**NEW** Stitch Your Summer Tote
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Create your own stylish beach tote, perfect for summer days, market trips and everyday adventures. Learn practical sewing techniques as you cut, stitch and assemble your own canvas bag, complete with sturdy handles and your choice of fabric and finishing touches. Walk away with new skills and a one of a kind tote made by you.
Teacher will supply pattern and overlockers
Class Outline
***IMPORTANT - NEW BYRON CAMPUS LOCATION***
This class will run from our NEW Byron Campus located at - Byron CoLab (old Hospital site) 10 Shirley Street, Byron Bay, NSW
Important information
Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will include your receipt and inform you of the dates, times and venue for your course. It will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you.
Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.
Students are required to be 15 years old and above at the time of enrolment.
Click here to read our Refund Policy
We keep our class sizes small so that you get a better experience. Avoid disappointment, enrol early!
Introduction:
Create your own stylish beach tote, perfect for summer days, market trips and everyday adventures. Learn practical sewing techniques as you cut, stitch and assemble your own canvas bag, complete with sturdy handles and your choice of fabric and finishing touches. Walk away with new skills and a one of a kind tote made by you.
Teacher will supply pattern and overlockers
What to bring
- 1 metre Fabric for bag
- 1 metre Lining for bag
- Sewing machine
- Sewing accessories - scissors / thread / pins / tailors chalk
Class Outline
- Morning - Explanation of brief - to cut and construct a tote bag / plus cut out fabric
- Lunch 30 mins
- Afternoon - sew Step by Step with tutor
***IMPORTANT - NEW BYRON CAMPUS LOCATION***
This class will run from our NEW Byron Campus located at - Byron CoLab (old Hospital site) 10 Shirley Street, Byron Bay, NSW
Important information
Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will include your receipt and inform you of the dates, times and venue for your course. It will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you.
Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.
Students are required to be 15 years old and above at the time of enrolment.
Click here to read our Refund Policy
We keep our class sizes small so that you get a better experience. Avoid disappointment, enrol early!
Tutor Profile:
Annie Martin
Annie Martin has taught Sewing through the College for over 25 years. She has a Diploma of Education, runs a small business in Byron Bay and is very passionate about teaching her art.
In her 40 plus years of living in Byron Bay she began a business manufacturing Children’s fashion and owned a factory for 15 years. Today, she is a costume manufacturer/designer for the dance/performing arts industry. On the side, she also mentors students that want to start their own fashion label. Annie offers a range of courses associated with learning sewing skills such as Sewing for Beginners, Stretch sewing, Pattern making, How to make swimwear as well as how to start a home based sewing business.
With over 40 years’ experience in the textile industry Annie possesses an enormous amount of knowledge that she loves to share with her students. The courses are very structured, offering techniques and skills that are demonstrated and explained in full. The classes are relaxed and fun and provide great opportunities to make new acquaintances as well as learning skills that you can develop with further courses.
Annie is very motivational and creative and loves to get her students inspired, many of whom go on to pursue a career in the textile industry. She is always available to discuss questions and ideas, and is always happy to help.
Annie Martin has taught Sewing through the College for over 25 years. She has a Diploma of Education, runs a small business in Byron Bay and is very passionate about teaching her art.
In her 40 plus years of living in Byron Bay she began a business manufacturing Children’s fashion and owned a factory for 15 years. Today, she is a costume manufacturer/designer for the dance/performing arts industry. On the side, she also mentors students that want to start their own fashion label. Annie offers a range of courses associated with learning sewing skills such as Sewing for Beginners, Stretch sewing, Pattern making, How to make swimwear as well as how to start a home based sewing business.
With over 40 years’ experience in the textile industry Annie possesses an enormous amount of knowledge that she loves to share with her students. The courses are very structured, offering techniques and skills that are demonstrated and explained in full. The classes are relaxed and fun and provide great opportunities to make new acquaintances as well as learning skills that you can develop with further courses.
Annie is very motivational and creative and loves to get her students inspired, many of whom go on to pursue a career in the textile industry. She is always available to discuss questions and ideas, and is always happy to help.
