One Day Construction Workshop
3rd August, Leeds, 10am – 3:30pm
The Corsetry Retreat Company
One Day Construction Workshop
We would like to welcome you to join us at our first one day event!
When: Saturday 3rd August 10.00am – 3:30pm
Location: Scrap, Creative Reuse Art Project, Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds, LS28 5UJ
Price: £125
During this one day workshop we will be focusing on construction skills, creating a half corset sampler covering the basic sewing and finishing techniques. The agenda will include:
- Inserting a busk
- A variety of boning channels and seams
- Creating a centre back lacing panel
- Different types of boning
- Finishing with beautiful binding
Included in the cost of the workshop will be lunch and light refreshments as well as all of the materials you need to complete your sampler: busk, bones, eyelets, coutil, threads.
You will need to bring your own basic sewing kit and sewing machine and have some knowledge and experience of using it. (we do have a limited number of machines that can be borrowed if you are coming via public transport)
Lunch will be provided by the Mill Kitchen who are able to cater for a variety of dietary requirements.
The workshop will be taught by Emma.
Emma Brackenbury is a highly experienced costume maker in the film and theatre industry specialising in technical and structured clothing including corsetry. Her film credits include Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Fantastic Beasts, Tulip Fever, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Currently she is a construction lecturer on the Costume with Textiles BA at Huddersfield University.
Scrap is an amazing resource, you will have a bit of time to rummage through during lunch and at the end, definitely bring bags.
Thank you so much!
We look forward to seeing some of you in the North!
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