Sewing school in Brixton
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boohoo
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Well, if you were getting people from outside the area, it is easy to get to because the tube line. What kind of creative clothesmaking? And what would you be offering? I reckon someone who could get a large enough space with a few machines and a couple of tables and a technician which would allow new designers and students and anyone else to have somewhere to work would be an excellent idea.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
a drop-in, pay by the hour thing sounds cool - i don't know if you could compete on lessons as local evening classes will have much lower overheads.
but to use the facilities and pay for that - perhaps sharing tips / getting the odd pointer from the proprietor would be ace. I'd definately make more stuff if i had the space - but I just don't.
but to use the facilities and pay for that - perhaps sharing tips / getting the odd pointer from the proprietor would be ace. I'd definately make more stuff if i had the space - but I just don't.
I think that woman's centre thing on Stockwell Road does sewing classes. Morley and Brixton colleges both do dressmaking etc., and I think it would be very difficult to teach such a complex subject to people who were just dropping in for an hour. How would you devise lesson plans etc if everyone was at a different level?
I'm not trying to be negative, just pointing a couple of things out.
ETA: that said, hiring out the studio and equipment, like you do with print studios, sounds easier, and I suppose you could offer additional guidance.
I'm not trying to be negative, just pointing a couple of things out.
ETA: that said, hiring out the studio and equipment, like you do with print studios, sounds easier, and I suppose you could offer additional guidance.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Thanks for your feedback, was worried I was going to suffer the indignity of 100 views and no replies!
I'm looking at 3 hour classes in basic sewing, pattern cutting, etc at peak times to pay the bills, plus some drop in sessions and also some grant funded projects for people who can't afford it. (I'm currently working on a project with refugee women, which is going really well.)
Boohoo - Creative clothesmaking - well, nothing too fancy, but I'm hoping to steer people away from making boring black trousers i.e. something a bit different and unique. I'm on the hunt for cheap but spacious premises, which would allow me to offer studio time to the more expert, but I think the rent will be more easily paid by classes for beginners. Anyway, plan is for somewhere not too smart, probably a little chaotic, but warm, colourful, inspiring space!
Pip/Spanglechick - I've been on the pattern course at Morley, this and their dressmaking courses are always oversubscribed, so I think there is the demand. It's also a pretty small room and they won't let you drink tea and sew, so something a bit more relaxed might be welcome.
I am a keen amateur sewer, but not a professional. I come from a business background, so if anyone is interested in working with me in any way, please PM me.
I'm looking at 3 hour classes in basic sewing, pattern cutting, etc at peak times to pay the bills, plus some drop in sessions and also some grant funded projects for people who can't afford it. (I'm currently working on a project with refugee women, which is going really well.)
Boohoo - Creative clothesmaking - well, nothing too fancy, but I'm hoping to steer people away from making boring black trousers i.e. something a bit different and unique. I'm on the hunt for cheap but spacious premises, which would allow me to offer studio time to the more expert, but I think the rent will be more easily paid by classes for beginners. Anyway, plan is for somewhere not too smart, probably a little chaotic, but warm, colourful, inspiring space!
Pip/Spanglechick - I've been on the pattern course at Morley, this and their dressmaking courses are always oversubscribed, so I think there is the demand. It's also a pretty small room and they won't let you drink tea and sew, so something a bit more relaxed might be welcome.
I am a keen amateur sewer, but not a professional. I come from a business background, so if anyone is interested in working with me in any way, please PM me.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
I'd love this
I want to learn how to remodel recycled clothes - I can do the sewing bit and can't cut patterns or remake clothes.
I'd would pay £40-£60 for a workshop in this (I'm in decently paid employment)
I went to a sewing workshop at the big green gathering and it was great to just go and be able to drop in and get bits of help and have a chat and drink tea and be inspired
(I made resuable sanitary towel
- don't know why so embarassed - I was v proud of it and its done the job fine for over a year)
I want to learn how to remodel recycled clothes - I can do the sewing bit and can't cut patterns or remake clothes.
I'd would pay £40-£60 for a workshop in this (I'm in decently paid employment)
I went to a sewing workshop at the big green gathering and it was great to just go and be able to drop in and get bits of help and have a chat and drink tea and be inspired
(I made resuable sanitary towel
- don't know why so embarassed - I was v proud of it and its done the job fine for over a year)
pootle
little moran
That's the thing though, there AREN'T many evening classes local - the ones offered in Brixton are mostly in the daytime and aimed at those with English as a second language. The only evening class I've ever found for sewing/dressmaking is at Morley College and that's always massively oversubscribed.
A day workshop at the weekend would certainly appeal to me!
boohoo
No.
A make do and mend class would be good in this current climate. And definately a clothing basics class... like how to sew on a button, how to turn up a hem, how to adjust trouser waists and also what clothes are difficult impossible to adjust.
