Winter sewing wishes from Fashion Antdiote!

Well the weather outside is frightful,
But the warm studio is so delightful, 

So if you've no where to go, 

Let us sew, let us sew, let us sew!

Making Peter Pan Collars at John Lewis

We had a great time at John Lewis during the madness of a the West End Shopping day on Saturday!

The streets were packed with shoppers getting a head start on the Christmas shopping and we were tucked away in the haberdashery department of John Lewis on Oxford Street, making gorgeous collars.

Karine and Susan spent the day with different groups of people making from our lovely collar pattern, and embellishing them to their tastes. We had children and adults alike perfecting their accessories, and making them their own with a choice of lovely John Lewis fabrics. 

 

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Celebrating Christmas with John Lewis

We're celebrating the festive season this weekend at John Lewis, with free crafting workshops as a part of their Christmas Countdown event during the west end VIP day!

The west end will be traffic free this Saturday for a fuss free day of Christmas shopping, and John Lewis are celebrating with a weekend of customer treats. 

Join us in the haberdashery section for hour long free classes making gorgeous embellished collars throughout the day, 11-12, 1-2, 4-5.

In other exciting news, we will also be running regular classes at John Lewis on Thursdays in the new year! These classes will be covering a whole host of sewing techniques, fabric knowledge and accessory making sessions, and be hosted in the haberdashery department by our top tutors. More details on those to follow soon!

Want a resolution you can stick to? Come and learn with Fashion Antidote.

NEW SKILLS FOR THE NEW YEAR

We know how it is. With Christmas fast on the approach, everything else gets left on the backburner. Yoga classes can wait, scrap the pricey no-carb-only-green-and-eco eating regime and don’t even think about that recycling pledge. The pressures of Christmas can be a bit daunting, and tend to take over our lives at this time of year. The result of which is a rather jolly, indulgent few days, but inevitably a rather slimmer bank balance, slightly tighter belt and that vague air of guilt over what we’ve forgotten or neglected.

And the appropriate solution to this post-Christmas slump is full set of sturdy New Years Resolutions, thought up with the best intentions, but all too soon forgotten as life gets in the way. 

So how about a resolution that you can stick to. Something that will not only take the sting out of the after Christmas guilt but also provide you with lifelong skills and a new talent, maybe to help further your career, to get ahead at uni, to start your own business, or even save you a few pennies.

 

Come to Fashion Antidote and learn to sew. Save money by learning to make alterations, or make your ownclothes, and unleash your creativity on your wardrobe. If you’re after a career in fashion we have professional level technical courses in Pattern Cutting, Garment Construction, Styling, Design and Business. Add these skills to your CV and get that job, or progress from an amateur dressmaker to having your own small fashion business.

 Want a resolution you can stick to? Come and learn with Fashion Antidote.