a group of women sit at a large table with their sewing machines and dressmaking projects

Sew All Weekend – February 2025

Saturday 8th February – Sunday 9th February 2025
10am – 4pm
Made & Making, Garden Studio, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Rd, Hassocks BOOKING FOR THIS WEEKEND WILL OPEN ON SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER AT 8PM – THE EVENT WILL SHOW AS ‘SOLD OUT’ UNTIL THIS TIME

£100.00

Sorry, this course is sold out. To be added to the waiting list or find out about new dates, please email me.

BOOKING FOR THIS WEEKEND WILL OPEN ON SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER AT 8PM

THE EVENT WILL SHOW AS ‘SOLD OUT’ UNTIL THIS TIME

A whole weekend of sewing with support, advice and tips from Julia Hincks.

Book your place for a full weekend of uninterrupted sewing.

You can work on whatever dressmaking project you wish (so long as you bring it with you) and you’ll have a 5ft table to work on.

Additional space will be available for cutting out or drafting patterns.

Please Note: This isn’t for complete beginners – you need to know how to use your sewing machine and have a basic idea of how to approach your chosen project.

*Book for 1 Day ONLY: 

If you’d like to book for one day only, please email me at julia@houseofmisssew.com and I can let you know if there is any availability and how to make your payment.

You will learn how to:

Work through your individual project with tips from Julia, experienced teacher and best selling author of ‘The Overlocker Technique Manual’ and ‘The Coverstitch Technique Manual.’

Sewing demonstrations, samples and handouts will be available to support your learning.

Also included in the course:

  • Tea, coffee and biscuits.
  •  Space to cut out and sew up your projects.
  •  Sewing machines, overlockers and coverstitch machines to use.
  •  Thread to use if you’ve forgotten yours or need different colours on the overlocker.
  •  Irons and ironing boards to use.
  •  A weekend of sewcial sewing and lovely company.

What you need to bring:

  • Your sewing machine and foot pedal / cable. 
  • Sewing kit – pins, needles, threads, etc.
  • A sewing project – sewing pattern, fabric, haberdashery etc.
  • Lunch and snacks.
  • There will be machines and other sewing tools available to use if you turn up empty handed.

Location details

Made and Making, Garden Studio, South Downs Nurseries, Brighton Rd, Hassocks BN6 9LY

There is free parking on site or the nearest train station is Hassocks station.

Made & Making’s studio was designed purely with sewing and craft in mind, and has all the equipment and space you need.

It’s based within the glorious South Downs Heritage Centre, which also houses the Museum of Gardening, The Sussex Food Hall and The CUBE Art Gallery, and is part of an extensive garden centre.

There is a coffee shop and restaurant at the garden centre but there is often a long wait for food as the restaurant will be busy at the weekend.  You may wish to pre-book your food before the lunchtime rush.

Getting There:

By car
You can’t miss the South Downs Nurseries on the A273 (Brighton Road), and there’s ample free parking.

If you’re bringing your own equipment, grab a trolley from the front of the garden centre, unload your car and then push the trolley through the shop and towards the Heritage Centre to the back left of the centre. Walk through the lawnmower museum, craft shop, coffee shop and out the door at the back right towards the Garden Studio.

By bus
There’s a bus stop right outside served by these routes:

Metrobus 270 – East Grinstead to Brighton

The Sussex Bus, 33 Hurstpierpoint to Haywards Heath

By train
We are an easy 10-minute walk from Hassocks station which is on the London to Brighton line. For trains to Hassocks please check the National Rail website

Any questions? Drop me a line at julia@houseofmisssew.com

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