Suitable for: Confident sewing machine users
Price: £80
Location: Studio 6.03A St Margaret's House, 151 London Road
Cushion-making with Zips and Piping
Shop-bought furnishing can be expensive but why pay out when cushion-making is actually quite easy. Learn how to make professional looking cushions with zips and piping to match your furnishings and you’ll never need to buy a cushion again.
Course Description – What’s covered:
- Measuring and cutting fabric, taking pattern placement and matching into account.
- Design of a cushion: we’ll look at a variety of decorative details such as piping, frills and flanges.
- Piping is covered in bias binding so the workshop will include how to make your own bias-binding too.
- Sewing in a zip – a foundation sewing skill.
- Then you’ll complete your cushion cover.
Artisan Stitch has won a Certificate of Excellence for Best Sewing Classes in Edinburgh. In 2020, they won the UK Enterprise Award for Best Sewing Classes, followed by Best Private Sewing Education & Tuition in 2021. Jen has over 40 years of sewing experience and more than 25 years in a teaching role.
Who is this aimed at?
Intermediate sewists. You need to have confident sewing machine skills.
What will I learn?
- planning your design
- matching patterns
- measuring & cutting your fabric
- inserting a zip (standard lapped-style zip)
- making your own bias binding to coordinate with your cushion fabric
- adding the piping
- completing the cushion
- finishing touches to give a professional look to your unique cushion
Course arrangements
Fabric is provided so you can practice before making your own cushion at home. Sewing machines are also available in the studio but you can bring your own if you prefer. Please also remember your power cable/foot control, accessories, bobbins, spare needles, and instruction manual. You’ll also need a zip foot, plus possible a piping foot, depending on the make of your machine.
Duration: 10am – 4pm. There will be a break for lunch.
Places are limited so you must book your place in advance. To book, go to: Cushion-making. Enquiries to jen@artisanstitch.co.uk
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Location details
St. Margaret’s House – Sixth FloorSt. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road
Edinburgh EH7 6AE