Here's the Spring newsblog for my Atelier classes.
We're through the worst of the winter now, and everything seems easier and the light is fresher and cleaner if you know what I mean! So I hope it's an inspirational time of year for you creative people out there, and that you'll be imagining the fabulous things you can make to wear.
The Atelier classes which I run here at my home studio in deepest Oxfordshire (see photos on previous blog), can enable anyone to achieve their sewing or pattern making aspirations, from the humblest desire to do a simple repair or to take up the hem of a dress, to making a whole set of personal blocks (as one of my students is currently doing), so that the pattern for any design can be made from a drawing or photo, and plus, it will fit you perfectly.
Here are some testimonials from my students:
'Bobbie is very skilled and experienced with a comprehensive knowledge of sewing techniques, also very helpful, friendly and extremely patient'.
Bobbie's sewing classes are inspirational - she combines sound teaching coupled with skills based on her own years of experience and knowledge within the fashion/clothing/textile industry. Bobbie makes it possible for the learner to develop confidently at their own pace,with the end result of a beautiful garment'.
For those that haven't come across the term 'block', this is a basic card template pattern, from which patterns for other designs can be made. These can either be in a standard size (10, 12, 14 etc), or as mentioned before, can be made to your own personal measurements.
So the possibilities are endless (or should be!), and you can create as simple or intricate a design as you can imagine.
That's quite advanced stuff though, and these one to one classes aim to cater for absolutely anyone - young, old, male, female, experienced or total beginners, so contact me on 07941 619992, through the website www.bobbiesroom.co.uk or email at sewing@bobbiesroom.co.uk for details, even if you only want to learn how to sew on a button!
And, I can also teach you hand sewing techniques or how to use a sewing machine, if that's the obstacle to your creative process...
A little extra - please have a look at this fabulous blog run by three women, which is a total mine of information for anything to do with sewing, and where to buy/see myriad sewing/fashion related items. As I mentioned on my facebook page a while ago, one of the things I found the most fascinating, was a video of the women working in the Chanel atelier in Paris. The concentration and attention to detail - that's what makes a couture piece. Inspirational...here's the link: http://thesewingdivas.wordpress.com/category/couture-sewing/
Speak soon!
Bobbie
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