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Course intent

On completion on level 1. Develop your sewing and design skills to create beautiful, coordinated soft furnishings for your home. You will explore techniques for embellishing cushions with buttons, zips, piping, and bias binding. You'll also discover how to sew simple curtain headings and recover lampshades, helping you add personalized, stylish touches to your living space.

What will I learn?

You will learn:

• Material Knowledge: Learn how to select and match fabrics seamlessly.
• Design Techniques: Master measuring and calculating fabric quantities.
• Production Process: Understand how to use different sewing machine functions, recover lampshades, make various buttonholes, insert zips, and create piping and bias bindings.
• Craftsmanship: Refine your skills to achieve professional, polished results.
• Studio Practice: Work in a safe environment, following best practices for tool safety and maintaining an organized and efficient workspace.

  Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

  Stage 2 – Suitable for learners who have completed stage 1 and would like to gain more experience and refine their skills within their chosen subject area. The focus will be on developing more control and proficiency in practice and learning and completing more complex projects.

  What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

  For your first lesson you need to bring:

• Fabric samples of different weights
• Good quality sewing machine thread to practice with, such as Gütermann
• Glass head pins
• Cloth tape measure

And a basic sewing kit:

• Good quality fabric cutting scissors
• Needlework scissors
• Snips/Seam ripper set
• Heat erasable pens in different colours

Your tutor will discuss other materials in the first lesson, with tips on where to buy them.

For any queries, please email adultlearning@surreycc.gov.uk

What can I do when I finish the course?

In discussion with your tutor, you may like to progress onto sewing courses or further Arts & Crafts courses at SAL.

Additional Information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

We value and support equality, diversity and inclusion by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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