop us an email and we’ll add you to the waiting list.
If you need to cancel, we need at least two weeks notice. Please read our cancellation policy before booking.
Any Questions?
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
The Stitchery operates under a business model of full transparency. If you have any questions about how we cost our courses and what the breakdown of costs is, please feel free to get in touch for more information.
Cancellation & Course Fees Refund
Because of the popularity of our courses and the limited number of spaces available, we've now introduced a Cancellation & Refund Policy. If you cancel your booking 14 or more full days before the start date of your course or workshop, you will be refunded the balance of your fees. This is equivalent to your full course fees minus your non-refundable deposit.
If you decide to cancel your place in less than 14 days before the course start date or during the course, a refund is not guaranteed. In this situation we shall review the circumstances of the cancellation before deciding on an appropriate solution.
If for any reason you change your mind and need to cancel your booking, please email us (info@thestitcherystudio@gmail.com) immediately so that we can release your place to someone on the waiting list.