Sew Your Own Shirt - 2 Day Masterclass (Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st August 2025 @ Jenny Stitches)

Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st August 2025 at Jenny Stitches, Barrow-In-Furness

Sew Your Own Shirt Masterclass

This 2 day workshop, ran from Jenny Stitches, Barrow-in-Furness, is designed for those that are wanting to expand on their dressmaking skills and master all the skills involved for sewing your own shirt!

This workshop features the key elements of a shirt, so you will master lots of new skills including:

• Picking out your pattern size
• How to sew and insert a collar stand and collar
• How to create a button placket
• How to create a sleeve placket
• How to sew and insert sleeve cuffs
• How to create pleats
• How to sew a lined yoke
• How to sew buttonholes
• How to insert sleeves
• Plus lots of different sewing techniques! 

Size range for the shirt pattern is XS - 7X (Bust 32" - 60", Waist 24" - 53" and Hip 34" - 63"). If you would like a break down of the sizings before booking, please contact us.  

You do need to have some sewing machine experience for this course and have had some experience of sewing up some dressmaking garments, though not necessarily shirts!

Course Dates: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August 2025

Course Start: 9.30am

Course Finish 5.00pm

Workshop Location: 

Jenny Stitches, 78-80 Dalton Road, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 1JH

What's provided

• Sewing Craft Room environment at Jenny Stitches, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1JH
• Tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the workshop

What you will need to bring with you

• Up to 2.75m (115cm/45" wide fabric) or 2.50m (150cm/60") fabric for your shirt
  • The exact quantities will be provided on booking, as it will depend on what size you will be sewing. 
    • Suggested fabrics: light to medium weight woven including quilting cotton, cotton voile, cotton lawn, shirting, poplin, denim, chambray, linen, flannel, brushed cotton.
    • If you want a softer drapier looking shirt, then opt for a rayon/viscose
• 7 - 9 x 16mm buttons
• Matching Thread
• 90cm Lightweight Fusible Interfacing
• Sewing Machine and Sewing Kit (don't forget your paper scissors!)

The pattern used for this workshop is the fabulous Butano Button Up Shirt by Friday Pattern Company 

Booking 

To book your place, please book directly with Jenny Stitches, using the "Book Now" button at the top of this page.