Sewing Classes
About our Bowral
Sewing Classes
I love the creative freedom the ability to use a sewing machine gives me🤩
I can create something unique and new, mend something I love, or upcycle or alter textiles and give them a new life. I find it a very satisfying (as well as useful) creative outlet, and I LOVE to show people how easy it is 😍😍😍
Transform Your Creativity with Sewing in 2025 🎉🧵
Have you ever looked at a piece of fabric and thought, “This could be something amazing!” Or maybe you’ve got a wardrobe gem that just needs a little tweak to make it perfect? That’s the magic of sewing! 💫 And trust me, it’s easier than you think!
Hi, I’m Rel, and sewing has been my ultimate creative escape – from whipping up unique garments to mending beloved pieces or upcycling old textiles into something completely new. Sewing gives me that thrilling I-made-this! moment every time, and I’d LOVE to share that joy with you. 😍
🌟 Why Join Our Sewing Classes? Our classes are designed for EVERYONE. Whether you’re a total newbie who’s never touched a machine or someone who’s lost their “sewjo” and confidence, we’ve got a spot for you!
✨ Beginner Classes: Forget perfection – we’re all about fun and instant gratification. You’ll learn by creating simple, practical projects that might be a little wonky at first but will make you beam with pride because you made it! Every stitch builds your skills (and your confidence).
✨ Refresher Classes: Been a while since you’ve sewn? Let’s dust off your skills and get you back in the groove with new techniques, fun projects, and all the support you need.
🌈 Our sessions are relaxed, welcoming, and packed with creativity. You’ll leave not just with finished projects but with a sense of accomplishment and a bunch of new sewing buddies (plus snacks – because sewing with snacks = happiness!). 🍪🧵
💌 Got specific ideas for a specialty class? Let’s make it happen! Drop me an email, and let’s tailor a class just for you.
👉 Don’t wait to dive into this incredible skill – it’s not just sewing; it’s self-expression, sustainability, and pure joy. 🎉 Join us, and let’s create together!
P.S. The first project you make may not be perfect, but it’ll be 100% YOU. And that’s pretty darn amazing! 🪡💖
Upcoming Bowral Sewing Classes
FAQ
You can hire a machine from us for the lesson. For classes we use ex-school supply Bernina sewing machines These are a great sewing machine for beginners.
Look at our Kids 11-14 Intermediate Class – if you can show us you are capable you can move up early.
During the beginner classes we will work with stable woven fabrics and you will make a tote bag to carry your machine over the first few weeks. We will move onto an elastic waist skirt, then later in the year progress to shorts, and t-shirt, building on our skills as we go.
Not really. If you book the whole term, you do kind of get a free pass for one lesson. Because our classes are popular and busy, it’s difficult and potentially unsafe to squish more people into an already full class.
It gets tricky for us to manage if students don’t come for the whole term and are not completing projects in conjunction with other students. It is our preference that you commit to the term, ensuring our program runs smoothly for all.
Creative Learning
Our workshops encourage an element of experimentation and breaking through perceived limitations. Our sessions focus on creative learning and social connections in a fun environment 🤩😍🪡🧵
Quite often, sewing is a solitary activity, and it is a lovely opportunity to come together and not only learn some new skills, but hopefully also share some if your own wisdom (not limited to sewing 🤪)
Our classes push through boundaries and leverage opportunities to try new things – more for the fun of it without the pressure. Not every project is going to turn out as you intend. We focus on the playfulness and exploration, with the end result in mind but not always the only outcome 🤩.
Hands on creativity and its benefits are highly celebrated at the Creation Station.
Did you know repetitive hand movements help release endorphins? And we have lost many opportunities to inadvertently grab some of these lovely feel good and free chemicals this century. So many of our actions have been automated- washing machines, chopping food, kneading dough, mixing are just a few examples.
Sewing is a wonderful, relaxing activity that gives you so much more than just new clothes.
Sewing is fantastic mental stimulation for both the left and right brain.
- Firstly, the creative planning:
- Choosing a style and pattern
- Sifting through and selecting a beautiful fabric in glorious colours or prints
- The joy of searching for and selecting and adding trims, buttons or other design features that make the project unique.
- Then the problem solving – fitting the pattern to the fabric available,
- sizing correctly,
- interpreting pattern instructions (which so often seem to be written as if in another language 😘)
- Learning new methods of stitching and construction that work with the fabric and style combination you have created.
- Finishing techniques and the final garment give a wonderful sense of satisfaction and achievement, and the added benefit of boosting the self-esteem of both the creator and the wearer 😍