Know Your Fabric
Do you get overwhelmed when looking for fabric online, or in a fabric store?
Do you have a collection of sewing patterns, but no idea what the best fabric to pair with them is? Take our fabric masterclass in our West Wales sewing studio and become a fabric nerd in the making!
Know Your Fabric
Date: 12th February 2023
Location: West Wales, SA38 9BS
Time: 10am - 1pm
Price: £60
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In our Know Your Fabric masterclass, you'll be learning from an industry professional and self-proclaimed fabric nerd who's journey has taken her from fashion construction in France to a West Wales farm to learn about the origin of wool and textiles (that's me, by the way!).
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You'll walk away from this fabric masterclass with practical leads for your stash as we do some matchmaking between pattern and fabric.
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Decipher fabric terminology, understand fabric weights and read fabric composition in order to help you independently make the right choices in your fabric selection going forward.
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This sewing class is suitable for any level of sewist, who wants to learn more about the fabric that they work with.
What You'll Learn in Know Your Fabric
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fabric terminology (woven and stretch fabric)
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how to translate fabric composition into how the fabric might behave (handy for online shopping)
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gain an understanding of fibres, weights and structure
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understand how different fabrics move based on construction
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how to choose the right fabric for your projects
Before the class, you'll receive a list of suggestions of what type of fabric swatches to bring with you to analyse with the rest of the class.
Spaces are limited to 9 participants per class to provide the ultimate learning experience
More Information
Price
The Know Your Fabric class is £60.
Please familiarise yourself with our Terms & Conditions before booking.
What's included
Teas and coffee.
