Garment Making Techniques – Gathering and Shirring

Day – Wednesday

Date – 8th May 2024

Time – 7pm – 9pm

This workshop one of a series which explores various garment making techniques. We will take you through each technique step by step the “Kaye Way” You will produce your own scaled samples for your techniques bible. Pace of learning will be dictated by you and unlike YouTube you will have a chance to ask as may questions as you like!

We will teach and demonstrate the follow techniques

• How to make and fit perfect gathers
• Corded gathers
• Gathers on an overlocker
• Staying a gathered seam
• Machine shirring
• Waffle shirring

You will perform each technique on a scaled down sample all backed up with a worksheet for you to keep. You will then be able to file in your techniques bible for future reference.

• You will be provided with worksheets for each technique you will be able to pair these worksheets with your samples to create your own techniques bible.
• Inclusion in a WhatsApp group for the duration of the course
• Membership of our Sewcial Society
• The hall that we will be using  is a registered Covid secure venue with immaculate facilities and plenty of free parking.

Please note groups are kept small with a maximum of 6 students so early booking is advised. We reserve the right to cancel courses if there is insufficient numbers.

• You will need to bring your own sewing machine and all its accessories, bobbin and thread. You will also need to provide your own extension cable. If you do not have a machine borrow one or if you want help choosing a new machine please follow this link to see our recommendations.
• You will need a full dressmaking tool kit click here to add this to your order

The course will be held at

St Michael’s Road Community Centre Hitchin SG4 0QA

This course is aimed at those who have had some experience at garment making and can use a domestic sewing machine without assistance.