SEWING AND SOFT FURNISHING COURSES
Our courses are held in a custom built log cabin style workshop set in surrounding woodland with views overlooking the nearby duckpond and surrounding valley. The workshop is fully fitted out for craft use with large desks, a range of domestic and industrial sewing machines including overlocker, blind hemming machine, eyelet machine, sewing tools, haberdashery and linings. We also stock a small selection of fabrics for soft furnishing use should you wish to purchase some. The workshop has a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities.
Student numbers are limited to four, our courses run Tuesday - Thursday from 10.00 in the morning until 3.0 pm in the afternoon. The cottages are available from 3pm on the Monday for residential students and need to be vacated on the Friday morning before 10am.
COURSE 1
CURTAIN MAKING / SOFT FURNISHINGS
Learn how to make curtains professionally. This course is aimed at beginners with little or no experience in making curtains and soft furnishings and will cover all the techniques required for making lined curtains using curtain heading tape. You will also learn how to make cushion covers, tiebacks, valances and learn many other tips and techniques used in creating soft furnishings.
All equipment and materials for samples are provided, further materials linings, haberdashery items can be purchased on site.
Course Tutor: Lynda Frayling
Course Dates 2012: With exception of school holidays, courses are run according to demand. Please email or telephone if you are interested in doing this course and have specifc dates in mind.
A minimum of 3 people are required to run a course. A deposit will not taken until the course has attained sufficient numbers to run.
COURSE 2
CURTAIN MAKING / SOFT FURNISHINGS
This course is aimed at students who have some experience of curtain making and creating soft furnishings or who have completed Course 1. In this course you will learn the skills required to create, hang and dress a variety of hand sewn curtain headings including Goblet heading, Pinch pleat, Box Pleat, Tab Tops and Eyelet Headings. We will discuss interlinings and learn how to interline curtains. We will look at ways of adding trims, decorations and borders to curtains. All equipment and materials for samples are provided. Further materials, linings and haberdashery can be purchased on site.
If you have a window at home which you would like to curtains for, please bring sufficient fabric as you will be able to complete a project on this course.
Course Tutor: Lynda Frayling
Course Dates 2012: With exception of school holidays, courses are run according to demand. Please email or telephone if you are interested in doing this course and have specifc dates in mind.
A minimum of 3 people are required to run a course. A deposit will not taken until the course has attained sufficient numbers to run.
COURSE 3
FABRIC BLINDS AND PELMETS
Learn professionally how to dress windows using fabric blinds. Suitable for those with some sewing experience or those who have completed Curtain making course 1.
Fabric blinds are an interesting and eyecatching way to dress a window, this course covers making Roman Blinds and variations, Roll-up Blinds, London Blinds and using pelmets as a finishing touch for blinds. All equipment and materials for samples are provided, further materials linings, haberdashery items can be purchased on site.
If you have a window at home which you would like to make a blind for, please bring sufficient fabric as you will be able to complete a project on this course.
Course Tutor: Lynda Frayling
Course Dates 2012: With exception of school holidays, courses are run according to demand. Please email or telephone if you are interested in doing this course and have specifc dates in mind.
A minimum of 3 people are required to run a course. A deposit will not taken until the course has attained sufficient numbers to run.
COURSE COST - ALL SOFT FURNISHING COURSES
Residential - including self catering accommodation during course- £350 / 3 day course (including refreshments and light lunch)
Residential Course participants staying in cottage 1 or 2 may bring a non-studying friend or partner.
Non-residential - £150 / 3 days (including refreshments and light lunch)
