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“…a remarkable workshop – passionate about design and dressmaking.” GUARDIAN We are a non-profit making community interest company offering hands-on fun with fashion and design for everyone from old & young. We teach great creative skills: adults and kids sewing, dressmaking, clothes and accessory making, fashion design and...

Our Studio

Look at our fantastically spacious and purpose designed studio! All of our classes are held at our purpose built premises, our wonderful ‘Sewing & Design Suite’. It’s bursting with a rainbow of colour, fabric, ribbon, thread… you name it! Perfect place to unleash your inspiration or to get inspired! We have all the facilities you...

Kids & Teens Sewing

Design & Make! Whether you are a budding fashionista or craft mad we have a great variety of classes running during term time and holidays as well as parties and private tuition. All kids sewing classes are from 8-18yrs with a smaller number of places for ‘Tiny Hands’ 6-8yrs. ALL OF OUR SEWING CLASSES ARE SUITABLE FOR DUKE OF...

Adults Sewing

BIGGER HANDS can do it too! Our very popular adult sewing and dressmaking courses offer maximum flexibility: a ‘Wardrobe Overhaul’, dressmaking, home accessories – the choice remains wide open to you! We have a range of patterns and samples for all abilities to get you started. We teach all levels of adults too, from beginners to...

One-off Workshops & Events

The ‘Out of the Box’ way to socialise!! The perfect alternative to your regular dinner and a drink – how about catching up with an old friend over a sewing machine and hand-made wonders? A ‘Creative Heaven’: check out our regular themed workshops from ‘Beautiful Cushions’ to ‘Learning to use the sewing machine & easy...

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Notices Blogs and Media

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Notices

Adults:
Pattern Cutting!!!: 5 Tuesday Sessions from either 10:00-12:00 or 7-9pm starting 21st May.
Dressmaking Skills 2: 5 Tuesday Sessions form 12:30-14:30 starting on 21st May.
Dressmaking Basics: 5 Thursday Sessions form 7-9pm starting on 6th June.
Also book for our new short course GOLDWORK TECHNIQUE: EMBROIDERY SURGERY: 5 Wednesday Evenings 7-9pm starting 22nd May!!!! book above through Calendar sessions starting 21st May; 22nd May and 6th June
Kids and Teens: Enrol now for MAY HALF TERM 28th-31st May and SUMMER HOLIDAYs 15th-19th July/22nd-26th July/29th July-2nd August ‘Clothes and Accessories Making’ and ‘Fashion Design and Sketching’ Call or email us to book!
New end of summer kids course Creative Explosion – perfect end to summer holidays! 27th-30 August see bookings for more details.

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Little Hands Blog
- Adult Student Blog: Susan! Posted on: May 23rd, 2013
  I have to confess at the outset that I am writing both from the perspective of a parent of children at Little Hands, and from the perspective of an adult taking classes at Little Hands. One of my daughters has been learning to sew with Astrid for several years now, and I’ve seen her…
- Beginning of Term! Posted on: May 16th, 2013
  Beginning of term is an exciting time at the studio as we are starting to prepare the new projects and patterns for the autumn and winter season. We have looked at all the catwalks and scanned the big designers AW2013 collections for styles, colours, patterns. It does feel odd just as the sun…
- New Short Course! Goldwork, Embroidery Surgery Posted on: May 14th, 2013
  Left: Goldwork, Dolce and Gabbana AW12 Progress your embroidery: Goldwork technique/Embroidery Surgery Goldwork is dating back over 1000 years when it was mainly used in religious ceremony. Today it is still used to a great effect in fashion industry. Goldwork embroidery uses a wide variety of…
- DOLLS! Competition... and the winners are... Posted on: May 7th, 2013
  So here is the news that you all have been keenly awaiting! First of all, well done to ALL of the entrants! The standard and range of designs were impressive! Stewart Martin Johnson came into the Little Hands Design CIC studios last week and took some time to look through all the fantastic…
- Great British Sewing Bee finalist’s dress! My daughter’s first ‘posh’ dress... Posted on: Apr 24th, 2013
  My daughter’s first ‘posh’ dress – & how to change an adult pattern to fit a 12yr old! My daughter and I were soo chuffed last night watching the final of the #GBSB to see Lauren making this beautiful evening dress from a Simplicity pattern (1874)! I have just finished the…
- Student Blog: Adelaide, Age 9 Posted on: Apr 23rd, 2013
  About a year ago one of my friends asked me if I wanted to take sewing with her at a great place called Little Hands. My mom said it was okay if I did, and a few weeks later I was taking the Wednesday five-thirty to seven class. My first project was the Bat Sleeved T-shirt. I had lots of fun making…
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