SIMPLY SEWING with Kay

  • Location: Fraser High School
  • Start Date: Monday 29th Apr, 2024.
  • End Date: Monday 24th Jun, 2024.
  • Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm.
  • 8 Weeks.
  • 2 hours per week.
  • Course Fee: $79.00.


Enrolling now for Term 2, 2024- Beginning 29th of April!

Tutor: Kay Hickman 

Would you like to sew a simple garment or two for the coming days?

Or perhaps you’d like to decorate your home but have rusty sewing skills or don’t know where to start?

Come along on Monday nights and we will brush up on sewing basics: 

  • Sewing techniques and terminology
  • How to thread up and use a machine
  • Make simple garments using bought or rescued fabric, either using a purchased pattern or drafting your own from an existing garment that fits well (i.e. making measurements, drafting a simple pattern, cutting out fabric and following a pattern)
  • Make cushion covers, table mats, table runners and napkins etc. 
  • Shop for suitable fabrics (from either op shops or retail shops).

My aim is that at the end of this course you will have found the joy and satisfaction that creating with fabric brings, and to continue on your own.

Requirements:

You will need to purchase/bring your own.

The coloured ones

are essential.

 Good sharp dressmaking scissors (or rotary cutter, self-

healing cutting mat and special ruler)

 Small sharp snipping scissors

 Seam ripper (quick unpick)

 Tape measure 

 Pins (glass headed are best)

 Machine needles (Universal size 80 and jeans needles)

 Bernina thread bobbin (if you are going to use our school

Bernina machine)

 Thread (black, white and/or colour to match your project)

 1/2metre-1metre of black calico (washed prior to class) This

can be used for lining of bags etc

 An old pair of jeans or op shop-found garment or fabric you

love the look of

 A pattern of your choice (I have patterns that you can draft

from if you’d rather)

 Enough fabric to make your item (check the back of the

pattern for a guide)

 Zip/buttons etc.

 Fabric scraps (for practicing stitches or piecing to make larger

pieces of fabric)

Please note! All your fabrics, whether new or op shop bought need

to be washed

We have sewing machines for you to use but you may bring your own.

 About your tutor 

I love everything about fabric/textiles and am particularly passionate about reusing fabric, especially denim, linen, cotton and silk. Op-shopping has become a great way for me to indulge my passion without breaking the bank! I make my own clothes, and am into patchwork and quilting, embroidery and fabric dyeing. I love sharing my knowledge and seeing others “catch the sewing bug”!


Please Note: There will be no class on the 3rd of June due to King's Birthday.






Tutors: Kay Hickman