Classes – Page 3 – Measure Twice Cut Once

Posted on 30/01/201830/01/2018 by Susan Goodwin — Leave a comment

New Sewing Classes announced, Sydney and Melbourne

Want to learn to sew? brush up on some skills, learn some new techniques? Then I’ll be teaching classes to suit you!

First up Swimwear at Bobbin and Ink here in Sydney. It starts this Friday so get in quick to book your place

You can bring any swimsuit pattern you like but may I suggest Henrietta

If you are in Melbourne and looking to skill up on your lingerie I am coming down to teach in February.

Book via Shop Sew Squirrel (and check out their divine lingerie supplies while you are there). You can choose to do either knickers or bralet workshops on a single day or combine them both and come for 2 days. It’s going to be lots of fun.

And lastly if you are wanting to start sewing or returning to sewing after a long hiatus I’m teaching a beginners class at Bobbin and Ink. It will be a fantastic way to fall in love with making your own clothes and having a lifelong skill and passion.

Posted on 08/11/201608/11/2016 by Susan Goodwin — Leave a comment

Come sew Swimwear with me at Bobbin and Ink

Summer is coming and I couldn’t be more excited. Long days of sunshine to be filled with food, friends, adventures and swimming. Sewing wise this means lots of swimsuits and now you have the chance to join me to make your own swimsuit.
I’ll be teaching a class at Bobbin and Ink. Spread over multiple Sundays you can bring along any pattern you wish and by the end of the class our aim is for you to leave with a finished swimsuit! Yay!
So here are just a few of the options you could come and make
Papercut Patterns Soma Swimsuit

Named Patterns Beverly Twisted Bikini

Closet case files Sophie Swimsuit

Burda Alison Swimsuit

McCalls 7417 you can order all the following patterns direct through Bobbin and Ink

Butterick B6358

Lisette B6360

For each of your swimsuits be sure to read the exact requirements on your patterns but in general you are going to need

Fabric
Lining
Elastic suitable for swimwear
Thread
You’ll want a fabric that is suitable for swimwear so start searching out some stretch fabric. Pitt Trading has a fabulous selection of designer pieces.
I’d also suggest bringing along some tracing paper so we can do any alterations you need to your pattern without ruining your original pattern.
To book into your class head on over to Bobbin and Ink, see you there!

Posted on 21/07/2016 by Susan Goodwin — Leave a comment

New Bralet workshop dates and other classes

I hope everyone is having a fabulous week? We’ve been indulging a mini break with some time off to enjoy Sydney. So far we have walked through the city, Barrangaroo, Rose and Rushcutters Bay, been to the zoo, I went paddleboarding in a new spot in the harbour and just generally enjoyed having a bit of a relax.

However I interrupt all this relatxation to bring you exciting news of a new bralet workshop date and some details on other places you can find me teaching classes and workshops.

New Bralet workshop will be on the 18th of September. You can find out all the specifics here. I will cover the techniques you need to get started with stretch, lingerie elastic and how to get the best results. The last one was lots of fun with some really beautiful bralets being made and much new found confidence for sewing lingerie.

If you are a beginner sewer you can now come learn from me at Bobbin and Ink where I will be taking their Clothes Making for Beginners Class. The course schedule is a great way to learn your way around your machine and proceed into making garments. It should be lots of fun and I’m looking forward to working in their great space. (image courtesy of Bobbin and Ink). We are talking about doing more classes and workshops together too covering lots of sewing skills.

If you fancy a whole weekend of sewing you can participate in the Make, Sew & Gather retreat being held in Sydney on the 28th to 30th of October. I’ll be there on the Sunday to take you through an entire day of Lingerie sewing. Lots of classes covering, sewing, knitting and other skills are on offer throughout the event. More details can be found here.

As always if there is anything in particular you would like to learn you can book a private lesson with me or if you have an idea for a workshop just email me (link in sidebar) and I’ll try and make that happen.

Posted on 18/04/201618/04/2016 by Susan Goodwin — Leave a comment

Sewing Classes now available

After much organising and juggling of timetables I’m bringing sewing classes back!

Kicking off on May 22nd with a soft bra making class. This is an all day class where you will learn the beginning techniques of making lingerie. The goal of the class is to have everyone leave with a finished garment. More details and bookings can be found here

Individual class spaces are also available, for these you can choose a technique or project you would like to work on, or you can come and learn to sew from the very beginning. These spaces are all about you and what you need for your sewing skills so I cater them entirely to your needs. Spaces can be booked for either during the week or the weekend. More details and bookings here

More will be added over time and if there is anything specific you’d like to see then add it in the comments and I’ll try to make that happen!

Posted on 14/05/2015 by Susan Goodwin — 3 Comments

This weekend’s classes postponed

How’s everyone’s week going? Mine has been less than stellar as I’m sick, I’ve got a cold and am now on my 4th day of no voice. Nope nothing, nada, zip not even a squeak. I’ve been communicating with The Englishman via text message and increasingly crazy hand signals.

Which means I need to postpone this weekend’s scheduled soft bra class and knickers class. Not being able to talk will kind of put a dampner on being able to teach. For anyone who has already paid I’m offering a full refund or you can just transfer your payment to the next available class time as soon as it is announced (hopefully very soon).

I’m so sorry to have to delay it, but trust me no one wants to be around a sick person and certainly not one who has lost the ability to communicate. Now that I’ve let everyone know what is happening I’m off to drink more tea and shamelessly use the cat as a hot water bottle while I watch tv and nap.

Posted on 19/10/201419/06/2019 by Susan Goodwin — 16 Comments

Shibori Workshop Wrap Up

Shibori has long fascinated me and now I think I’m even more enthralled after a thoroughly wonderful day learning about it.

Who knew from a vat of gunky black looking sludge that frankly smelt a little gross.

This could happen.

and this

and so many more shades and patterns of wonderful inky hues.

Pepa and Karen from Shibori were great in breaking down the system. How to pleat and bind and most importantly how to embrace the unpredictability, that the most beautiful results often came when least expected.

It was so fun and just what I was hoping for. I wanted a day where I could learn the techniques, experiment, end up with some useable fabric pieces and then go away with a head exploding with ideas of what to do next. It truly was inspiring.

Being able to share all that with the Sydney Spoolettes was a blast. As a group we are brought together by our love of sewing but even in the few short months we have been a group real friendships have formed and the camaraderie is empowering as we all make our way in the world.

For anyone considering doing the workshop I saw GO FOR IT! you will not regret it. My top tips would be

– take extra fabric of varying lengths, widths and textures

– pre wash all your fabric

– pre iron all of your fabric

– have an idea of what you want to achieve, the enthusiasm is infectious and a little overwhelming. Being able to keep yourself on track will mean you get out what you want from it

– embrace the unpredictable and go outside your own boundries

For more images you can pop over to my flickr page (I’ve been trying all afternoon to get my flickr to work, it won’t, so I added the photos here as a gallery instead), Maria from Veloswer has some stunning images on her flickr and I am sure there will be more images coming up soon.

I have quite a bit of fabric that I dyed during class, am sifting through it all and planning what to make so expect more Shibori goodness soon.
Lastly thank you to the Spoolettes who attended it was wonderful to see you all, huge welcome to the newcomers too. Thanks to Mel for organising lunch at the pub and huge huge thank you to Pepa and Karen for sharing your knowledge with us.

Posted on 17/10/201419/06/2019 by Susan Goodwin — 4 Comments

Shibori

This weekend the Spoolettes and I are attending a Shibori workshop and I am so excited, like really excited.

Since I found the workshop I’ve been madly pinning inspiration and ideas to my Shibori Pinterest board (um sorry if you got mega spammed during one of my mammoth pin sessions). So I’ve pulled some of my favourites here to showcase them and get me ready to learn all about it during the workshop.

via Prism of Threads via Tory Birch via Anthropologie via Amy Nguyen

Posted on 22/08/2014 by Susan Goodwin — 12 Comments

Shibori Workshop

For years I’ve been fascinated by the indigo dyes of Japan and the designs of Shibori. It truly is an art form and their inky seductiveness is too good to resist.

I’ve also seen plenty of DIY/online type tutorials that look amazing and some sewists have had some absolutely fabulous results with their own efforts. So all of this got me hunting for a way to learn more about how to create these looks.

A late night trawl through Instagram led me to Shibori a Sydney based workshop that not only sells breathtaking pieces but also conducts workshops. A few emails later and they agreed to put on a special beginners workshop that we can fill with sewists.

Numbers are very limited so if you’d like to come along let me know as soon as you can and we will make arrangements for the class fee.

Details are

Date: 18th October

Shibori Studio: 30A Salisbury Rd Stanmore NSW 2048

Cost: $110

Class includes: provisions to make 1 x scarf, 1 x approx 2.5m length of fabric. You can also bring fabric from home.

Wear: Comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty and appropriate shoes.

All images via Shibori_textiles Instagram feed

Posted on 02/06/201402/06/2014 by Susan Goodwin — 4 Comments

Everyone Deserves Pretty Knickers – knicker making class

It’s been a few hours and multiple cups of tea and I’m finally recovering from the amazingness of teaching my first knicker class.

First up it was SO MUCH FUN and that was down to the lovely ladies in class of Mel, Stef, Carmen and Lyndall. They were all so enthusiastic and willing to give it a try that it made it a joy to teach them.

The space at Sew Make Create was all set up with Janome machines and an overlocker for people to share and a beautiful big cutting table.

We went through how to find the right size, cutting on the bias, creating the gusset and then attaching the elastic. Along the way I was trying to make sure that everyone understood what I meant to not only do it in class with me there to help but more importantly to be able to do it once they got home.

Overall we did really well, I wish we had another hour in class to help out as with many new techniques to learn I felt slightly cramped for time.

It was great and I so hope everyone keeps sewing knickers at home.

If you’d like to come along to a class, there is a button on the sidebar that will take you over to what is on offer with dates and other information and more photos can be found on our flickr page.

Posted on 10/04/201410/04/2014 by Susan Goodwin — 9 Comments

Knicker making classes!

This is so exciting, you can now come and do sewing lessons with me to learn how to make Knickers.

Using The Charlotte Knickers pattern I’ll show you how to cut on the bias, do a concealed seam for the gusset, construct the knickers and then take you through the best way to attach your elastic and topstitch it down. Time permitting we will also be talking trims, fabric choices and variations of the style.

Classes are going to be held at Sew Make Create. There are currently 2 different times to choose from. A post work start at 6.45 pm on the 8th of May. Or you can choose a Saturday afternoon class on the 10th of May.

You need to bring

1 metre of cotton fabric of your choice to make your knickers from. The fabric must be pre washed and ironed before coming to class.
Once you’ve signed up for the class you will receive a code that will allow you to download your pattern from the Measure Twice Cut Once website. Download the pattern and assemble it before coming to class.
You might like to print the instructions too, that way you can take notes on them during class.

I will provide

some cotton jersey for the gusset
elastic

It’s going to be so much fun, come along and make your own pretty knickers.