MIY Workshop

33 North Road, Brighton, E. Sussex BN1 1YB

Sewing, dressmaking, pattern cutting classes, courses, workshops and 1-to-1 tuition in Brighton.  Sewing machine hire and gift vouchers also available.

All classes are limited to 5 people.  Weekday, evening and weekend sessions available.

Taught by Wendy Ward - a practising designer-maker and qualified teacher.

Weekly Drop-in Sewing & Dressmaking: 2 hours on Tues / Weds / Thurs evening (6.30-8.30pm), Thurs / Fri  morning (10am-12), Thurs / Fri afternoon (12.15-2.15pm) - open to all levels of ability.  £15 per class or £50 for a block of 4.

Sunday Workshops:

Sunday 25th March – Cool Cushions
Cushions don’t have to be boring!  Cushion covers can be a great first project for beginner sewers and provide a blank canvas for more experienced sewers to explore new techniques.  At this workshop you’ll learn the basics of cushion making and we’ll move on to ways of making them a bit more interesting by adding piping, using recycled fabrics and customising with easy appliqué (I’ll provide you with some stencils to use) and pompoms.  Great for presents or to add a splash of Spring colour to your own place.
Suitable for beginners and those with a bit of sewing experience.

• Class size limited to 5 people.
• 11am to 4pm.
• £40 payable in advance to confirm your space.

Sunday 15th April – Wedding & Party Bunting
I have to confess, I’m hesitant about bunting!!  It can look awful, it can look twee, but I plan to show you how to make sure yours is neither!  I want you to make cool bunting so, it’s all in the choice of fabrics, mix of colours, scale & shape of your bunting and how you finish it off and decorate it.  We’ll go through some bunting basics and then look at ways to customise it by adding lettering, embroidery, using ribbon/tape and recycled fabrics.  It doesn’t have to be for a wedding or party though, you might just want it covering your house….!
Suitable for beginners and those with a bit of sewing experience.

• Class size limited to 5 people.
• 11am to 4pm.
• £40 payable in advance to confirm your space.

Sunday 29th April – Sewing Workshop
Want to come to a sewing class but can’t commit to a weekly session?
Come to this Sunday workshop and sew away to your heart’s content. Suitable for absolute beginners who want a kick start to their new sewing habit or more experienced sewers who want a bit more time to focus on a specific project.
Bring along a project you’re working on or would like to start and we’ll take it from there.

• Class size limited to 5 people.
• 11am to 4pm.
• £40 payable in advance to confirm your space.

Sunday 10th June – Pattern Cutting Workshop
Not sure if pattern cutting is for you?  Try this one day intensive workshop, suitable for beginners and students who have previously drafted skirt or trouser patterns.
At this workshop beginners will draft a skirt block and pattern and make a skirt toile (sample).  Students who have done some pattern cutting before will draft a trouser block and make a trouser toile.  Students who have previously drafted a trouser block with me will draft a one-piece dress block.

• 
Class size limited to 4 people.
• 11am to 4pm.
• £40 payable in advance to confirm your space.

Sunday 24th June – Customising Workshop
Had a spring clean?
Found lots of old clothes that could do with a bit of a revamp?
Bring them along to this workshop where I’ll show you some quick and easy ways to re-invent your old clothes and/or charity shop finds. Also bring some fabrics to use as the decoration, buttons, wool, ribbons, lace, anything you can lay your hands on! Some additional materials will be provided.
Suitable for all levels of sewing ability.

• Class size limited to 5 people.
• 11am to 4pm.
• £40 payable in advance to confirm your space.

Special Offers

Classes start at £12.50 for a 2 hour class.