Course Description

You will start the course thinking about the colour and design - what colours or themes do you love and want to use?

With this in mind, you will create your own unique lengths of fabric using a combination of gel plates, wooden blocks, stencils and thermofax screens (similar to silk screens). Alison has a library of over 500 designs for you to choose from.

After creating your fabric on the first day. You will concentrate on cutting out and stitching your bag on the second.

Suitable For

This course is suitable for beginners or improvers alike. No experience of dressmaking is required.

Requirements List

• An apron or wear old clothes.
• Any fabric thin, thick, patterned or plain for experimenting
• 1.5 metres of cotton drill or denim 150cms wide*
• 2 x 30cm squares of lining material*
• 5 metres of 18mm wide bias binding to match your material*
• Sewing Machine and machine threads
• Basic sewing kit, needles, pins, fabric scissors, tape measure etc.

Material Costs

There will be a charge of £15-20 to cover the cost of handbag kit including fabric, lining, bias binding, and rope handle. This is payable directly to the tutor.