The Sewing Room

Karen Torrisi, a professional Tambour Beader will be delivery this exciting beading class. Karen Torrisi was awarded the Australian prize for the 2009 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. Tambour Beading is a hand beading technique performed with a hook in a holder. This holds a shortened French Cornelli needle, and is used to bead onto fabric that is stretched over a frame.

Samples and demonstration of the art of Tambour Beading are done in French Haute Couture Embroidery at Lesage in Paris. This is the technique used to embellish couture garments for the fashion industry in Paris.

This technique is rarely practiced outside of the Paris workrooms. The Sewing Room will be conducting introductory workshops to the art of Tambour Beading on the Saturday 6 November 2010. In this workshop you will learn to stretch your fabric onto a tapestry frame and the technique of creating a chain stitch.

There are only a few place still available for these exciting Tambour Beading Workshops please contact us via email penelopeleonard@thesewingroom.com.au

The Sewing Room is delivering workshops at Sydney Design 2010. The design festival runs for 16 days from Saturday 31 July to Sunday 15 August. The program is produced by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with more than 50 cultural institutions, organisations and individuals across Sydney. The program looks amazing with more than 70 events.

The ‘tell us a story’ theme will reveal the many captivating stories behind design ideas, objects and processes. It will invite participants to create meaningful conversations with others around design, and enable people to connect with design on a more personal level.

The Powerhouse is holding a major exhibition called ‘Creating the look’ this exhibition draws on the highly successful partnership between photographer Bruno Benini and stylist Hazel Benini from 1950 to 2000. And explores the creative processes involved in styling, crafting and designing powerful eye-catching fashion photographs.

Don’t forget to drop into the designer markets. Young Blood: designers market showcases emerging Australian designers and designboom mart features the young, avant-garde of international design. Visitors can meet and buy direct from designers at both evening (Friday only) and daytime markets from 13-15 August.

The youngest of designers will take part in a Kids Design Weekend from 31 July-1 August. Weekend highlights include the first paper plane academy; a pop-up book workshop; a children’s storytelling museum tour; paper doll fashion design in Frock stars: inside Australian Fashion Week; and a fashion photography collage workshop linked to Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography.

The Sewing Room will be delivery “ The Felt my Tote workshop’  How to refashion a woolen knit jumper from an op-shop into a fabulous tote bag on 11am – 3pm, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 August (two-day workshop) at the Powerhouse Museum.

From Vinnies to designer chic! Bring along an old woollen jumper – from an op shop or from home – and re-fashion it into a gorgeous tote bag. Using the ancient process of felting, the old jumper will be deconstructed and reborn as a brand new accessory. Let your imagination run wild as you cut, fold, sew and appliqué your tote bag, stamping it with your own personality. All you need to bring is an old woollen knit jumper or woollen garment; all other sewing equipment and materials will be supplied.

The following workshops will be in the bright and busy The Sewing Room .

Whether a beginner or an expert, these sewing workshops will inspire you to push the boundaries of your creativity. Expand your existing techniques or try something completely new at these fun and educational events. With beading, embroidery, pleating, t-shirts, fashion design and illustration on offer, there’s plenty of choice. Nimble fingers and an open mind can lead to all kinds of beautiful outcomes.

Tambour Beading:
Saturday 14 August, 10am-4pm
$200

Fashion Design & Colour Theory:
Sunday 1 August, 11am-4pm & Friday 13 August, 10am-2.30pm
$100

Fashion Illustration:
Saturday 31 July, 10am-4pm
$125

Introductory Embroidery Stitches & Beading Techniques:
Saturday 7 August, 10am-4pm & Wednesday 4 August, 10am-4pm
$125

Pleating In Fashion:
Wednesday 4 August, 10am-3pm & Sunday 8 August, 11am-4pm
$125

Chic T-Shirt Manipulations:
Friday 6 August, 11am-4pm & Sunday 14 August, 11am-4pm
$ 150

To book, please call Penelope Leonard on 93600585 or email bookings@thesewingroom.com.au

Didn’t we have a lovely day, the day we went to The Sewing Room @ The Fashion & Textile Gallery, 8 Hill Street, Surry Hills. It was a beautiful day to learn to sew as it was wet and dark outside as we toiled away like busy little beavers. There was time to chat and enjoy a cup of tea while we made these beautiful bags.

There was lots of smiles in the fun and relaxed environment where you learn the basics of using a sewing machine.

And you go home with a gorgeous new bag, made by you. Pretty clever aren’t you!!!

 

The bright and busy Sewing Room is a place really worth visiting. Part sewing school, part design room, part meeting place, a flurry of creativity, and the Sewing room offers domestic and industrial sewing machines, industrial overlockers, a huge cutting table, pressing equipment and dressmaker’s mannequins. Equipment can be hired by the hour.

The Sewing Room offers classes from beginner’s right through to project based courses from those who already know how to work a sewing machine. There will even be a course specially designed for guys who want to learn to sew a button on and to alter the length of their jeans.

The Sewing room aims to become a creative hub for dressmaking enthusiasts and emerging designers, providing a supportive atmosphere for everyone in or wishing to join the fashion community.

Sewing Classes will cater to all levels from the complete novice, to the relative expert. Sewing Skills I introduces beginners to the sewing machine, while Sewing Skills II covers zippers, castings and buttonholes. Class sizes are small so that everyone can benefit from personal attention.

You can come to a class to develop your design skills, make your own patterns with our introduction to pattern making classes or simply learn how to change a pattern to fit you properly. There are more advanced classes in creating a tailored jacket and sewing those difficult evening wear fabrics.

You will be able to realise your design dreams and acquire practical patternmaking and sewing techniques to make life easier.

The Sewing Room is opening in Surry Hills on the 11th January 2009.