Beyond Beginners: Sewing Trousers

10 Week Course // Sept 23rd - Dec 9th // 18.30 - 21.00 (No Classes: Oct 14 & 21)// Cost: £395 // Skill Lever: Beyond Beginner // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger // Location: Bridgeton, Glasgow.

Make yourself a pair of trousers and learn how to get a really good fit.

Finding high-street trousers that are good quality, well-fitting, and suit your style can be difficult at the best of times. Learn with us how to make your very own trousers, as well as understanding the process of getting a good fit.

About this Course

This 10-week sewing course for ‘beyond beginners’ and improvers will take you through making your own trousers. You will learn how to work from a pattern, take your body measurements and choose the correct size for your body shape.

We'll also be introducing you to a number of beyond beginner techniques, such as: a variety of waistbands, tapered cuffs, a variety of hem and seam finishes, sewing a fly zip, belt loops, and patch, slash and welt pockets. You’ll come away with a resource book full of beyond beginner techniques.

Depending on your skill level and sewing experience you will have a choice of zero waste trouser patterns to choose from, ranging from a simpler style with elasticated waist and standard pockets to the more complex style with full fly zip and welt pockets.

Not only will you leave with a pair of trousers fitted to your body and taste but you will also be equipped with the know-how to make other trouser patterns that fit you and your unique style.

As always, classes at The Stitchery have a focus on zero waste design and sewing - we’ll introduce you to the principles of zero waste sewing and share techniques and tips for a more sustainable making practice.

Skill Level

This is an intermediate level sewing course for ‘beyond beginners’ and improvers, which means it’s suitable for returning students, or anyone with previous experience of basic sewing and garment making.

Course cost includes:

• 10 x 2.5-hour lessons
• Use of Janome 230DC computerized sewing machine each
• Use of Janome 6234XL overlocker (shared between students)
• Use of Janome 2000CPX coverlocker
• Handouts for resource pack

We have a Janome 230DC computerised (with speed control) sewing machine and Janome overlockers (varying models) and a coverstitch machine available for student use; although you can bring your own if you like. And don’t worry if you might miss one or two classes; we’ve plenty of opportunities to catch up through our additional Sunday Stitchery Sessions or private tuition.

Course cost excludes:

• Cost of fabric and haberdashery

You will need to bring:

• A basic sewing kit
• Fabric (a list will be provided after booking)

• Thread (available to purchase at the studio)

Topics Covered:

• How to use a zero waste pattern

• Taking body measurement and determining pattern size
• Pattern alterations
• Cutting fabric
• Garment construction for a pair of trousers including: seams and seam finishes, elasticated waist or fly zip closure, pleats, darts, patch pocket and in-seam pocket, hemming.
• Fitting trousers

Booking Your Place

To book your place on this course, you will pay a non-refundable Booking Deposit of £50 through this Eventbrite page. This Booking Deposit goes towards course fees however, the remaining balance is due no later that two weeks PRIOR to course start. Once you’ve booked a place on the course, you will receive the details to bank transfer the final amount. We do it this way to additional external fees. Please familiarise yourself with our Terms & Conditions before making your booking.

You can pay by PayPal or any major debit/credit card. NOTE: You do not need a PayPal account to make a booking. Simply click on the link which says "pay with a debit or credit card". It looks like this. Please note that deposits are non-refundable.

Any Questions?

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Non-Refundable Deposit

All of our courses and workshops require a deposit to book your place. Please note that the Booking Deposit is completely non-refundable.

Cancellation & Course Fees Refund

Because of the popularity of our courses and the limited number of spaces available, we've now introduced a Cancellation & Refund Policy. If you cancel your booking 14 or more full days before the start date of your course or workshop, you will be refunded the balance of your fees. This is equivalent to your full course fees minus your non-refundable deposit.

If you decide to cancel your place once the course has started, a refund is not guaranteed. In this situation we shall review the circumstances of the cancellation before deciding on appropriate solution.