Details of all our courses are available below. Prices include all materials needed (unless otherwise stated).Courses can be booked online, over the telephone on 01858 466692, by post or in person at Leicestershire Craft Centre, 10a High Street, Market Harborough (above Monsoon).
Please note refunds and transfers for workshops and courses can only be given in the unlikely event of a workshop or course being cancelled due to insufficient numbers or unforeseeable circumstances.
Taster Courses Art & Sculpture Jewellery Sewing Dressmaking Homemaking Wellbeing Knitting/Crochet Felting & Textiles Seasonal Other Children's Courses
Dressmaking
| 5 week Daytime Dressmaking |
| Bring your own pattern and fabric and embark on a dressmaking project in this lovely, relaxed class with full tuition. This course is suitable for all levels from complete beginner to those looking to work with trickier fabrics and techniques. We sell patterns and fabric at the Craft Centre and we are always happy to advise you on suitable projects and fabrics to choose. Just pop in and have a chat with Katharine or Hannah. Suitable for all levels. Please Note: This course is currently full and has a waiting list - please contact us to register your interest.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright / Hannah Harrison |
| Cost: £130.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
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Thursday
07/10/2021 COURSE FULL Thursday
11/11/2021 COURSE FULL |
| Dressmaking Day |
| Come and spend a day dressmaking with Katharine. You can bring whatever project you like, and get help with what ever techniques you need. It's a great opportunity to learn some new things in a friendly, sociable environment with like-minded people. Plus we'll have lots of tea and cake!
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £75.00 |
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| Evening Dressmaking Course |
| A block of five evening sessions where you will learn how to follow a dressmaking pattern and make an item of clothing of your choice (it doesn't have to be a dress!) guided by our expert dressmaker. We will give what help you need at each stage, whether you are a complete dressmaking beginner and just starting your exciting journey in making your own clothes, or whether you have some dressmaking experience and would like to further your skills.
You will need to bring your own pattern, fabric, thread and notions to this course. We have eight wonderful Brother sewing machines to use for this course, so you don't need to lug your machine here each week (unless you want to, of course!). We will also supply a sewing kit to use in the class (scissors, measuring tape, etc), so you have everything you need to make a fabulous garment. We sell patterns and fabric at the Craft Centre, so if you want advice on suitable projects to begin with, please come and visit and we can help you find something suitable.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright/Hannah Harrison |
| Cost: £100.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
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Monday
25/10/2021 COURSE FULL Thursday
28/10/2021 COURSE FULL |
| Intermediate Pattern Cutting - Bodice Block |
| This one day course will show you how to use your own measurements to draw a fitted bodice block. This will then be used to make a toile, which we will further fit and you will be shown how to transfer changes back onto your pattern. This course is suitable for those with existing sewing knowledge who want to understand more about their own body shape and made-to-measure dressmaking. Why not add on the Sleeve Block the following day?
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £75.00 |
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| Intermediate Pattern Cutting - Sleeve Block |
| If you have completed our bodice block pattern cutting course, come and learn how to draft the sleeve to go with it. You will need to bring your bodice block with you, or attend the bodice block course on the previous day to be able to do this course. Once completed, you will know how to draft a sleeve for any garment using a few simple measurements! Recommended for experienced sewers.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £40.00 |
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| Invisible Zips |
| Come and perfect putting in an invisible zip - once you know how to do it, you'll never use ordinary zips again! You'll be shown how to put in an invisible zip in garments both with and without a seam to match. Then you'll make your own samples to take away! |
| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £20.00 |
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| Make a Man's Waistcoat |
| Come and spend a day making a man's waistcoat, under the expert tutelage of Mark Francis of Sewing Bee fame. You can choose to make your waistcoat by upcycling a pair of large men's jeans or trousers, or you can choose new fabric if you prefer. The pattern will be provided and you will require; 0.7m main fabric (or pair of trousers) - cord, canvas, denim or wool are all suitable The chest size of the person you want to make the waistcoat for if they are not attending! |
| Tutor: Mark Francis |
| Cost: £75.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Pattern Cutting - Trouser Block |
| Do you struggle to find well-fitting trousers on the high street? Then this is the course for you! Using your own measurements, we will draw a trouser block pattern - flat-fronted with a dart and side zip. We will then make this up in a calico toile, make any adjustments and transfer those back to your pattern. So at the end of the day, you should go away with a usable trouser block pattern. This course is suitable for those with sewing experience. All materials are provided, but please bring your lunch.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £70.00 |
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| Sew a Simple Skirt |
| A fabulous beginners make, this A-line skirt flatters every size and shape. You will make a knee length skirt with darts, invisible zip and facing.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £50.00 |
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| Tie Making Workshop with Mark Francis |
| We are so delighted to have Mark Francis, a Great British Sewing Bee Quarter Finalist in Series 6, join us for a Tie Making Workshop. Learn how to make this classic piece of menswear, and get all the inside gossip on the Sewing Bee!
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| Tutor: Mark Francis |
| Cost: £45.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
