Dressmaking and sewing courses

           I am offering to a limited number of students the chance to learn from me: dressmaking, sewing, pattern design, and fashion design-related subjects. Whether you are after lifelong skills like making or mending your own clothes, to pursuing a professional career, my lessons cater for both. For students, makers, learners and everyone, you can book me from a minimum of two hours (1 session), or buy packages of 12 hours ( 6 sessions) and 20 hours (10 sessions), and the lessons will be tailored to your needs. For complete beginners, I recommend starting with any of the courses below, to learn the basics properly making a complete garment from scratch, and then continue with lessons on more specific subjects within the field, if wished. Lessons can be booked well in advance to just days in advance.

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GROUP SESSIONS: "Beginner's Dressmaking Crash Course: The Shift Dress" starting Saturdays from January 2021 onwards. Price £180/person. The group will have max. 4 people per group. Please email me if you are interested in enrolling, thank you!

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You can book a free consultation to talk about dressmaking/sewing tuition here: Book Me

You can email me to check available dates here: Email-me

 

*All the prices are on a 1-to-1 basis; for more than one person in the same class, just add £10 per person per hour.

*All classes are held in my lovely studio in a Manchester city centre mill; courses include the usage of patterns, tools, sewing machines as well as basic materials . Feel free to inquire!

* Courses and lessons are non-refundable. 

1-to-1 Beginner's Dressmaking Crash Course (8 hours spread in 4 sessions)

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£240 (materials included)

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Make a sleeveless shift dress from scratch. Learn how to take measurements to choose a size, use a pattern, cut a dress out, serge and sew it. This dress has darts, a centre back zip and armhole and neck facings, so you learn plenty of sewing skills to get you started!

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1-to-1 Intermediate Dressmaking Course (10 hours spread in 5 sessions)

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£300 (materials included)

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Make a 50's style  prom dress from scratch. Learn how to take measurements to choose a size, use a pattern, cut a dress out, serge and sew it. This dress has a boned top, a concealed side zip and a semi-circular skirt, so it is the perfect ad-on to your basic class!

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1-to-1 Bomber Jacket Course (12 hours spread in 6 sessions) 

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£360 (materials included)

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Make a classic bomber jacket from scratch (male or female). Learn how to take measurements to choose a size, use a pattern, cut the bomber out, serge and sew it. This jacket has cuffs, collar and a waistband made in ribbing, plus a front zip, (and pockets if time allows) and is good for beginners too.

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1-to-1 Tailored dress with sleeves Course (12 hours spread in 6 sessions) 

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£360 (materials included)

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Make a classic tailored dress from scratch. Learn how to take measurements to choose a size, use a pattern, cut the dress out, serge and sew it. This dress has a zip, sleeves, V-neck and a pencil skirt and it is good for beginners too.

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Silver Package

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£300 (machines and tools included)

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12 hours of tuition

(6 x 2-hour long sessions)

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Individual lessons tailored to your needs. Lessons can be booked well in advance to just days in advance. 

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Gold Package

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£500 (machines and tools included)

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20 hours of tuition

(10 x 2-hour long sessions)

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Individual lessons tailored to your needs. Lessons can be booked well in advance to just days in advance. 

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2009 My Sewing Box, fashion design, Thorniley Studios: 12-22 Thorniley Brow

Manchester M4 2AJ (England)

silviahoyamena@gmail.com

07890 101727