Upcoming Events

The workshop is held in our styling studio in Pershore and lasts approximately 3 hours.  After a welcome tea/coffee, we will guide you through how to identify your body shape, working with each other to determine your best lengths of jacket, your most flattering necklines and how to incorporate prints or patterns into your looks.  By sharing tricks of the trade, we will help you understand why certain clothes work on you and others don’t - allowing you to make informed decisions about the clothes you wear moving forward.

Waist Alterations (Skirts & Trousers) 

The middle of the body, and often the decider as to whether a garment fits & sits correctly on the body. 

In this sewing workshop, you will learn tricks for the perfect waist, including:

• About the Waistlines of Trousers & Skirts.

• Waistline construction & where to make adjustments for fit.

• The fit & pin process to ‘Take-in’ a waistline. 

• The fit & insert process to ‘Let-out’ a waistline. 

• How to prepare a waist adjustment before sewing.

• Sewing process to Take-in/Let-out Waistbands & Waist Facings.

Cost £125pp - Booking essential

This 3 hour workshop is an amazing opportunity to master your on camera presence for anyone who uses social media to promote their business.!  

This workshop is delivered by Lucy Norris from OCP Media Training. Lucy is a world-renowned Communications skills coach and entrepreneur who has trained thought leaders, decision-makers, and business executives around the world.

Alongside her media company, Lucy also runs Secondhandstyling in her bid to prove how fashion and style should be accessible to all, no matter the cost.

By the end of the session, you will:

Gain confidence in presenting yourself on camera.

Learn the skills to engage live audiences effectively.

Understand how to monetise your expertise through collaborations.

Discover strategies to balance live streaming with client work for a sustainable career model.

AM or PM booking available.

£85pp - Booking Essential

Neckline Reshaping

The neckline is the ‘frame’ between you and your perfect garment style. 

In this sewing workshop, you will learn to reshape, lower, raise, and de-collar, to create your perfect choice of style, including: 

• Typical neckline shapes & collar types.

• Alterations that are achievable at the neckline.

• How to fit and prepare a collar/neckline for reshaping.

• How to sew a neckline or collar garment alteration.

• How to use the neckline to ‘Take-in’ a garment.

Cost £125pp - Booking essential

This Colour event is held in the relaxed setting of our studio in Pershore, Worcestershire.  This event allows you to experience a mini colour analysis (approximately 25 minutes) to gain an understanding of which colours work best for you.  (Includes a printed swatch book) 

Cost £80pp - Booking essential

The workshop is held in our styling studio in Pershore and lasts approximately 3 hours.  After a welcome tea/coffee, we will guide you through how to identify your body shape, working with each other to determine your best lengths of jacket, your most flattering necklines and how to incorporate prints or patterns into your looks.  By sharing tricks of the trade, we will help you understand why certain clothes work on you and others don’t - allowing you to make informed decisions about the clothes you wear moving forward.

Book either on your own or with a friend.  

Cost £80pp - Booking essential

Join us at this lovely event held at Cheltenham racecouse. This fair is always full of interesting exhibitors boasting vintage homewares, gifts, artisan food and drink, fashion and beauty. 

We will be able to get COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS nearer the time so watch this space!

Take-in & Let-out (Tops & Dresses)

To 'resize or re-shape' a garment requires making part of it smaller or bigger in specific areas, and this is the solution to having garments that fit your unique body.

In this sewing workshop, you will learn the art of Resizing & Re-shaping garments, including:

• How to identify your best standard size garment suitable for alteration.

• The basic areas of garments that can be adjusted to alter shape and fit.

• How to fit and prepare a garment for alteration.

• How to sew or create a dart adjustment for garment alteration

• How to sew or create a seam adjustment for garment alteration

Cost £125pp - Booking essential