Weekend Workshop: Make a Merchant & Mills Dress

• Taking accurate body measurements
• Reading and understanding commercial patterns
• Preparing fabric and cutting accurately
• Core garment construction techniques
• Working with facings, darts, sleeves, or gathers (pattern dependent)
• Finishing seams and hems

The sewing pattern is included, but you'll need to bring your own fabric. We recommend starting with a plain, easy-to-handle woven fabric for your first garment.
All sewing machines, tools, and essential materials such as interfacing and thread are provided. You'll receive fabric advice and requirements upon booking.

Our classes are non refundable. Due our small class sizes it is very difficult to transfer your booking to a different date. If you cannot attend a class and are able to notify us at least two weeks before the class starts, it may be possible to change the date* but this is not guaranteed so please give us as much notice as possible to increase your chances. *Limited to one change only.

In the event that we need to cancel a class, we will provide as much notice as possible and offer either a full refund or an alternative booking date.

At Ray Stitch, we'd love to welcome stitchers of all ages, but to ensure the best learning experience for everyone, we're unable to accommodate anyone under 12 in our workshops.

Young people aged 12-16 are very welcome in our classes but must be accompanied by a responsible adult (18+) throughout the entire session. The accompanying adult must book and pay for their own space in the class and participate alongside the young person. Students aged 17 and over can attend classes independently.

If you're planning to book for a young person, we recommend emailing us first so we can help guide you to the most suitable class for their age and experience level.