Kids & Tweens

7 classes:

If your child has shown any interest in sewing, then you are taking the correct steps to motivate and encourage your child’s passion. Please don’t be surprised, but YES, KIDS CAN SEW! The SEW AND GROW programme has taught over 600 kids, and will be glad to have your kids join us. This exciting course for kids is aimed at children who have little to no experience in sewing or using a sewing machine. We will equip your child with the skills and language of essential sewing to enable you to read and follow simple steps and to understand and complete a project. This course gives your child a strong foundation in sewing therefore they will be able to proudly sew their own garments, gifts, and projects.

Full cost of course: R3500 (Including Fabrics)

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MAKES SEW AND GROW THE BEST?

It is cost-effective, all-year-round enrollment, students receive individual tuition and guidance from fully qualified teachers. For your convenience, we offer a beautiful selection of affordable fabrics and equipment for sale as well as quality new and used sewing machines and overlockers. We are also agents for the entire range of Brother sewing and embroidery machines.

How to thread and operate a sewing machine. How to do straight stitching, zig zag, back tacks, pivots, seams, hems and top-stitching. The placing, pinning and cutting of pattern pieces onto fabric using grainlines and selvedges. How to thread a cord and elastic through casings. How to sew around a slit and topstitch an oxford edge. How to sew on Patch pockets and Velcro.  How to use the various interesting features on the sewing machine.

DRAWSTRING BAG • 75cm cotton fabric. ELASTICATED DENIM SKIRT • 150 wide x 50cm long cotton fabric or light denim non stretch (depending on length of skirt) • 115 wide x 50cm long cotton fabric or light denim non stretch (depending on length of the skirt). CUSHION COVER: • ½ m medium weight Cotton or Denim. • 40cm x 40 cm Cushion Inner. BACKPACK WITH POCKET • ½ m medium weight Cotton or Denim. • ½ m cotton fabric to match for pocket. Note: No poly cottons, stretch fabrics, georgettes. Please collect swatches in first lesson before buying fabrics!. All Cotton fabrics to be pre washed

Individual attention so that you can learn at your own pace while being part of a group. Easy to follow patterns and instructions in full colour instruction guides. Brand new sewing machines and over-lockers to use in class. It is however of utmost importance for a student to have a sewing machine at her disposal in order to practice at home. Spacious cutting tables. Vytrace for tracing patterns. A comfortable and exciting atmosphere to learn in. Safe parking with a parking attendant in place.

COST OF KIDS COURSE 1: R3,800
The cost of course is inclusive of enrollment, patterns in all sizes, instruction books, vytrace, thread, binding, piping, cord, buttons elastics, ring binders, plastic sleeves, labels and much more. EXCLUSIVE OF FABRICS. The duration of the course is 6 classes which can be staggered between Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to suit each individual student. Each class is 3 hours long. Enrollment can be done at any time during the year as each student learns individually.

PAYMENT OPTIONS: Note: the option below is subject to a DEBIT ORDER being signed.
• Payment option 1: R3,800 once off payment payable in advance
•Payment option 2: R2,200 x 2 months, the first of which is payable in advance = R4,400 (3 classes per month)
•Payment option 3: R2,000 payable in advance and R1,300 x 2 months = R4,600 (2 classes per month only)

PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE BOOKING OF SPACE. CASH OR EFT ONLY, NO CASH DEPOSITS PLEASE

For your convenience we offer a beautiful selection of affordable fabrics and equipment for sale as well as quality new and used sewing machines and overlockers. We are also agents for the entire range of Brother sewing and embroidery machines.