10 Years of Material Moves
10 Years of Helping People Learn How to Make Clothes
It's 10 years since Material Moves began teaching people how to make clothes.
Following a hunch that it was time for a dressmaking revival, Material Moves started in April 2012 from a studio at Woodend Creative Workspace in Scarborough.
The following spring the first Great British Sewing Bee was aired on TV and the nation fell in love with making clothes again. I'm delighted they have, and more and more people are learning or returning to sewing, still. 2 years later, the business found its new home at the Gladstone Road store and eventually I began to add the materials, haberdashery tand sewing machines to what I offer, making Material Moves a one stop place for everything you need for making clothes.
To Celebrate 10 years of helping people learn how to make clothes, throughout April, I am offering 10% off all shop products, (except sewing machines). There will continue to be more offers, so watch this space.
New in stock is this lovely Viscose print fabric. It looks fabulous with Denim and some linen mix fabrics available to buy in the shop, and it's included in the 10% off offer.
Classes.
The next 10 session weekly Beginners Dressmaking courses start week commencing 25th April, with spaces available on Wednesday mornings 9.30am - 12noon (break for half term). Starts Weds 27th April
The Wednesday evening session is now full, so if there is enough interest, I hope to run an additional course on an evening, 5pm - 7.30pm, to be arranged.
Do contact me by phone if you are interested
- Mon May 30th - Friday June 3rd. I am also offering an intensive week, 5 full days in the half term holidays.
- 30th April - 2nd May, on the upcoming bank holiday weekend, I am offering a 3 day workshop to Make a Pattern Fit, including making a 1st Toile. This will also run on the August Bank holiday weekend,
The next 6 week Learn to Sew, Up-cycle, Alter and Adapt course will start week commencing 6th June, days/ times to be confirmed.
Day Workshops coming up with some re-scheduled dates:-
- Saturday 23rd April : Make a childs' T-shirt / Dress using stretch fabric.
- Saturday May 14th : Sew a Linen Apron
- Saturday June 18th : Sew a Japanese Style Knot Bag