Sew a 50's Inspired Dress with Alison Monroe

Join Alison for this fabulous weekend creating and customsing your own 50's inspired dress.

You'll learn how to make a 1950's classic silhouette dress. The dress will be tailored to your measurments, you can embellish, use contrasting fabrics, applique etc to make it totally unique.

Important note - you must bring 3 meters of fabric in your chosen colour/design and 1 meter trim.

This workshop is only suitable for people who can confidently use a sewing machine.

If you need any help or advice about which fabrics to choose, please get in touch.

Hope House

Hope House

Hope House,
65 Mabgate,
Leeds
LS9 7DR
United Kingdom

Introduction to Power Tools - and how to use them safely

In this course you’ll learn the basics of how to safely operate motorized tools such as; Chop saw, Jigsaw, Palm Router and Orbital sander.

You’ll make a small caddie project to learn the safe working practices and skills needed to operate power tools

Duration

5 hours with a 30 minute lunch break. 10am - 3pm. Tea and coffee breaks are optional. Lunch is not provided so please bring lunch with you, there are places nearby to grab some lunch if needed.

What skill level should I be?

Introduction to Woodwork - Hand Tools Level 1

The course is designed to teach absolute beginners the fundamental skills, techniques & principals of woodworking. We welcome participants with no experience.

What will I learn?

The course is a mixture of theory and practical learning. You will learn how to use a range of hand tools that can commonly be found in your home and learn to identify the most suitable woods for a project.

Participants will gain an understanding of all the basic terms & techniques required. You will create a small project to put into practice the skills you will learn.