Beginner sewing, mending and upcycling classes for every level. Practical skills that keep clothes in use and out of landfill.
Our education programme exists to help people move from simply consuming clothing to understanding how it is made, how it can be changed and how they can make it themselves.
Through Slow Sew Studio, our sewing school, we teach practical sewing skills in a supportive, hands-on environment. Our beginner courses take students through the fundamentals of sewing. From getting comfortable with a machine and understanding patterns and fabric to taking measurements, creating basic blocks and making their own garments.
Our upcycling workshops explore how existing clothing can be transformed rather than discarded. We experiment with ways to alter, repurpose and reimagine garments, showing that an old piece doesn't necessarily have to become waste.
We also create opportunities for people to share skills with one another, whether that's sewing, crochet, mending, upcycling or another creative practice.
You don't have to consider yourself a designer, maker or artist to participate. Our workshops are about curiosity, experimentation and gaining the confidence to try.
Empower yourself through making.
Slow Sew Studio is our sewing school for people who want to develop practical sewing skills in a supportive, creative environment.
Our courses are designed to take you through the fundamentals of sewing while giving you the opportunity to actually make something with your own hands.
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Alongside our sewing school, we host a range of creative and upcycling workshops throughout the year, often led by local creatives and makers.
These workshops are designed to be accessible, practical and fun, giving you the chance to learn something new, experiment with materials and leave with a skill or creation of your own.
We love creating space for people to share what they know. If you’re a maker, artist, designer or skilled creative with a workshop idea, we’d love to hear from you.
Learn a skill. Make something. Give it another life.
Start from scratch. Threads, seams and your first finished piece.
Repair what you own. Visible mending, patching and small fixes that add years to a garment.
Rework and restyle. Turn what you have into something you'll reach for.
The why behind slow fashion. Sourcing, care and a wardrobe that lasts.
Fabian Arries Selote
A multidisciplinary creative with a background in garment technology, pattern making, and fashion production. With experience teaching at a fashion institution and working closely with emerging brands, Fabian's approach to sewing education is practical, accessible, and rooted in understanding how garments are built - not just how they look.
