Workshops & Events

FABULOUS FEET AND BEYOND ON YOUR BABY LOCK OVERLOCKER

26 April 2025

10am-4.00pm

£120 including all materials

Maximum group number - 4

Bring along your baby lock *overlocker - Acclaim, Enlighten, Victory and Enspire and put it through its paces with even more techniques. Try out 2 thread flat lock, blanket stitch, using decorative threads and all sorts of other top tips and techniques.

Open up your boxes of fabulous feet and give them a run! From blind hemming to beading to piping we'll be discovering all the amazing things they can do. Push them a bit further with ideas outside the accessory box for example using your piping foot to insert a zip!

We'll be making a fab tote bag with purse to take home using your new found fabulous feet skills.

You don't need to have any feet yet, test run ours and then decide what you would like.

Combination machine owners are also welcome but we won't be covering the cover stitch side of the machine.

* machines over 12 months old must have a current PAT certificate.

DEMONSTRATION DAY WITH BABY LOCK

7 May 2025

10am-3.30pm

Free event in-person or on Zoom

DISCOUNTS ON ALL DEMONSTRATION DAY ORDERS!

Join Jane and baby lock Claire for a day of baby lock fabulousness. We'll have all the models for you to test drive. So, pop along, we'll make you a cuppa and help you explore the range to pin down the perfect baby lock machine for you.

Discover the optional feet and accessories to take your sewing to the next level with ease and a professional finish.

FABULOUS FEET AND BEYOND ON YOUR BABY LOCK COMBINATION MACHINE OR OVERLOCKER & COVER STITCH MACHINES DUAL OWNERS

29 May 2025

10am-4.00pm

£120 including all materials

Maximum group number - 4

Bring along your baby lock *combination machine - Gloria, Ovation, Desire3 or Evolution or your overlockers and combination machine if you are dual machine owners, and put them through its paces with even more techniques. Try out 2 thread flat lock, blanket stitch, using decorative threads and all sorts of other top tips and techniques.

Open up your boxes of fabulous feet and give them a run! From blind hemming to beading to piping we'll be discovering all the amazing things they can do. Push them a bit further with ideas outside the accessory box for example using your piping foot to insert a zip!

We'll be making a fab tote bag with purse to take home using your new found fabulous feet skills.

You don't need to have any feet yet, test run ours and then decide what you would like.

* machines over 12 months old must have a current PAT certificate.

HOW TO USE YOUR BABY LOCK OVERLOCKER WITH CONFIDENCE

9 June 2025

10am-4.00pm

£120 including all materials

Maximum group number - 4

Bring along your baby lock overlocker* - Acclaim, Enlighten, Victory, Enspire, Imagine and put it through its paces with Jane. Get confident with all the dials and levers, explore narrow and rolled hemming. Conquer tricky fabrics and jersey. Try out decorative threads and ideas. There'll be plenty more top tips and techniques along the way, as well as tea and biscuits. Make a fab Sew House 7 Toaster sweater to wear home with pride. Don't worry if you haven't got a baby lock yet. Use one or our studio machines and discover the exciting world of air-threading loopers, auto tension and lots of easy, professional sewing with baby lock.

* machines over 12 months old must have a current PAT certificate.

HOW TO USE YOUR BABY LOCK COMBINATION MACHINE

DON'T WORRY IF YOU MISSED THIS WORKSHOP, WE'LL BE RUNNING IT AGAIN!

8 March 2025

10am-4.00pm

£120 including all materials

Maximum group number - 4

Bring along your baby lock combination machine - Gloria, Ovation, Evolution or Desire 3* or, if you are thinking of buying and would like to try before you do, use one of our studio machines.

This is the perfect course if you have recently bought a baby lock combination machine and need some help getting going or you have had one for a while but don't feel confident or you would just like to get even more from your fabulous baby lock machine.

Jane will walk you through the basics of what does what and why, how to set your machine up for perfect stitching, how to thread, how to change the needles, use the stitch length and width dials and debunk the differential feed. Try out 2, 3 and 4 thread overlocking, narrow and rolled hemming. Combine chain stitch and 4 thread overlocking for industry standard safety seaming. Use the 4 simple steps to convert your machine from overlocking to cover stitch and then put your machine through its cover stitching paces.

Use your new skills and confidence to make a stylish Tilly & The Buttons Freya top to wear home with pride!

* machines over 12 months old must have a current PAT certificate.

One to one tuition with our baby lock expert tutor Jane

Get more confident with your baby lock machine with help from Jane.

Whether you to want to go through the basics, discover decorative stitches and materials or use specialist accessories, Jane is on-hand to help you get the most out of your fabulous  baby lock machine.

Cost: £80 for a 2 hour session

£250 for a 6 hour session 

£45 per hour

Don't forget - when you purchase your new baby lock machine with us you can book your *free introductory session at the studio or online.

One to one tuition online with our baby lock expert tutor Jane

You don't live near the baby lock shop? That's not a problem because you can get more confident with your baby lock machine by joing Jane online!

Whether you to want to go through the basics, discover decorative stitches and materials or use specialist accessories we can help.

Tuition can be booked in 30 minute blocks.

Cost: £18 per 30 minute session 

Don't forget - when you purchase your new baby lock machine with us you can book your *free introductory session at the studio or online.

* see terms and conditions