Dressmaking Studio: Sewing & Garment Construction [5 Week Course]

Dressmaking Studio is running a five-week course on sewing and garment construction, starting on Wednesday 27 January 2027 at Bowery, 54 Otley Road, Leeds LS6 2AL. It's a proper introduction to making your own clothes, taking you through the basics of sewing and how a garment actually comes together over the course of five weeks.

If you've ever wanted to stop buying off the rack and start making your own, this is exactly that kind of thing. It's not a one-off workshop; it's a five-week run, which means you've got time to get your head around the techniques rather than rushing through a single project in an afternoon. The focus is on sewing and garment construction, so you'll be learning how to put pieces together into something wearable, not just stitching straight lines on a scrap of fabric.

Because it's a course and not a single session, you'll be returning to the same spot each week, which makes it a bit more of a commitment than a one-off class. It's held at Bowery, over on Otley Road in Headingley, so it's easy enough to get to if you're based in the LS6 area. If you're coming from further across the city, it's a short trip up from the centre.

The first session is on Wednesday 27 January, from 6 pm to 8 pm, and from there it runs for five weeks. That's two hours a week, so it fits around a normal working day without taking up your whole evening. If you've been thinking about picking up a sewing machine, this is a solid way to get started with a bit of structure behind you. The course runs from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday nights, starting 27 January at Bowery, 54 Otley Road, Leeds LS6 2AL.