SEWING- MOVING ALONG WITH KAY 25165

*Enrolling now for Term 1, 2025- Begins 10th of February!*

Tutor: Kay Hickman 

Monday nights are designed for those sewers ready to tackle more complex sewing

This class is designed for you to bring your own projects to life! Whether you’re working on clothing, accessories, or any other creative idea, this class provides the space, tools, and guidance to help you bring your vision to reality. Perfect for intermediate and experienced makers alike—come join us and create something uniquely yours!

About your tutor

I am a self-taught dressmaker who is passionate about showing others how to make

bespoke home wares and sewn garments.  

I love everything about fabric/textiles and am particularly passionate about reusing fabric,

especially denim, linen, cotton and silk. Op-shopping has become a great way for me to

indulge my passion without breaking the bank!

I make my own clothes, and am into patchwork and quilting, embroidery and fabric dyeing. I

love sharing my knowledge and seeing others “catch the sewing bug”!

With me, you’ll discover how to make unique sewn creations from scratch, and learn how to

operate a sewing machine, moving from the basics to creating your final project.

You will learn about different fabrics and their properties, how to select the right fabric for

your project and how to be confident that you have enough fabric.

Discover how to make measurements and adapt a pattern for a garment in your own size

and how to work out which size to cut out.

Then you will take a simple garment/project to the next level using buttonholes, zips,

topstitching, binding, frills etc

My aim is that at the end of this course you will have found the joy and satisfaction that

creating with fabric brings, and to build confidence to continue sewing on your own.

Essential supplies to bring with you:

You will need to purchase/bring your own -

 Good sharp dressmaking scissors (or rotary cutter, self-

healing cutting mat and special ruler)

 Small sharp snipping scissors

 Seam ripper (quick unpick)

 Tape measure 

 Pins (glass headed are best)

 A good pin cushion. We will make one each on the first night -Tutor will supply

stuffing

 Machine needles (Universal size 80 and jeans needles)

 Bernina thread bobbin (if you are going to use our school Bernina machine)

 Thread (black and white and colours to match your project) – best ones are

Gutterman and Mettler

 1/2metre-1metre of black calico (washed prior to class) This

can be used for lining of bags etc.

 Enough fabric for your chosen project

 A pattern of your choice (I have some you can draft from) Choose carefully as it

needs to be achievable within your skill

 At least 3 metres of white drafting Vilene if taking a pattern off one of mine

 Fabric scraps (for practicing stitches or piecing to make larger pieces of fabric)

Please note! All your fabrics, whether new or op shop bought need

to be washed

 We have sewing machines for you to use but you may bring your own.

Tutors: Kay Hickman

This course is supported by the TEC (Tertiary Education Commission) to assist with literacy, numeracy and wellbeing needs of students. You must attend 80% of the class. At the same time we hope you will learn other useful and interesting skills and have a lot of fun learning with us.