Learn to love your overlocker

Ever wondered what all those switches and dials on your overlocker/serger do? Did you know that your machine is capable of so much more than just preventing fraying? It can create stretch seams and faux cover stitches and so much more! 

Come and have a fun few hours at Stitching Kitchen and leave any overlocker fear behind. We will help you to understand your machine and gain confidence in using it. We  will teach you how to thread it from scratch. You will spend time playing with settings and tension. You will be encouraged to make mistakes on purpose - so that you can learn by your mistakes.  

What you will learn/achieve

Confidence in threading your overlocker from scratch

The main aim of the workshop is for you to make friends with your overlocker and leave feeling confident about what you can achieve with it

If you have time at the end of the session, you’ll have the opportunity to put your skills into practice and make a small project to take away

What's included

• Tuition: full instruction and support in a small class.
• All materials that you will need for the workshop are available in Stitching KItchen’s fully equipped studio.
• Basic sewing kit to use during the workshop. 
• Tea and cake.

What to bring:

Ideally you will have your own overlocker to bring to the workshop. If you are yet to invest in an overlocker and would like to use Stitching KItchen’s Pfaff Admire 1000 or Janome Mylock 454D demonstration models, please let us know when you book. 

Feel free to bring any old t-shirts or other scrap jersey to practise on.