Crafty Birds provides sewing lessons in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. All of our sewing lessons are held in the well equipped, modern, and comfortable sewing studio at Redborne Upper School. We have a full range of machines and tools for everyone to have their own individual one to use, or you are welcome to bring your own machine and tools if you wish. We run sewing courses for both adults and children in the evenings and at weekends.
Choose your class
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Choose your class 〰️
Children in year 3-6
Your child should join this class if they are in school year 3, 4, 5, or 6. If they are in year 6 with very little or no sewing experience, this class will be perfect for them. If your year 6 child is confident using the sewing machine already, the year 6-9 class will be more suitable for them.
Parents and other family members can also join this class to learn together with their child!
Children in year 6-9
Your child should join this class if they are in school year 6, 7, 8, or 9. If they are in year 6 and have used a sewing machine to make projects before, this class will be perfect for them. If your year 6 child has very limited sewing experience, the year 3-6 class will be more suitable for them.
Parents and other family members can also join this class to learn together with their child!
Adult beginners
For those aged 16 and over, who need guidance to start and develop their new sewing hobby.
You may have some self taught skills already, but are now ready for formal tutoring to iron out any mishaps. Or, if you have never even switched a sewing machine on before, this is the class for you!
Adult dressmaking and tailoring
For those aged 16 and over, looking for tutoring to learn how to make a variety of clothing.
This is best for those who are already competent working with fabrics and the machine. You are confident making cushion covers and bunting, and are now ready to take the plunge into making clothes. If you already know how to make some clothing and would like to extend your skills to make more complex items, this is also the class for you.
about crafty birds
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about crafty birds 〰️
Crafty Birds was set up by Anneka, a fully qualified fashion and textiles teacher. We have four tutors here at Crafty Birds; Anneka, Katie, Jessica, and Denyse. Crafty Birds proudly only hires tutors with both a teaching qualification and university degree within Fashion, Textiles, Dressmaking, and Tailoring. We all work as Fashion and Textiles teachers at Redborne Upper School during the day, happily opening the doors of our classrooms to others who want to learn to sew. As practising teachers we are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced in teaching children, teenagers, and young adults, capable of applying differentiated teaching techniques to ensure everyone learns and makes progress at a Crafty Birds sewing course. All tutors have a full DBS clearance. For more information, and contact details, click here.
