Upcoming Classes

**SEWING CLOTHES FOR BEGINNERS - TUESDAYS 1-3.30PM - JANUARY - MARCH 2025 - THE INDIE SEWING ROOM - GLASGOW**

**OPEN SEWING AFTERNOON - WEDNESDAYS 1pm-4pm - JANUARY 2025 - CSSC - DUNBLANE**

**OPEN SEWING /UPCYCLING AND ALTERATIONS - WEDNESDAYS 6pm-9pm - JANUARY 2025 - CSSC - DUNBLANE**

**INTRODUCTION TO SEWING - SAT. 15 FEB - CSSC - DUNBLANE**

PAST CLASSES

Register your interest in these classes. Follow the links and fill out our contact form, please include the course or subjects you are excited about.

**MAKING A ZERO WASTE WARDROBE - NOVEMBER 2024 - THE DASTARDLY LINE - GLASGOW**

**BEGINNERS SEWING SUMMER SCHOOL - 3-day Weekend Workshop**

**ZERO WASTE TROUSERS - Learning Zero-Waste techniques and trouser-making skills**

**SEWING CLOTHES FOR BEGINNERS - 10-week in-depth introduction to making wearable garments**

**PATCHWORK QUILTING - Learn Zero-Waste sewing techniques and a heritage craft**

**ZERO WASTE JACKETS - Learn Zero-Waste techniques and well-fitting garment construction**

**UPCYCLING FABRIC SCRAPS, NEW TEXTILES FROM OLD - 1-day Workshop**

**SUNDAY STITCHERY - 1-day open-sewing workshop**

**FITTING MASTERCLASS - REGISTER YOUR INTEREST**

Stitchery Classes

Our classes are held throughout the year at the Central Scottish School of Craft in Dunblane, Scotland. They cover a range of subjects, usually centred around garment construction through the lens of zero waste sewing. Some regular themes include:

Making Jeans

Fitting

Making Shirts

Making a Jacket

Clothes for Fy’s #urbanclassicdoll pattern by @petitapetitblog sewn and embroidered from fabric scraps and a zero waste skirt pattern. The doll (named Ada) was made by @_rachell @a.useful.garment

I’ve been taking part in setting up an exciting new initiative called Sustainable Fashion Scotland. Follow us @susfashscotland to learn more. Tomorrow evening we’re hosting our second event (online of course) in order to gain insights from those of you that may be interested in taking part in our initiative or accessing our resources. The event will be a collaborative workshop where we will all be encouraged to discuss and explore topics around solutions for a connected fashion industry. There are limited places so head over to @sustfashscotland to find the link and book your place. Hope to see you there! 🌈🌈🌈

Just saying hello... feeling a bit starved of company today. Missing you World! ❤️🌎🌏🌍❤️

Interested in learning how a zero waste pattern works? We have 6 tickets left for our ‘Making Clothes Without Making Waste’ workshop with myself and the brilliant @holly__mcquillan tonight from 7-9pm BST. See link in bio for more info and booking. Oh and the pattern above was developed for my graduate collection @gsa_design @glasgowschoolart The dresses were the result of playful textile patchwork made from re-claimed materials. *If you’re a pattern cutter and can see the sleeves in the pattern but not in the garment, they ended up in my coat when I ran out of fabric. 😉 #zerowastescotland #zerowastescot #zerowastepattern #zerowaste #zerowastefashion #zerowastedesign #zerowasteliving #zerowastefashiondesign #sustainablefashion

Maisie (age 8), Bea (age 5) and I had a fantastic online Zoom homeschooling lesson today about making clothes without making waste. We made this top from an A4 sheet of paper, with no waste! If any other parents are interested please get in touch. It took about 45 minutes with mum’s help. Well done girls! Check out our ( mine and @holly__mcquillan ) new Instagram page @zerowastefashiononline for more info on upcoming workshops for adults or see link in my bio. #zerowastefashiondesign #zerowastefashiondesignonline #zerowastehomeschool #zerowastehomeschooling #makeuse #zerowastetop #makingclotheswithoutmakingwaste

So I got a tattoo! Last summer that is. 😜 I’ve never actually shared it on Instagram and I mean, it’s relevant content, right!? The day before I left Vancouver Island I visited the exceptionally talented @meaganberlin with my besties @natashagagnoneuve and @_rachell at my side and got inked! What do you think?

Interested in learning how a simple zero waste top is made and why it’s important to start changing our approach to conventional design practices? /// Making Clothes Without Making Waste - 2 hour practical workshop next Monday evening at 7pm (BST) with zero waste design expert @holly__mcquillan and myself. Link to booking in bio. #zerowastefashion #zerowastedesign #zerowastefashiondesign #zerowasteliving #zerowastefashiondesigner #sustainablefashion #sustainabledesign #sustainabledesigner #sustainabledesignthinking #thefutureiszerowaste #makingclotheswithoutmakingwaste

Pattern cutting a wedding dress bodice. Thinking about posting a live tutorial on how I drafted this pattern. Would anybody be interested?

Excited to announce our next online ‘Making Clothes Without Making Waste’ workshop with @holly__mcquillan and myself. Next Monday, May 11th at 9:30am (BST). We had an incredible amount of interest in the last workshop and it sold out really quickly so we have decided to offer it again. If you’re interested in learning the basics of how to make and design clothing with zero fabric waste, click the link in my bio for more info. Hope to see you there! #zerowastefashiononline #zerowastefashion #zerowastefashiondesign #makingclotheswithoutmakingwaste #sustainablefashion #sustainableliving