What a fabulous year of sewing and making! My goodness you’ve all been busy this year! I’ve been thinking back over the months trying to tot up all the me-mades and I’ve lost count of how many wardrobes we could fill with all the clothes you’ve made! There’ve been so many highlights through the season. From […]
We’re delighted that Carol Ann Allan will be joining us in January 2026 as our new Patchwork and Quilting Tutor as Denise retires after seven fabulous years of tutoring with The Sewing Shed. Carol Ann is an artist and educator specialising in Quilting and Hand embroidery based in Yorkshire. She also teaches Eco Printing, Slow […]
Thank you for braving the elements and sewing with us this winter It’s so tempting to hibernate and hunker down when the days are short and the weather miserable, but we’re so glad so many of you – especially the new sewers who’ve taken the plunge and joined us recently – are resisting this seasonal urge to […]
As we embrace this new term of sewing, we get used to the darker afternoons and get reacquainted with our cold weather wardrobes we want to offer a massive thank you for sewing with us this autumn. It was especially lovely seeing so many of you brave Storm Amy in your me-mades to join us […]
A brand new sewing term began on Tuesday 2nd September but don’t worry if you haven’t booked your seat at the sewing table yet, there’s still time! We have a handful of places left in our adult sewing classes and our Wednesday afternoon Young Designers Sewing Club. You can check availability and book places via our […]
Friday 3rd October 2025: Join us for an evening of celebration and me-makes! We can hardly believe it, but The Sewing Shed turns 15 in October, and we’d love you to join us for an evening of celebration. Léonie, Susan, Becky and Denise will be there to welcome you, and we’re extra excited that Colour Consultant […]
September can feel like the start of the new year for many particularly as it’s when the school calendar starts. Some students say that they often launch into September with new resolutions. On my list is shedding a few pounds post holiday, reducing our single use plastic and I noticed Love Your Clothes have launched […]
Students often select the wrong zip. Once they have found the right colour and the right length they often pick up the wrong type! Here’s an easy guide to navigating your way around the zip display in your local haberdashery store: Zips fall into three categories; Regular, Open Ended and Concealed. Regular are the most […]
Last week I posted on social media a photo of a students work where she had lengthened her daughters very pretty (and expensive) summer dresses by adding a complimentary hem on them to give them a few extra centimetres to ensure that they could be worn this Summer. The result was a very pleasing detail […]
Making bright updates to your home can really be fun and this hour long project is easy to achieve and as well as a thrifty win. So often your ironing board cover becomes stained, unsightly and even torn, by making a cover you can quickly update the unsightly board that needs to be banished to […]
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