The Sew Studio is the personal vision of Sally-Ann Best and is borne out of a desire to teach skills for garment making and soft furnishings in order to bring the love of creativity through sewing back to our lives. Sewing is such a great skill which can be used in so many situations, if you just like to dress as an individual or have a body that doesn’t fi t high street norms. Maybe you want to sew great costumes for your children to wear to the school play or make good quality soft furnishings to make your house ‘your home’?
Making something with your time and skill is not just practical, it is food for the soul. The love of sewing has been a constant companion in Sally-Ann’s life. Having been awarded an Honours Degree in Fashion Design, she ran her own soft furnishings business for ten years, in addition to her work at The Sew Studio, she currently teaches Fashion undergraduates at De Montfort University.
Sally-Ann tries to move away from the outdated methods and reputation of traditional home sewing. She hated sewing at school and now teaches methods that are based on industry techniques, resulting in projects that are faster to put together and look more professional too. Sewing should be rewarding and enjoyable so Sally-Ann avoids endless tacking, which she fi nds completely unnecessary, and uses minimal pins giving sewers the confi dence to control and handle the fabric through the machine. Drawing on her years of experience as a curtain maker and tutor at Cambridge Fine Furnishings to teach skills for curtain making, Roman blinds and cushions, Sally- Ann shows with Sew Studio methods how you can make soft furnishings to the highest standard available in the trade, virtually all hand-made, and even giving you confi dence in your skills to set up your own business.
The Sew Studio does have a regular curriculum which gets renewed on a regular basis but is equally happy to tailor classes to the needs of individuals or group or offer private tuition. For those who can already sew, there are classes in pattern cutting, teaching the skills to create a basic skirt pattern to your measurements and then adapt it to different styles, all of which are the perfect fi t for you. Classes have a maximum capacity of six to enable each participant to have personal attention. Fully updated details are available on the website. The Pyjama Party, for instance, offers a fun day in which you learn basic sewing skills in a relaxed environment. By the end of the day you will have produced a pair of PJ bottoms; there is a discount for group bookings. All classes include tea/coffee and biscuits, and all-day classes include a light lunch. For 2015, a cushion class will be introduced on Friday 16th January and Saturday 14th February, and Tuesday 10th February will see the launch of a revamped soft furnishings course.
The Sew Studio is located along the beautiful Northamptonshire/Cambridgeshire border; a haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life allowing Sally-Ann to provide sewing instruction in a peaceful, informal setting. The Sew Studio has ample parking and is accessible to major road links. It is fully wheelchair accessible, and Sally-Ann will be happy to arrange specialised instruction for any student.
The Sew Studio The Tack Room, Rectory Farm Offi ces Warmington, PE8 6UT Tel: 01832 280006 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.thesewstudio.org
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