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Learn to Sew Melbourne

Danielle

FreeStyle Sessions

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Join us for relaxed sessions where you get the run of our fully-equipped sewing studio. With a maximum of 6 participants, everyone gets their own spacious 4×4 metre sewing station, complete with a sewing machine, overlocker, steam generator iron, shears, sewing kits, and all the tools you could possibly need. You’ll also have full access to our cutting room and drafting tables.

Complete your project, at your pace. One of our expert teachers is on hand to assist participants with simple things like finding all you’ll need, to providing advice on the best techniques suited to your project.

What to bring:

  • Your project, pattern, instructions, fabric, notions, haberdashery.

Appropriate for:

You’ve got your project ready to go, or maybe even underway and want to use a dedicated space to really get some work done! This session is flexible enough to allow for participants at varying levels. However, you will need to know how to thread and operate a sewing machine (maybe not specifically our machines, we can show you the nuances).

Upcoming sessions:

What do students say about the FreeStyle Sewing Sessions?

Crochet Inspo-gram

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Looking to fill up your insta feed with more crochet goodness? Our crochet teacher – Amy has put together some of her favourite hooker inspo’ on Instagram for you: 

Mostly Clothing & Accessories 

Join the Dots Summer Set – Katie Jones

Homewares/ Accessories/ Some Clothing

crochet
Ice Cream Squares – Poppy Seed and Pom

Looking for activities in isolation or quarantine?

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Having to be on your own for any length of time is hard work. We wanted to provide an opportunity for those who find themselves in this position to participate in our online workshops at a reduced price.

If you have been directed to isolate at home or you must go into quarantine (at home or in a facility) you can receive a 50% discount on our online workshops.

To receive the discount you will need to provide a medical certificate or copy of the directive from your State Health Department/Ministry indicating that you are required to isolate. It needs to include your name and your desired workshop needs to fall within 5 days before or after the dates that you are required to isolate/quarantine.

Get in touch with us to find out more.

Until then stay safe.

The pleasant findings from our online workshops:

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As we run more an more online workshops and private lessons, we are finding that there a lot of pleasant advantages to this delivery mode and we wanted to share them with you.

You can learn in the comfort of your own home, we’ve had students snuggled up on the couch, professionally setup at their work from home desks, cleverly tucked away in their crafting corner or bolstered by pillows in their comfy beds! 

Tardiness is avoided because you don’t have to plan your public transport trip, or juggle travel time and parking, then finding the venue. It’s never been easier to avoid being late to class.

While we’re all further apart, this delivery method means we’ve never been closer! By using multiple cameras you get to see what your teacher is doing in different ways. See your teacher like she’s at your kitchen table, or view what she’s doing as if you were peering right over their shoulder.  

You can access new support, you still have your detailed handouts and we’re adding more video references on YouTube. During class we can share more references during discussions.

With our teacher and host model for workshops it’s focused and allows you to engage with teachers and the other participants. We have a host who liaises throughout the class via the chat, relaying questions without interrupting the teacher’s audio.