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Sewing - Get to Know your Sewing Machine

Funding area Vocational
TON/151682/Q/PF
Location:
Tonbridge Adult Education Centre, Tonbridge
Start date:
22/11/2025
End date:
22/11/2025
Level:
Entry Level
Time:
10:00 - 15:00
Duration:
1 session
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

4 hours 30 minutes
Day of week:
SAT
Tutor:
Kat Morgan
Price: £70.00 Concessions
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Who can join this course

Creativity is an essential aspect of human expression and plays a crucial role in fostering well-being and a sense of purpose.
The ambition of the Kent Adult Education Creative curriculum is to engage the community through an energetic and diverse programme offer planned to meet the varied needs and interests of Kent’s communities, thereby ensuring high quality learning is delivered across the county in dedicated adult education centres, online and in neighbourhood settings.
Creative courses aim to build confidence through learning, allowing students to express themselves, think critically, and collaborate with their peers. By empowering our students to become confident, imaginative, and adaptable learners, we aim to develop students' curiosity, resilience, and adaptability, preparing them for future challenges, opportunities, and personal development.

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Is this course for me

For those who would like to take their first step to understanding on how a sewing machine works and what all those knobs and dials mean. It will be first step to making and fixing clothes or making curtains and cushions.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* This is a comprehensive structured course to develop your sewing machine skills as well as increasing awareness of the full potential of your sewing machine
* A range of stitches, threads, needles, fabrics and basic attachments will be shown as you use your machine to make a variety of samples and learn new techniques
* These skills can then can be used on a variety of sewing courses including Clothesmaking courses

Additional Information

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

Getting to your course

Find us

Tonbridge Adult Education Centre
Avebury Avenue
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1TG

If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code TON/151682/Q/PF.