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: £125.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Dressmaking Day |
| Come and spend a whole day dressmaking with like-minded people, bring whatever project you would like to work on and get help with new techniques and fabrics. Suitable for all levels.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £70.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Evening Dressmaking Course |
| A block of four 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 |
| Cost: £80.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| 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? Book both bodice and sleeve courses for £100 - call us on 01858 466692 to claim this special price.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £70.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| 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. Recommended for experienced sewers. Attend both days for the special discounted price of £120 - call us on 01858 466692 to claim this special price.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £65.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| 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 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Overlock a Jersey Tunic |
| This is the perfect way to get to grips with overlocking - learn how to use your overlocker to create a fabulous garment! Using Japanese pattern cutting techniques, you will measure and make a flattering jersey tunic almost entirely on your overlocker. We have four overlockers available for use at the Craft Centre, so if you want to use one of these, please call us to reserve one. Otherwise, please bring your own machine. You will also need 2 metres of jersey fabric. We recommend a ponteroma or double knit jersey if you have never worked with jersey before. We do have a selection here at the Craft Centre which you can buy in advance, or on the day.
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| Tutor: Hannah Harrison |
| Cost: £50.00 |
| 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! This is a full day course where, in the morning, you will make your own block of a pair of trousers using your own measurements. Then you will use your own pattern to make a toile sample in the afternoon. Take it home and you can continue making your own made-to-measure trousers that fit perfectly! It is advised that you have some sewing experience or have attended our Beginners Pattern Cutting course as this is a more complex project. All materials are provided, but please bring your lunch.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £70.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
| Sew a Simple Skirt |
| Spend a session learning to cut a pattern and sew a simple A-line skirt. A great introduction to dressmaking. You will need to bring 1.5 metres of dressmaking fabric (either 115cm or 150cm wide), a 7 inch zip and matching thread. Mediumweight cotton is advised. Please avoid stretchy or very heavy materials. We do have a nice selection of fabrics here at the Craft Centre so you can come and choose on the day or click here to browse our fabrics and order ready for collection on the day.
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| Tutor: Katharine Wright |
| Cost: £45.00 |
| Available Dates Select a date below to add it to your basket |
