Sew the A-Line Skirt (A Wardrobe Staple) ✄✄
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Sew an A-Line Skirt: Your First Handmade Wardrobe Staple
Ready to sew your first garment? An A-line skirt is the perfect place to start.
Guided step-by-step by an experienced teacher, you’ll learn how to read a pattern, cut fabric accurately, construct a waistband, insert a zipper and assemble a beautifully finished garment. By the end of the course you’ll walk away with a skirt you made yourself, and the confidence to keep sewing garments.
The A-line silhouette is a timeless wardrobe staple. Make yours in linen for summer, denim for everyday wear, or wool for cooler months, the pattern becomes a foundation you can use again and again.
This course is ideal for confident students who have completed a beginner sewing classes, maybe made our PJ pants, or who are confident using a sewing machine and ready to move into garment making.
COURSE PLAN
Workshop 1:
- Taking measurements and size selection
- Lay up pattern pieces and cut out the fabric
- Reminders on set up and adjustment of the sewing machine
- Fuse interfacing and prepare the waist-facing
- Learn to sew waist darts
- Finish fabric edges with an overlocker
Workshop 2:
- How to sew a centred zip in the centre back
- Constructing side seams
- Optional homework for intermediate students - patch pocket
- Attaching the waist facing, including under-stitching
- Hemming
Workshop skill levels explained – click here.
We have all the tools you'll need. Each participant is set up with fabric shears, pinking shears, thread snips, unpicker, hand needles, tape measures, pins, tailor's chalks, hem guides, ironing/pressing tools, rulers, stationery... there is no need to lug around your whole sewing kit. We've taken care of it all.
Details
You will learn
- Taking measurements and choosing the right size, pattern placement and transferring markings, cutting technique.
- Fusing interfacing, finishing seams with an overlocker, and pressing for professional results.
- Stitching darts. Sewing a regular dress zip. Attaching a waist facing.
You will get
- A gorgeous handmade A-line skirt you’ll be proud to wear (and say “I made this!”).
- New garment-sewing skills and confidence, including zips, waistbands and working with patterns.
- A copy of the pattern and instructions so you can go home and make more skirts in all your favourite fabrics. 🧵✨
Appropriate for
✄✄ Confident Beginners: This sewing thing is really growing on you! You can follow a suggested layout and have now worked with some woven fabrics. You are ready to make more but appreciate the support and confidence that comes with having a teacher's guidance.
Preparation
What to bring
- 18+cm regular dress zip
- 30cm fusible woven interfacing
- Matching sewing machine thread
- 1.5m of fabric less than 140cm wide, or 1.2m for fabric more than 140cm wide (for fabrics with nap or obvious directional prints, purchase a further .5m)
What to wear
Casual
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Your Teacher
Thread Den
2417 reviewsLearn to sew, craft and create with Thread Den, located on Melbourne's vibrant Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Since 2007, we've spent almost 20 years helping students start from the very beginning, level up their skills, and find their own unique style.
Coming to Thread Den feels like learning from a friend, a super nice, clever one, alongside a small group of fellow sewists. Everything you need is right there waiting for you: lovely big cutting tables, smooth-running Janomes with plenty of feet and accessories, inspiring resources, and friendly people to chat to along the way.
Your teachers bring years of experience, their own labels and businesses, and a genuine love of sharing their skills and craftsmanship with you.
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Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 1 day before class starts. An admin fee of AU$35.00 applies.
- A transfer can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
- A credit note can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
Terms & Conditions
Attendance & Preparation
Taking part in a workshop at Thread Den is fun, and we love teaching people our craft, but it''s your responsibility to clear your diary for the session(s) you''ve booked, especially if your course runs across multiple weeks. To finish your project, you''ll need to attend every session and arrive on time. Unfortunately, we can''t go back over material already covered, as it wouldn''t be fair to your fellow participants.
Please bear with us on this next point: our workshops and courses are usually booked out weeks in advance, so it isn''t always possible to simply move you into another session. If a suitable class is running and has space, we''ll try to offer you a discounted spot to help you catch up. If that''s not an option, you may need to book a private lesson to stay on track.
We also won''t chase you up to confirm you''re coming to class or that you have the right supplies. Most workshops require you to bring your own materials; we only offer a supplies kit at an additional cost for the Sewing Basics 3 Week Course. If you''re ever unsure what to bring, just email us at info@threadden.com and we''ll point you in the right direction.
We want you to love what you make just as much as we do, so please take our fabric recommendations seriously. Choosing a fabric suited to a more advanced skill level can make the experience frustrating rather than fun.
We do our best to answer common questions in each workshop description, but please don''t hesitate to email us with anything else. And we''d genuinely love to see the fabric you''re considering, we''re always happy to point you toward our favourite fabric and haberdashery suppliers.
Thanks for reading through the finer details, we appreciate it.
Our cancellation and refund policy is presented during the booking process.
Medical Events
Your safety and wellbeing are important to us. We reserve the right to make decisions necessary to protect the safety of all participants, this may include calling an ambulance on your behalf and at your expense.
Course Cancellations
- Classes are subject to sufficient enrolment (usually a minimum of 2 participants).
- We reserve the right to cancel any scheduled course.
This policy is also available on our website: threadden.com/about/bookings-and-cancellations-policy
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