Join experience textiles tutor Lucy Barraclough on this short course to learn how to alter and repair your cherished textiles.

This practical course will allow you to learn techniques and methods to alter your clothes so that they fit you better. Bringing along your clothes each week, you will learn how to adapt the style, shorten hems, taper the waist and create a better shape that suits you. You will also learn how you can mend and repair your clothes to make your wardrobe last longer.

Each week you will tackle a new alteration and will be guided through the process to alter or mend your clothing to fit you and your loved ones. You will work on your own garments and at your own pace to develop your skills and confidence. Working on a garment which you have brought in, you will learn how to measure, mark, cut and resew to make the garment fit. Each week will be tailored around a specific repair or alteration, giving you an essential toolkit of skills.

Week 1: You will learn how to shorten or lengthen a pair of trousers.

Week 2: You will learn how to shorten or lengthen hems on skirts, dresses and or sleeves.

Weeks 3 - 5: You will be able to see and understand that different styles may need a different type of stitch to resew them. You will learn how to taper clothes to make them more flattering and learn how to repair seams and zips.

This course is dynamic in its approach and aims to address the requirements of the alterations each individual wishes to learn. The only stipulation is that the alterations taught will concentrate on shortening, lengthening and tapering rather than enlarging clothes. You will leave this course equipped with the skills to nurture a more sustainable wardobe.

Tutor: Lucy Barraclough
Day & Time: Monday, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: Scissors Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £160.00 (£0.00 VAT)

6-weeks

First Class: Monday 1st June
Last Class: Monday 6th July

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for those with some or limited sewing experience.

What you will need:
Bring along your own garments which you want to alter or repair.

Second hand items will be available in the class for practice.

All other materials, equipment and haberdashery/notions will be provided.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.

MEET YOUR TUTOR - Lucy Barraclough

Lucy is a qualified textile technologist and teacher of sewing of techniques and textile creations.

She enjoys empowering anyone to sew; to create individual pieces or becoming more sustainable through repair and upcycling clothing.