Booking options
£40
£40
Delivered In-Person
3 hours
Intermediate level
Overlockers are great for sewing stretch fabrics and neatening seams, but did you know they can do so much more? Stitching Kitchen's next steps overlocker workshop leads on from 'Learn to love your overlocker'. To be successful you must already be confident in threading your overlocker and adjustinging tensions to achieve a good finish.
So if you are comfortable using your overlocker but want to find out how to use it to its full potential - this is the workshop for you.
What you will learn/achieve
During the session we will cover:
Seaming
Blind hems
Pintucks
Lettuce edging
Rolled Hems
Complex fabric handling e.g. velvet/chiffon/spandex.
What's included
Tuition: full instruction and support in a small class (maximum of 6).
All materials that you will need for the workshop are available in Stitching KItchen’s fully equipped studio.
Basic sewing kit to use during the workshop.
Tea and cake.
What to bring
Ideally you will have your own overlocker to bring to the workshop. If you are yet to invest in an overlocker and would like to use Stitching KItchen’s Pfaff Admire 1000 demonstration model, please let us know when you book.
Feel free to bring any old t-shirts or other scrap jersey to practise on.
Please note that this workshop is held in our light and spacious first floor studio at Stitching Kitchen, which is accessible by stairs.
About your tutor
Lindsey has a wealth of experience and is passionate about sharing her knowledge of sewing with stretch / knit fabrics. She loves showing everyone how to make stretchy clothes that fit their unique body. (Or someone else’s if they are generous enough to make for others.) Learn also teaches Stitching KItchen's Learn to love your overlocker course.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.
No we don’t advise doing Overlocker 2 first as it builds on the skills you develop in the first overlocker workshop.
In the first workshop you learn the basics and how to thread the machine. How to solve problems with tension and what adjusting each tension dial does to your stitches. You will learn how to create seams, nest joining seams, overlock around curves and corners learn to unpick and to create cuffs. There is also a mini project to take away.
You are welcome to book a private session if you are too impatient to wait!