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Workshops at Colly Brook Fine Furnishings

The following one and two day courses include all materials (unless otherwise stated), tea, coffee and lunch. The courses are listed in date order, so scroll down to see the whole programmme - some courses are repeated later in the year. The course times are 10am - 4.30pm. See below for booking conditions.

Bolster Cushions - Thursday 4 February 2010

A fun element, or a useful one on sofas and beds, bolsters can add to your cushion ‘stack’, or provide support.
-Measuring and calculating fabric requirements
-Inserting zips
-Piping and frills
-Different ways to finish ends of the bolster
You will make a bolster with a feather pad to take home.

Price each: £75.00

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Tailored Loose Covers - Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 March 2010

Making loose covers can be a daunting prospect. Come and learn, including the following topics:
- Designing a cover
- Measuring up and fabric requirements
- Cutting and pin-fitting
- Making and applying piping
- Inserting zips and other closures
- Skirts and bottom edges.
Then make a sample cover on half a chair, before embarking on the real thing!

Price each: £150.00

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Box Cushions - Friday 19 March 2010

Learn how to make a gusseted cover for a box cushion. The techniques can then be applied to making cushions for dining and garden chairs, which adds comfort as well as style. You will also learn how to achieve good square corners, making a sample piped box cushion.

Price each: £75.00

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Beginners Curtain Making - Thursday 15 April 2010

For those with little or no experience of curtain making, as well as those who want to improve on their skills and learn the 'proper' techniques. The following topics are covered:
- Tracks and poles
- Taped curtain headings
- Measuring and estimating fabric requirements
- Locked in linings and mitred corners
Students will make a sample, lined curtain with hand finished hem and sides, and machined heading tape to take away along with handouts.

Price each: £75.00

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Intermediate Curtain Making - Thursday 29 April 2010

Learn more advanced techniques of curtain making to add to your basic skills:
- Different types of interlining and how to apply them
- Hand made headings with buckram - triple pleats and goblets
- Finishing touches for hand made headings
You will make a sample lined and interlined curtain with a hand sewn heading to take away, along with handouts.

Price each: £75.00

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Tailored Scatter Cushions - Thursday 20 May 2010

Either use the supplied materials or bring your own fabric to make a decorative scatter cushion:
- Different fillings and shapes of pad
- Making bias strips and piping
- Inserting a zip in a piped seam
- Applying flanged cord demonstration
Make a piped cushion with a zipped opening to take home.

Price each: £75.00

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Roman Blinds - Thursday 10 June 2010

Blinds add a new dimension to your window furnishings and Roman blinds can be created in a range of different styles. The following will be covered:
Measuring and estimating fabric requirements
Headrail systems
Rings, rods, tapes, weight bars
Designing and creating shaped bottom edges
Students will make a sample, lined, Roman blind using some of the techniques learned.

Price each: £75.00

Booking Terms and Conditions

Please note that places are limited. In the event of a course being fully booked, your payment will be returned and your name added to a waiting list.

A refund will be made if notice of cancellation is given in writing up to 14 days before the start of the course. No refunds can be given after this time.

If we have to cancel a course, this will result in a full refund of course fees.

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