Meet like minded sewing friends and come and sew with us in Leicester!
Would you love an opportunity to meet up and chat whilst enjoying a full indulgent day of sewing? We hope you'll join us for our next SEW Leicester Sewcial Meet and Sewing Day!
This event will be held at
Belgrave Hall in Leicester from 10am to 4pm
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What do I need to know about the day?
- Bring your sewing machine, sewing kit and your fabric/pattern cut out and ready to sew - there will be some space for cutting out but please come prepared
- Unload your car and grab a table - there is free parking at the venue
- Sew! And meet new sewing friends! You can stay at your machine and treat yourself to some quality sewing time, or have a wonder and chat to others who love to sew
- Enjoy the inspiring surroundings of Belgrave Hall, a listed regency house, and the peaceful and beautiful gardens, which you are free to wander and enjoy throughout the day.
- This is an un-tutored sewing day but tutors will be on hand (sewing too!) and we'll be happy to share guidance if needed
- We want to keep things nice and relaxed to we'll not have formal breaks, but kitchen is available for you to use throughout the day with refreshments provided and facilities to store and prepare your lunch.
- We'll finish up at 4pm, by which point you'll have a whole host of new sewing friends and you might even have sewn something!
What do I need to bring?
- Sewing machine
- Sewing kit
- Pre-cut projects
- BYO packed lunch and snacks
What will be provided?
- Ironing boards and irons
- Overlockers in each of the 3 rooms- if you'd like to bring your own please do
- PAT tested extension leads
About the Venue:
Belgrave Hall is comfortable, warm and full of history and heritage. we will have access to a dressing room which is ideal for photoshoots too!
Free parking for up to 15 cars is available at the venue. It is a short bus ride from the haymarket or St.Margarets bus station.
Address:
Church Rd, Belgrave, Leicester LE4 5PE
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Workshop levels explained
You will find our workshops categorised in to levels. These are to help you know which workshops are suitable for you based on your current amount of experience behind a sewing machine.
Our levels are designed to help you choose a project that isn't too difficult for you, but we encourage you to be brave and try something new too. Talk to us if you need further advice about which level is suitable for you.
Children aged 11+ and teenagers are welcome to attend workshops with an accompanying adult , providing they have either come to our Start as you Mean to Sew on workshop, or a suitable level of experience at home or school.
This covers our Start as you Mean to Sew on workshops, which is designed to build your confidence behind a sewing machine. This workshop is ideal for absolute beginners and those whose sewing skills may be a little rusty.
We also list any other skills workshops suitable for beginners under Level 1, including Rag Rugging, Macrame and Crochet.
Skills building workshops are designed to build your confidence and introduce you to new skills, such as inserting zips, working with bias binding and basic patchwork. They are suitable for people who have completed our beginners workshop or have some recent experience sewing independently.
These workshops are aimed at more confident sewers, who have completed a few projects previously, and also includes our Introduction to Dressmaking workshop. This level is suitable for people who have some experience behind a sewing machine, and want to branch out and try something new.
Our workshops are aimed at people with some dressmaking experience, who may have completed our Dressmaking for Beginners course, however, this isn't a necessity. These workshops will cover more challenging dressmaking skills, while aiming to demystify them and build your confidence.
Experienced Dressmaking
These workshops continue to build on previous dressmaking experience and will offer larger challenging projects with the support of a experienced teacher. Level five workshops will include garments such as jeans, swimwear and coats.
