Sewing for Fun - Homewood School, Tenterden

This course will be held at our new classroom at Tenterden Adult Education Centre, Homewood School, Tenterden TN30 6LT.

Sewing for Fun is designed to enable you to gain knowledge and confidence in your sewing skills and in using a sewing machine, in an exciting, fun and informative way. You can choose to make a wide variety of projects, from small gifts and soft furnishings, curtains and blinds, to simple garments for yourself or your children. The tutor will discuss your learning requirements at the start of the course and will advise on the best method of obtaining success with your chosen project. Sewing and making things is following a huge resurgence at the moment. There are savings to be made by making your own soft furnishings, clothes, accessories and gifts.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:-
- Use your sewing machine to best advantage
- Choose and use suitable fabrics for your chosen projects
- Use patterns and follow written or diagrammatic instructions
- Choose the most appropriate designs for soft furnishings
- Take measurements and calculate fabric requirements for your projects
- Use the appropriate techniques to make your items to a high standard

This course will be taught by Deborah Good. Deborah has been a qualified as a teacher of Dress and Design for over 40 years ago and has many years of experience teaching textiles related classes in schools and for Kent Adult Education. Deborah has also worked in the fashion industry as a designers assistant, She has her own business making bespoke curtains, blinds and loose covers, Students are taught to use the same professional techniques that she employs in her business.

Our new classroom is near the School Farm. After coming into the school site via the main entrance, turn immediately left, go straight on past the main school reception and past the main exit, you will then see signage directing you to our classroom.