Improvers Sewing: Ladies Underwear Masterclass

Make your own knickers and keep the pattern

This one-day workshop covers cutting a knicker pattern and sewing stretch fabric on a domestic machine. You can choose a low-rise or high-waisted style, then add lingerie elastic, stretch lace or bows.

Lauren Holloway will explain fabric and haberdashery choices, accurate 6mm seams, an enclosed gusset, and the needle and stitch settings used for stretch fabrics. The venue's earlier workshop information says to bring stretch fabric, while machines, trims, haberdashery and a printed pattern are provided; confirm the materials list before travelling.

The workshop is for adults aged 18 and over who can thread a machine and use its basic functions. New Brewery Arts has lifts, ramps and accessible studios, but its current pages disagree on whether the day finishes at 3.45pm or 4.15pm.

Ticketed. Current availability is not published clearly.

Friday 23 October 2026 · Scissors Studio, New Brewery Arts, Brewery Court, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1JH · Starts 10.15am; confirm finish time with the organiser