Summary

In this live interactive course you will learn how to up-cycle scrap fabric or old clothes to make ornaments and useful knickknacks or gifts. You will be introduced to sewing techniques and creative solutions for scrap fabric or old clothes. You will be making a series of small sewing projects, alongside your tutor. Each project has a detailed material list available on TEAMS for you to prepare ready for the session and a worksheet for you if you want to make it again. You will learn timeless skills to turn your unwanted scraps into something special and learn to love your rubbish!

What do I need to join?

This is an all-levels course suitable for everyone with a little experience of sewing and making. You will need a basic sewing kit and craft materials, fabric – scraps or old clothes destined for the charity shops! and trimmings.

How will I learn?

Your Tutor will give you regular feedback during the lesson, you will be able to ask questions during the lessons and use the written chats through the TEAMS software which is accessible through the college website.

What can I do next?

The techniques and skills gained in this course can be used for further sewing, arts and crafts and pattern cutting and it’s also a very useful way to recycle! We offer a selection of Pattern cutting courses and for those wishing to build their skills towards a career in art and textiles we offer Access to Art.

Additional Information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic we may need to take a number of measures that could affect our planned delivery method. For example; planned on site delivery may take a blended approach; a mixture of classroom based and online activities. We will endeavour to ensure course information, including delivery method and pricing, is updated when changes are having to be made. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us before completing an enrolment form.

For information on how this may impact art courses please email [email protected]

DISTANCE LEARNING PLATFORM
The choosen platform for this course is Microsoft Teams. Teams allows learners and teachers to seamlessly work together, create content and share resources from a single, easy-to-learn and simple platform. On successful enrolment onto this course you will be provided with all the details required to set up Teams.

COURSE FEES
Please be aware this course does not have a fee that is payable on enrolment.

If you require financial support including payment plans, bursaries and advanced learner loans please visit the Money Management Service section of the website.

For more information on fees please view our Fees, Charges and Refunds Policy and our Applications, Admissions and Enrolment Policy and Procedures.

ONLINE ENROLMENT
This course offers simpler and safer online enrolment requests, which means in a matter of minutes you can submit an enrolment request to us. However please be aware that upon submitting your enrolment form you are not guaranteed to be accepted. A number of our courses require assessments, qualification checks or simply a conversation with you before we can confirm your enrolment.

Within 24 hours of enrolment submission you will receive an automated email notification with information on what happens next.