Thrifty Workshops

Cut Straight, Sew Straight and Bring on the Bunting!
Level: Beginner

Everyone loves bunting.  Just the sight of meters of brightly coloured little flags fluttering in the wind immediately puts you in the party mood.  Our 2-hour workshop is great for those who are new to sewing or are a bit rusty with a pair of scissors.  Use your imagination and make up your own, unique 3.5m string of little flags, from our stock of textiles saved from landfill.

Bring on the Bunting!

  • 2-hours
  • with all recycling materials and notions
  • refreshments

Bring on the Bunting Workshop:  £60

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Denim Divas
Level:  intermediary

Love your jeans but they've seen better days?  Then bring them to Thrifty Couture and in 2 hours we'll help you revive those denims with a little love and lots of easy techniques, to "Green Carpet" standard!

Our workshop is equipped to let your imagination run wild and we'll let you in on the secret techniques we use to create the one-off RE-issue jeans for The Big Issue.

  • stencilling
  • fringing
  • brocade
  • appliqué
  • embellishment
  • de-stressing
 
Add lace, paint, diamonds, or tartan, whatever - your jeans will emerge fit to strut their stuff.

Denim Divas Workshop

  • 2-hours
  • with all recycling materials and notions
  • refreshments
With your own "sick" jeans: £50
With your choice from our shelves of jean casualties: £60

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Vintage style Sewing Roll
Level: Beginner

Make your own personalised sewing roll and adorn it with one of these fun retro images.


Vintage Style Sewing Roll Workshop includes:
  • 2 hours of personal tuition
  • materials to make on sewing roll with image
  • refreshments
£60

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We were scouring the net for images for our sewing roll, and came across these retro images from GraphicSense on etsy and couldn't resist.

Vintage Sewing Roll. choose from Candy Stripe, Polar Bear, or Wrong Number.


















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The Most Useful Little Bag in the World
Level: intermediary 

Once you've mastered the techniques used to make this little box zipped bag, you'll want to make lots. They are cute, useful and really versatile. Use for your make-up, your sewing or crochet, a shoe polish kit, pens and pencils, tissues, doggy poo bags, line it with waterproof cloth and it makes a great wash bag. 
Make a series of different sizes and you're ready for whatever life throws your way - and you'll be the most organised person in the house!

The Most Useful Little Bag in the World
  • 3-hours with all materials, notions and refreshments.
The Most Useful Little Bag in the World Workshop:  £60

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