News This Week

The Top Notch shop has been restocked! You can by items in person any time you attend a class or email me for a time to visit. New items included notchers, tracing wheels, sewing gauges, Schmetz sewing needles, point turners and ironing rulers!​

Upcoming Sewing workshops with availability:

Trouser/ Jeans 2-Day course 4 Apr & 2 May £119

Shirt Dress 2-Day course 23 May & 27 June £119

Kids Jumpsuit cut & sew 2 Apr £59

Kids shorts / skirt cut & sew 30 July £59

Kids T-shirt cut & sew 6 Aug £59

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There is also a new sewing course for kids & teens during school holidays, suitable for children who have sewn a few projects before. At the sewing competence course, students will cut and sew projects independently, helping them to gain confidence, analyse information and get support where needed. Patterns and fabrics are included or bring your own. See Tutoring & Workshops in the top menu or click here to book.

The Saturday sewing classes in March all made bow bags and practiced sewing buttonholes!​​​ Check out my instagram and Facebook pages! Well done to all who attended! Saturday classes are available for adults and children, though booking in advance is advised as classes sizes are small. If a class is full, please join the waiting list or email me so I can add another class if needed.

Classes have a maximum of 3-4 students, so spaces fill up quickly.

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Saturday sewing classes are a great way to make regular time to sew. Every month there is a new project and new sewing skills to learn! Fabric is included as well as a pattern to take home. The class projects and dates are listed in the "regular sewing classes" pages in the menu above or click here for more info​​​

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If you or your child would like to learn to sew, the next Sewing Machine Driver's Licence group class with availability for adults is 25 July and for children is 30 May. Children can learn to sew from age 8yr upwards.

Use of a sewing machine is included in the class, or bring your own if you prefer. Click here to book. 

This class can also be done as a one-to-one lesson at time to suit you and there are also other classes for anyone wanting to learn to sew, so click here for all beginners classes.

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Finishing Class: If you have an unfinished project from a class done at Top Notch but you prefer to finish it with guidance, please book a 2hr tutoring session but use the discount code "Finish".

Top Notch Sewing Centre holds small group sewing classes and one to one's, plus pattern and skills classes.

For sewing inspiration or skills, check out my YouTube page where I have videos and reposts worth watching. ​​​​

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Regular Classes at Top Notch:​​​​

Adults Sewing machine drivers licence class on 21 March, 10am -full

Kids Sewing machine drivers licence class on 21 March, 1:30pm -full

Adults trouser 2 Day course, 27  March & 17 April, 10am -full

Kids sewing competence class 31 March, 10:30 - 3

Kids Jumpsuit holiday workshop 2 April, 10:30 - 3:30

Adults trouser 2 Day course, 4  April & 2 May, 10am

Sewing Social on 10 April, 10:30 am -full

Adults Saturday sewing class on 11 April, 10 am -full

Kids sewing club on 11 April, 1:30pm -full

Kids sewing club on 25 April, 11am or 1:30pm

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Sign up to the Top Notch loyalty program to earn notches for discounts and rewards. If you would like to do a class that is full, please join the waiting list. You can also become a site member to receive the occasional newsletter which has details and updates about all things happening at Top Notch !

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​Sewing or pattern ​Tutoring can be booked per hour. All classes must be pre-booked. You can see any group class schedule or book classes in each separate class page. Book with a buddy for a discount or email me for a discount code if booking a 1:1 class for a child.

Classes are held in Orpington BR5 (address given upon booking).

Thank you ... x Caroline