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Sewing Courses

A variety of sewing courses are run by Janome supported independent experts throughout the year. Software courses are held at our training Centre in Stockport, Cheshire, whilst courses on specialist techniques are held at various locations across the UK.

Janome Memory Craft 11000 courses are run by Janome staff. Contact our training department on 0161 666 6006 or training@janome-uk.co.uk for dates and details.

If you are interested in one of the following specialist courses please contact the tutor direct.


Dressmaking

Courses Offered:

  • Lingerie Techniques
  • Bra Making
  • Knickers
  • Designer Speed Tailoring
  • The Dress
  • Trouser Fitting
  • Boned Bodices & Posh Frocks
  • Couture Finishing
  • The Perfect Zip, Sleeve or Pocket
  • 3 Day intensive Bridal

Tutor: Alison Smith

Location: Ashby de la Zouche


Former Head of Fashion & Textlies at a large comprehensive school, Alsion left to establish her own design business and the Alison Victoria School of Sewing.

Tel: 01530 416300

alison@schoolofsewing.co.uk

Creative Embroidery

Courses Offered:

  • Creative Machine Embroidery
  • Beautiful Beadwork for Fashion & Interiors
  • Bridal Beadwork
  • Dressmakers Discovery Tour of London
  • Own choice 1 or 2 days - embellish a garment of your choice
  • Private tuition

Tutor: Debra O'Mahony

Location : London
An award winning designer who runs her own bespoke embroidery business in London with celebrity clients from TV and Films.

Tel: 07961 104 468

debraomahony@hotmail.co.uk

Home Furnishings

Courses Offered:

  • Workroom Training Days

Tutor: Maureen Whitemore

Location: Penrith, Cumbria

Maureen has had thirty seven years experience in designing, creating and training in the making of beautiful furnishings.

Tel: 01768 863895

  courses@whitemoreandthwaytes.co.uk

Embroidery Software Courses

Courses Offered:

  • Customizer
  • DigitizerPro

Tutor: Ruth Cox

Location: Janome Centre, Stockport

Ruth is a freelance sewing consultant who has written many articles for leading sewing magazines on embroidery software.

Tel: 0121 748 5286

   ruthcoxtraining@yahoo.co.uk

Master Patterns

Courses Offered:

  • Making Your Personal Master Pattern
  • Dress Design From The Master Pattern
  • Fast fashion With An Overlocker

Tutor: Betty Foster MBE

Location : Cheshire
Originally a research scientitist Betty developed a system of pattern adaptation giving dressmakers the chance to make garments that actually fit.

Tel: 01270 560713

info@bettyfoster.co.uk

Sewing Skills

Course Offered:

  • Dressmaking & speed tailoring
  • Overlocker workshops
  • Sewing Stretch Fabrics
  • Adapting Patterns
  • Soft Furnishings

Tutor: Suzette Slattery

Location: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Former City and Guilds teacher now runs Sewability Sewing Leisure Club. Small classes,wonderful facilities and one to one teaching caters for all abilities who want to sew to  a high standard.

Tel: 0121 321 3002

suzette13@btinternet.com

Sewing Tuition

Course Offered:

  • Inner Secrets
  • Machine Training
  • Basic Understanding of Commercial Patterns
  • Pockets & Buttonholes
  • Boned Bodices
  • Basic Overlocker Techniques
  • Speed Tailoring
  • Pattern Drafting

Tutor: Maria Breslin

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Maria has a HND in clothing studies and offers tailored tuition to those of all levels who want to improve their ability to create well fitting and professionally finished bespoke garments.

 

 Tel: 01543 480822

 

 maria.breslin@dsl.pipex.com

Embellisher & Textile Art

Course Offered:

  • Embellisher Workshops For All Levels
  • Free Machine Embroidery
  • Various Textile Art Techniques
  • Day / Week-end / Week Workshops

Tutor: Myfanwy Hart

Location: Hampshire plus UK Venues

Myfanwy has been teaching embroidery and textile art workshops for nearly 20 years and is the author of the book " The Embellisher".

www.winifredcottage.co.uk or www.sassalynne.com .

 Tel: 01252 617667

 

 embellisher.courses@gmail.com

Computerised Sewing Machine

&  Embroidery Software Courses

Course Offered:

  • The Compterised Sewing Machine
  • Using the embroidery unit creatively
  • Janome DititizerPro
  • Janome Customizer
  • Create your own designs for digitising

Tutor: Carolyn Sinclair & Sue Munday

Location: Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble, Hants

Carolyn is a City & Guilds qualified tutor who has been designing embroidery on computers and using sewing machine software for over 10 years. She has a number of published articles on the subject and is an experienced tutor. Sue is a textile artist and tutor, Sue is a former City & Guilds Teacher and offers creative courses and workshops for beginners and more advanced students.

 Tel: 02380 434218

 carolynsinclair@talktalk.net

 sue.munday@tiscali.co.uk

Creative Machine Embroidery & Embellisher

Course Offered:

  • Creative Embroidery
  • Machine Embroidery
  • Getting to know your machine
  • Embellish with Relish

Tutor: Sue Munday

Location: Selsey, West Sussex

A textile artist and tutor, Sue is a former City & Guild Teacher and offers creative courses and workshops for beginners and more advanced students.

www.suemunday.co.uk

 Tel: 01243 605450

 sue.munday@tiscali.co.uk

Creative Embellishing, Feltmaking & Stitch

Courses Offered:

  • Embellishing workshops for all levels of experience
  • Felt to stitch
  • Embellish, stitch, felt

Tutor: Sheila Smith

Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Sheila is a textile artist and tutor with many years of teaching experience. A former tutor for City & Guilds Feltmaking and author of "Felt to Stitch" published by Batsford in 2006.Her latest book " Embellish, Stitch, Felt" is due for release in August 2008.

www.feltbydesign.co.uk

 Tel: 01243 605450

 sjcsmith@btinternet.com

Dressmaking & Sewing Skills

Courses Offered:

  • Creative Cover Stitch machine
  • Working with your overlocker
  • Know your sewing machine

Tutor: Gill Arnold

Location: Solihull, West Midlands

Gill loves to share her wealth of knowledge and experience gained over 30 years in industry, retail and teaching roles. She welcomes people of all abilities to her studio near Birmingham to enjoy comprehensive hands on days training days, in many different aspects of dressmaking and tailoring.

www.gill arnold.co.uk

 Tel: 0121 608 1414

 training@gillarnold.co.uk

Patchwork, Quilting & Embroidery

Courses Offered:

  • 21st Century Crazy Quilting
  • Get to know your sewing machine
  • Machine Applique
  • Create your own fabric to make a bag
  • Make a quilt in a day
  • Free machine embroidery
  • Free machine quilting

Tutor: Margaret Fletcher

Location: Maidston, Kent & the South east

Margaret has studied City & Guilds in Creative Embroidery and Machine Embroidery. She is a self taught patchwork & quilter. Her classes are for beginners and for those with more experience incorporating both modern & traditional techniques. She also runs a website for patchwork & quilters at www.thequiltingweb.com

 Tel: 01622 710829

 Margaret@thequiltingweb.com

Embellishing & Embroidery

Courses Offered:

  • Free machine embroidery
  • Embellisher
  • Creative textile art techniques

Tutor: Yvonne Flavell

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Yvonne is an established textile artist who is offering small classes in machine embroidery and new techniques. Whether you are a novice or just interested in updating your skills these workshops offer something for all skill levels. Taster Days are also available.

www.yvonneflavell-textileartist.co.uk

 Tel: 01902 605455 or  07920 101527

 yvonneflavell@yahoo.co.uk