Learn to Sew Workshop: Machine Sewing for Beginners

Discover the joy of making something beautiful with your own hands. This 3-hour evening workshop is designed for absolute beginners — whether you’ve never threaded a machine or it’s been years since your last stitch.

You’ll leave with new skills and a finished piece to show off — plus, fair warning, a budding fabric addiction and a growing stash of remnants. Come for the craft, stay for the creativity (and the good company).

When:

This single-evening class runs from 6 PM – 9 PM. We suggest arriving at 5:30 to get settled. Choose from one of our available dates at checkout.

If your preferred session is sold out, contact us to be added to the waitlist — we often open extra sessions once enough students are interested or if a spot opens up.

Where:

The Hemme Studio is located at 39 Milford Avenue in the Castlefield Design District in Toronto, Canada. This is an in-person workshop, we are not doing virtual classes at this time.

What you will learn and make:

• How to thread a sewing machine and wind a bobbin
• How to sew straight and zigzag seams
• The basics of cutting, pinning and seam allowances
• How to cut and sew an  16" x 16" envelope-style pillow cover — no zipper required!
• How to fit your pillow cover to an insert

Your Instructor: Johanna Masko

Johanna has been teaching sewing, quilting, and fibre arts for over 20 years. She’s passionate about textiles and helping others express themselves through craft. (Photo: Walter Masko)

Supplies you will need:

• 1/2 meter of decorative fabric (lightweight home decor fabric or quilting cottons). Not sure if your fabric will work? Email us — or browse our in-studio remnants available for purchase. Working with remnants? You’ll need a minimum of 20" x 44" piece.
• Fabric scissors
• Snips for cutting threads
• Straight pins (glass ball headed preferred)
• 16" x 16" Pillow insert: you can bring your own or you can purchase from us
• Sewing Machine: It's always best to learn on your own machine — but if you don’t have one, we’ll provide one for you — it’s a great way to test-drive this new hobby

What we will provide:

• Thread
• An iron and ironing station
• Remnant fabrics and pillow inserts available for purchase 

What if I can't make the class?

The workshop is non-refundable. We understand that things come up, if we are able to fill your spot, we can provide a credit towards another workshop at a later date (let us know as soon as possible as we can't guarantee we can fill your spot!)