ONLINE The Perfect Concealed Zip - Fri 29th January 2021 10am
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AB02901aa12
£30.00
£30.00
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If you wish to take part but are unable to attend the workshop demo live, please let us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
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Tutor: Amanda Brown
Fri 29th January 10am - 11:30am workshop demo with Q&A (UK time)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is designed for sewers at an improver / intermediate level
Workshop details
Concealed zips look fabulous in handcrafted clothes, but are often a stumbling block for sewers.
Join Amanda as she shares with you the secrets of the perfect concealed zip learnt during her 30 years of clothing alterations. In this workshop, Amanda will share with you the secrets of inserting the perfect concealed zip, learnt during her 30 years of experience!
You will be taught how to finish the bottom and top of a concealed zip, the finishing that so many sewers struggle with. Whether you want to finish your zip under a waistband or at the top of a dress, Amanda has heaps of tips to help you. She'll also be teaching you the magic of pattern matching across a concealed zip - ideal for when you are working with a fabric with a bold pattern.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop:
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below. This list is for guidance only - you can improvise and source your own materials, either in advance or once you have seen the LivePlus™ workshop, giving you maximum flexibility to choose how you would like to approach this craft.
You needn't have the materials ready whilst watching the live demonstration – the demo session is a time to watch, ask and learn. After the demo you will be sent a link to the recording, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days.
If you do not already have the zip feet mentioned above, it may be worth waiting until after the workshop so that Amanda can offer advice as to which feet you will need.
Links to suppliers
Any good haberdashery will stock all of the items needed for this course
Fri 29th January 10am - 11:30am workshop demo with Q&A (UK time)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is designed for sewers at an improver / intermediate level
Workshop details
Concealed zips look fabulous in handcrafted clothes, but are often a stumbling block for sewers.
Join Amanda as she shares with you the secrets of the perfect concealed zip learnt during her 30 years of clothing alterations. In this workshop, Amanda will share with you the secrets of inserting the perfect concealed zip, learnt during her 30 years of experience!
You will be taught how to finish the bottom and top of a concealed zip, the finishing that so many sewers struggle with. Whether you want to finish your zip under a waistband or at the top of a dress, Amanda has heaps of tips to help you. She'll also be teaching you the magic of pattern matching across a concealed zip - ideal for when you are working with a fabric with a bold pattern.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop:
- Using a concealed zip
- Inserting a concealed zip
- Matching patterns on zips & seams
- Sewing perfect ends of zips into waistbands or dresses
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below. This list is for guidance only - you can improvise and source your own materials, either in advance or once you have seen the LivePlus™ workshop, giving you maximum flexibility to choose how you would like to approach this craft.
You needn't have the materials ready whilst watching the live demonstration – the demo session is a time to watch, ask and learn. After the demo you will be sent a link to the recording, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days.
- Sewing machine in good working order
- Concealed zip
- Concealed zip foot
- Adjustable zip foot
- Gutermann thread or other good quality thread (…..a tip for practicing…choose a different colour thread to fabric and zip so you can see your stitches!)
- Pins
- Thread for tacking
- Fabric scissors
- Needles
If you do not already have the zip feet mentioned above, it may be worth waiting until after the workshop so that Amanda can offer advice as to which feet you will need.
Links to suppliers
Any good haberdashery will stock all of the items needed for this course