The Sewing Room

Here Catherine is heating the special brass flower making tools and demonstrates the traditional art of French Silk Flower Making.

This tool is called a Rat’s tail and is used to curl over the edge of the petal to create a realistic appearance to your flower.

Everyone in the class created a gorgeous individual piece exactly to their own personal taste. These masterpieces can be used on a fascinator, brooch, or as trim for a hat or garment.

Introduction to Sewing Classes

Tuesday Evenings is ‘Project Based Learning’  from 6pm to 9pm
or Thursdays from 10am to 1pm or 2pm to 5pm
Come and join the lovely ladies on a Tuesday evening or during the day on a Thursday to create that project you have been planning agers. We will help you every step of the way. So pop down to the fabic shop, choose a pattern and fabric, you will be on your way to an exciting new creation that you have made yourself.
3 x 3 hour sessions
$225.00
BYO: Patterns & fabric should be brought to first class, then zips & notions can be discussed and purchased before second class.
 
Or do a one off class

Sewing Class 1: The Machine & Basic Functions
1 x 3 hour session
Wednesday 9 June 2010 2pm to 5pm

Sewing Class 2: Sling Bag
1 x 3 hour session
Saturday 19 June 2010 2pm to 5pm
Wednesday 23 June 2010 2pm to 5pm

Sewing Class 3: Zippers, Casings & Buttonholes
1 x 3 hour session
Thursday 3 June 2010 6pm to 9pm
Wednesday 16 June 2010 2pm to 5pm

Sewing Class 4: Sewing the basic skirt
2 x 3 hour session
Thursday 17 & 24 June 6pm to 9pm

Sewing Class 5: Sewing the basic shirt
2 x 3 hour session
Thursday 10, 17 & 24 June 2010 10am to 1 pm
 
For more information regarding classes you can call Penelope on 0432 688 536 or email bookings@thesewingroom.com.au

 

This class is popular due to Grant’s exceptional way of teaching in a fun and relaxed environment.

Wednesday 26th May 10am to 11.30am

May is Morning Tea time. So tea up your friends and workmates to come down to the Sewing Room @ The Fashion & Textile Gallery on Wednesday 26th May to help tip the balance in the fight against cancer. It will be just like one of our fabulous classes with all the fun, laughter and you know how much I love a good story. So come along, have a chat and bring your lastest creative project for show and tell. You’ll be making a difference, because every cup counts.

No need to book just pop in, see you then.

Introductory to Embroidery & Beading Techniques
Saturday 22 May 2010 10am – 4pm
This weekend workshop offers a fun and relaxed environment where you learn the basics & explore a range of introductory embroidery stitches and beading techniques as used in haute couture fashion and antique clothing. Traditional stitching methods are applied to basic samples, then latest textile trends provide inspiration for an embellishment design exercise. Resources include garments from The Darnell Collection and contemporary fashion forecast information to demonstrate the potential of the techniques and current uses by designers.
1 x 5 hour sessions
$125

This is such a goovy way of  recycling an old woollen sweater, so pull out of your wardrobe one of the woollen jumpers you haven’t woren in years or visit your local op-shop and be prepared to rub and scrub.

Using felting techniques, one of the oldest forms of fabric known to man I created the fabric to make this bag. Once the sweater has dried and armed with a pair of scissors and loads of confidence I transformed this sweater into a chic new bag. I used very simple sewing skills and a touch of applique and embroidery to give my bag a personal touch. I love it and it was loads of fun.

Fascinator Workshop
Saturday 5th June from 10pm to 4pm

We have a few places still available for this exciting workshop, Catherine will demonstrate how to create a base shape using the sinamay and a basic wooden block and millinery wire.
Using some vintage hats and headpieces as inspiration we will use a modern millinery product Sinamay to interpret a contemporary design. You will create a wonderful headpiece and also learn some delightful ways to master the use of sinamay as a trim. You will also learn a few techniques with feathers to add panache to your headpiece.

Learn about which hats will suit your unique face shape and uncover some of the mysteries of millinery using traditional wooden millinery blocks at this one day workshop. Students are welcome to bring along with them a special brooches or exquisite feathers that can be incorporate into their fascinator. To be held at The Sewing Room on Saturday 5th June from 10pm to 4pm.

Silk Rose Workshop
Thursday 3rd June from 10am to 2pm

My Mother had spoken of this technique as she had seen it as a child and was fasinated by the brass flower tools that formed the petals so when Catherine Kelly told me about it. I asked if she could delivery a class at The Sewing Room. You will be delighted with the beautiful silk flower you will create using traditional brass flower tools. You will learn about suitable fabric choice, methods of stiffening fabric, traditional tooling techniques and assembly of flowers. This workshop will be held at The Sewing Room on Thursday 3rd June from 10am to 2pm.

Places are limited so if you are interested in coming to these exciting fascinator or silk flower workshops please contact us via email bookings@thesewingroom.com.au