Dressmaking – Intermediate / Experienced Sewers

Date/Time
Date(s) - 28/09/2017 - 16/11/2017
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Dressmaking- Intermediate or experienced sewers

With Pippa Pease

This is a course for those who have sewn before, who may like to refresh their skills or would like support whilst trying a more challenging project.

You will learn in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with gentle guidance and support from Pippa, your tutor.

There will be regular demonstrations in line with the techniques being used within your projects. The choice of project is your own, Pippa will guide you toward a suitable project if you are unsure of what you may like to make. This will depend on how far you’d like to stretch yourself or maybe you would just like to build more confidence with the use of patterns and the sewing machine.

Week 1. We will discuss your projects and any issues you feel you’d like to concentrate on. We’ll talk measurements and fitting, ensuring that we start out with the right size and pinpoint the issues at hand.

Week 2. We start to cut out- alter patterns if need be and match fabric patterns where necessary.

Week3. We start to make up the projects and check for any fitting issues that may crop up.

Week 4. We continue with projects alongside demonstrations that will coincide with the projects in hand. This could be fitting pockets or ensuring a smooth invisible zip.

Week 5. We continue with projects ensuring that any demonstration given is in-line with projects being made.

Week 6. We continue with projects with guidance as needed and demonstrations when appropriate.

Week 7. Projects are continued alongside a demonstration as needed.

Week 8. Projects continued and or finished.

About the tutor

I am Pippa.

I’m a dressmaker and tutor who loves to share my skills. I have been sewing for about 30 years, form when I was a teen. I enjoy working with fabrics to bring them to life by making something to wear.

I live in rural Norfolk where I create beautiful garments and occasionally make forays into the veg patch.

I have a sewing blog www.thefabricwrangler.wordpress.com and also collaborate with another blogger, www.craftyclyde.com to bring together Norfolk sewcialists for a monthly meet with Norwich Sewcials. https://www.facebook.com/norwichsewcials/

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Dressmaking

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.

Week	Medium and subject	Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1 10/4	Pencil and Graphite More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite	Assorted pencils (Use own A3 Pads)
2 17/4	Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
3 24/4	Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
4 1/5	Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel We will look at the rules of drawing people.	Charcoal Pastels Mixed papers Fixative
5 8/5	More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
6 15/5	More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
	3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7 12/6	Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)	Mini canvasses (extra fee) Acrylic paint Fine brushes
8 19/6	More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials	Polystyrene sheets Block print inks Tetra Paks Mixed papers
9 26/6	Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers
10 37	Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers

Week	Medium and subject	Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1 11/4	Pencil and Graphite More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite	Assorted pencils (Use own A3 Pads)
2 18/4	Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
3 25/4	Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
4 2/5	Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel We will look at the rules of drawing people.	Charcoal Pastels Mixed papers Fixative
5 9/5	More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
6 16/5	More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
	3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7 13/6	Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)	Mini canvasses (extra fee) Acrylic paint Fine brushes
8 20/6	More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials	Polystyrene sheets Block print inks Tetra Paks Mixed papers
9 27/6	Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers
10 4/7	Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers