What we're about
We are an informal, sociable group for people who love to sew and make our own clothes. All skill levels, age, gender welcome! Learn new skills, make friends and wear clothes that fit and do not cost a fortune! Sewing can be such a solitary pursuit so it's great to meet other sewing enthusiasts who know what you are talking about and share your passion. We meet once a month and also offer several virtual events or one-off outings to museum or fabric shopping trips.
The Sewing Plans and Results virtual events are all about chatting via the comments: we don't meet up in person but instead use the page like a forum to exchange tips, ideas and news of our achievements in the 'Event Chat'. And photos! There are quite a few photo albums: please have a look for the topics and add your pictures to share.
Monthly meetings: we meet in the EV Delicatessen cafe around the corner from Southwark tube station: Look for a big Chef statue at the entrance to the cafe! Then you're in the right place. We'll be sitting at the biggest table with the best light.
Monthly meetings are great for hand sewing, asking advice, sharing sewing tips and anything else you want to use them for.
Check out the blog: we hope that lots of members contribute with a blog post or by commenting. Let us know what you find useful or if you want advice on how to post. Please take a look here: http://londondressmakersclub.blogspot.co.uk/
The Dressmakers Group will cover a variety of events including social monthly meetings, exhibition visits, sewalongs, fabric shopping/day trips, interesting talks, occasional group classes or demonstrations, and exchanging lots of sewing tips when we meet, and so much more. Sewing is fun!
Please note that membership fees £10 in cash in person (or £10.60 by PayPal). This is to cover the organiser's fee that Meetup charges us. The first evening at a monthly meeting is free so you can check out the group. If you want to attend an exhibition or similar with us, these visits are for paid up members. Please talk to Tash or myself Giselle if you are not sure about paying a full year's membership initially just yet.
NB
Some of us attended a one-day pattern course at Wendy Ward's MIY Studio in Brighton in Jan 2014. Here is what she wrote about the London Dressmakers Club:
http://miyworkshop.co.uk/2014/01/14/first-sunday-workshop-of-2014/
Upcoming events (4+)
Let's meet up to do a bit of hand sewing, exchange sewing tips and share project notes with other people who love to sew!
You may want to bring a project to hand sew or baste, cut out paper patterns, mark up fabric or anything else that's easily done by hand including other crafts.
If you are not that far along: how about bringing a magazine or sewing book, a dress pattern, photos of examples, scraps of material - anything to show and tell us what you are hoping to make.
If you would like some advice because you ran into an issue or have some general questions: others members are bound to have ideas of what to try, or advice about where to look for answers.
This monthly meetup is very informal and people are welcome to arrive and leave at any time during the evening. It's a great opportunity to connect with others that enjoy sewing.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
- Giselle
- Natasha
- Samantha
- 5 attendees
This exhibition has been on my radar for a while! Let's see it together and for those that fancy it, let's head to lunch at Maria G's down the road.
A major exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari. Curated by our Head of Curatorial, Priya Khanchandani, this exhibition will unravel its numerous forms, demonstrating the sari to be a metaphor for the layered and complex definitions of India today. It will bring together dozens of the finest saris of our time from designers, wearers and craftspeople in India.
Further information and to book online, visit the Design Museum website: https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-offbeat-sari
I have booked my exhibition ticket for 11:45. Let's meet in the foyer of the Design Museum on the stairs and we can head into the exhibition together.
I have booked a table for lunch at Maria G's for 13:30. Please comment below if you would like to join. I have limited this to a table of 6, to see if people are interested: https://mariags.co.uk/kensington/
- Natasha
- Chloe Y.
- Maxine S.
- 5 attendees
This is an on-page posting, not a meetup as such.
Let us know your sewing plans, progress fails and achievements!
Post pictures of your projects, links to your patterns, inspirations and ideas.
Let us know what you have struggled with and conquered! And feel free to post questions to the group.
Let's use this space to encourage each other in our sewing goals for the month!
- Natasha
- Cathy L.
- Samantha
- 4 attendees
Let's meet up to do a bit of hand sewing, exchange sewing tips and share project notes with other people who love to sew!
You may want to bring a project to hand sew or baste, cut out paper patterns, mark up fabric or anything else that's easily done by hand including other crafts.
If you are not that far along: how about bringing a magazine or sewing book, a dress pattern, photos of examples, scraps of material - anything to show and tell us what you are hoping to make.
If you would like some advice because you ran into an issue or have some general questions: others members are bound to have ideas of what to try, or advice about where to look for answers.
This monthly meetup is very informal and people are welcome to arrive and leave at any time during the evening. It's a great opportunity to connect with others that enjoy sewing.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
- Giselle
- Natasha
- 2 attendees
Past events (646)
- Natasha
- Angela E.
- Cathy L.
- 5 attendees
