Stop leaving clothes unworn because they don't quite fit. Learn how to alter, repair and make more of the clothes you already own.
That pair of trousers that's too long. A dress that's too loose. A favourite top with a torn seam. Instead of leaving them in the wardrobe or paying someone else to fix them, learn how to do simple alterations and repairs yourself.
Over the past 4 years, I've taught more than 700 students through my in-person sewing classes, helping beginners build the confidence to use their sewing machines and develop practical sewing skills.
As a qualified Fashion Designer with industry experience, I've taken the same practical, step-by-step approach I use in my classroom and created an online course you can work through at your own pace, from home.
You'll learn the techniques you need to tackle common alterations, repairs and mending jobs — helping you get more wear from the clothes you already own and avoid replacing something simply because it needs a little adjustment.
What You'll Learn
Module 1: Getting Started
Learn the essential tools and techniques you'll need to get started, including how to take accurate measurements and assess a garment before you make any changes.
Module 2: Professional Hems
Learn how to shorten and finish garments neatly using a range of useful hemming techniques, including:
- Double-turn hems
- Blind hems
- Rolled hems
Module 3: Repairs & Mending
Learn practical ways to deal with everyday wear and tear, including repairing tears, reinforcing weak seams and making simple repairs to keep your clothes in use for longer.
Why Learn With Me?
Learn from someone who teaches this every week.
I'm a qualified Fashion Designer with industry experience and over 20 years of sewing, pattern drafting and garment construction experience.
Over the past 4 years, I've taught more than 700 students through my in-person sewing and dressmaking classes, developing a practical teaching approach that makes sewing skills easier to understand and put into practice.
This course brings that experience online, so you can learn at your own pace and revisit the lessons whenever you need to.
This Course Is For You If...
- You have clothes sitting in your wardrobe that need a simple alteration.
- You regularly buy second-hand or vintage clothing but find that the fit isn't quite right.
- You want to shorten trousers, skirts or sleeves yourself.
- You'd like to repair your favourite clothes rather than replace them.
- You're tired of paying for simple alterations.
- You want to become more confident using your sewing machine.
- You want practical sewing skills that you'll use again and again.
Make Your Clothes Work For You
The perfect garment doesn't always come in the perfect size.
Learning a few essential alteration and repair techniques means you can make clothes fit you better, rescue pieces you might otherwise throw away and get more value from the wardrobe you already have.
Learn a practical, sustainable sewing skill and start altering your own clothes.
Online course | Learn at your own pace | Unlimited access
Online Sewing Course Bundles
Choose the courses that suit your sewing goals and save when you purchase more than one.
Choose Any 2 Courses — €75
Normally €90 — save €15
Choose any two of:
- Box to Bobbin – learn to confidently use your sewing machine
- Clothing Alterations – learn practical alterations, repairs and mending
- Dressmaking – learn the foundations of making your own clothes
Get All 3 Courses — €99
Normally €135 — save €36
Includes:
- Box to Bobbin
- Clothing Alterations
- Dressmaking
All courses are pre-recorded, with unlimited access, so you can learn at your own pace and return to the lessons whenever you need.
Choose two for €75, or get all three for €99.
