The Sewing Room will not be open next week but will be open again on 22nd May. I can still be reached by email if you want to arrange to book to come on any of the sessions from from Tuesday 22nd May.

Lovely dresses made today on the Dress in a Day. Get in touch if you’d like me to put another of these day’s on>

Lovely start to the summer evening classes!

It’s been great meeting new people yesterday and today wanting to sew who are catching the bug! Do get in touch if you want to come and join the fun in coming weeks!

Don’t forget the new summer Evening Classes start next week!

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 6pm – 8.30pm have been dedicated to people with a project or technique that you would like to learn or perfect. Not a set number of weeks, just book evenings you are free and want to come along to (subject to availability) These are small groups for a maximum of four people at a time at the bargain price of £25. Threads and practce fabrics included, just bring with you the fabric and notions particular to your chosen project.

Getting smarter:)

Hooray! Decorators are in today (Thursday) fixing the weird patches on the walls, It will take a week as it needs to “cure” before over painting however business will continue as usual during this time as the cutting room is unaffected and we are blessed with plenty of space here at The Sewing Room.

lots of new shelving all put up by me, and storage sorted :) All ready now for a full on week of sewing. Some places are still available on this weeks workshops so do check the calendar if you’ve been thinking of taking the plunge and coming down. You can pop in without commitment during open hours if you want to see what’s available here.

Sewing Room News – Spring 2012

What a busy time I’ve been having getting sorted out after moving into my new flat, nipping off to Birmingham for the Sewing for Pleasure, Embroidery, Stitch and Craft show as well as getting the Sewing Room activities planned to take us through from Easter to TT week!

The Sewing for Pleasure trip which regular Sewing Room sewer Charmain and I attended was one of the best I’ve been to! Charmain was a “show virgin” but soon got the hang of working through the crowds to get booked onto the taster workshops to try out new products and techniques. Not only did we see the catwalk shows and textile artist exhibitions (breathtaking!) but a display of the Downton Abby costumes were also there to be seen. I’ve managed to pick up a number of new tools for use by all any time you’re in the Sewing Room. Over the summer I will be planning the autumn workshops around the new ideas that are trending in the home sewing, quilting and gift making world today so do keep an eye on my web site and facebook page from time to time!

The requests I’ve been getting have been very varied for both workshop content as well as the times I’m available to teach. More people are now finding themselves looking for ways that will help them save money by sewing for themselves, mending, altering, up-cycling clothing, making curtains and items for the home or simply making gifts for friends and family etc. all things that can be learnt here at The Sewing Room. In response to this, and with courses run over several weeks being more of an autumn / winter activity, I’ve made some changes to the format for this next round of sessions on my calendar which I hope will suit you (I’m sure you’ll let me know if not!).

The main addition to the core workshops are the Evening Classes that will be starting in May these evenings will be run on the same lines as the “Make your Own” sessions. Discounts on these sessions are available if making a group booking or booking and paying for more than one session in advance by contacting me.

All workshops will continue to be run for small groups of people so that everyone gets all the help they want and need. I will of course also be on hand if needed to offer guidance during the “Drop in” sessions as they’ve become known (a.k.a Sewing Club sessions) this is where you can stay for however long you want to be here stitching with the various machines I have available that you may not have at home. These sessions run on Tuesday mornings through to 2pm, Wednesday afternoons from 1pm and will also now be run every Saturday afternoon between 2pm – 5pm. I’m still available to teach at other times through the week or you can pop in and just hire a workstation if you’d prefer at the “Drop in” rate any time I’m here. Call or email me first to arrange a time if the advertised times don’t suit as I can usually work something out at a time that will. Most importantly the kettle is always kept hot!

If you know anyone who may be interested in getting advanced notice of activities at The Sewing Room please pass this newsletter on so they can join the Sewing Room mailing list.

It’s been lovely working with those of you who have come along to the classes, workshops and been using the workstations for your projects. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Keep stitching!

Angela

What a great show!

A truly fabulous weekend was had at the NEC in Birmingham last weekend! Sewing Room sewer Charmain and I headed down on Thursday evening to be ready for the early start at the Sewing for Pleasure, Fashion Embroidery and Stitch show. The ques build long before the doors open as the various workshops can only be booked on the day on a first come first served basis. Show regulars in the know are primed and ready for the sprint with their route maps to hand! All the latest trends, techniques, ideas, products etc. can be seen and tried out. Needless to say we both came home with bulging cases of goodies to have fun with! You can be sure that I’ll be putting the new ideas to good use as future workshops are developed. This is an annual event so make note in your diary for next year to come too!

Whoo Hoo! It’s not just me who’s been moving recently. This web site may look the same but it’s now living in a new server so hopefully you’ll always be able to see what’s on and what’s new:) It seems much faster too! Thank you Andrew. Updates will also be found on my Facebook page too – www.facebook.com/iomsewingroom.

Volunteers needed to help Harry Potter!

If you can use a sewing machine, have a few hours to spare and would like to help a great charity there will be a day at the Sewing Room where I’m making my facilities available for 30 costumes to be made – witches, warlocks and more!

information on this event is at http://www.jaiom.im/ the Harry Potter info will be found on the events page – community events. To register your interest in helping either on the Sewing Room day or from home email tina@jaiom.im

Sat 11th Feb 2pm – Get Crafty and take advantage of the “Bring a friend” special price – £15 each!

If you joined my mailing list and haven’t received anything from me please can you send another Email using the form on the “Contact Me” page as unfortunately a glitch in the system has been discovered which means I won’t have received your request. Don’t want anyone to miss out on updates!

The first three week beginers course has now come to an end.

Taking bookings for the next one starting 7th Feb.

If this second course is anything like the first which has just finished then it won’t be covering just the basics as we had time to get to grips with making alterations to ready to wear clothing too!!

Details of the first Get Crafty session can now be found on the calendar!

Well done those who braved the elements to come along to the Open Day yesterday, it was lovely to see you there.

Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it as there is still some space on most of my workshops just get in touch to check the availability then don’t forget to confirm your place by sending a booking form with payment to secure your place,

Jenny deep in concentraition at the embelishing machine and Charmain at her favourit machine.

THE LATEST NEWS!

Some new Sweet Ginger fabrics now available to pick up at The Sewing Room!

Not able to get up to Ramsey because there’s not enough hours in the day? Then get in touch or drop in when I’m open (see home page for opening hours) to pick up what you want. Don’t forget that if there’s something speciffic you know you want from SG I can arrange to have it in Douglas for you to collect.

GIFT VOUCHERS!

See booking page for details on how to get hold of one of these! A great way to treat a friend or suggest for yourself this Christmas.

Yummy Sweet Ginger FAT QUARTERS available at The Sewing Room now too!!

See below for the “Hire Hours” next week when you are more than welcome to pop in to see what’s available at The Sewing Room.

A selection of delicious fabrics and funky sundries will be available at The Sewing Room for you to drool over and purchase while you’re at your workshop or hire session courtesy of Sweet Ginger Emporium in Ramsey. So if you’ve yet to travel “all the way to Ramsey” to have a look be sure to book early so you can whet your taste buds!

Open hours & Workstation Hire; Availability This week:

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