Would you like to have fun, get creative and learn how to sew?

Well here's how....
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Its's time to S.I.Y (sew-it-yourself) with: 

  Professional tuition in the art of machine sewing
Sewing Lessons and Courses for Children & Adults in North Kent

Established March 2007

 

"We sew, we reap!"

 

***STOP PRESS***

NEW SEWING KITS COMING SOON!

 

We are a modern and relaxed sewing club running local courses in the Kings Hill area (near West Malling, Maidstone) for adults & children held either in the local hall or local schools

Professionally qualified and experienced designer will help you realise
your potential in a small, friendly group
Children’s Saturday & after school clubs & school holiday workshops
Weekday & evening adult “coffee/cocoa & biscuits” club; make that Cath Kidston tote or gorgeous garment that really fits! make fashionable items for your home and pick up new techniques to learn to embellish, repair or recycle! we're definitely not prim and stuffy
and welcome your fantastic ideas!
No experience necessary, all abilities are catered for;
 make whatever takes your fancy!
All equipment, modern sewing machines (most machines are only one or two years old and all machines have been checked for electrical safety), patterns & fabrics are supplied

Each student has their own sewing machine to learn on

Courses for both adults & children are on-going and run term time.  One-off workshops are usually in the school holidays.

 

Angela Pressley BA (Hons) 

Company director

 

 Want a new creative project for your children to do? Local mother and interior designer has opened her workroom doors in Kings Hill near West Malling, Saturday mornings, in the school holidays and after school, to teach local children how to sew.
The holiday workshops usually consist of 2 sessions of one and a half hours each. All materials and sewing machines are supplied. Angela has an abundance of exciting fabrics to choose from and a vast portfolio of previous projects to provide inspiration. The Saturday club offers on-going tuition for children who wish to progress further. During the sessions Angela encourages your child to be creative whilst they work on fun and imaginative projects, learning the principles of sewing and skills that can translate into craft, fashion and interior designs items. They learn how to set up a machine, learn about what the machine can do, including different stitch widths and lengths and about pinning, cutting out and sewing from a basic pattern including valuable shortcuts and simple sewing tips and much more! The workshops are intimate and friendly and for children with little or no knowledge. Children will gain self-confidence as they progress through the different projects designed to teach a wide range of techniques and they can take home all their lovely creations as gifts.

Angela has a BA (Hons) in textile design and has over 15 years of experience of working both in the fashion and interior design industries. She has worked for, amongst others, Giorgio Armani, Donna Karan, Designers Guild and Colefax and Fowler. She has experience in teaching both adults and children. Since having her daughters, Angela has established her own interior design business making play tents, bean bags and other gorgeous household must-haves.

 
Contact
Reach Angela by:
Tel: 01732 873521
 
Quote from Woman's hour, Radio Four
(3rd February 2009):
Home sewing renaissance
 
"Sales of haberdashery and sewing machines are soaring, and registration for sewing classes has also dramatically increased. Possibly inspired by TV programmes like Gok’s Fashion Fix and Twiggy’s Frock Exchange, home sewing is enjoying a resurgence in popularity"