Workshops

Have you ever wanted to go on a curtain making course? Whether you are a beginner, looking to improve your skills, or a curtain maker just starting out, Colly Brook Fine Furnishings can help you on one of our workshops. The one and two day courses include all materials, lunch, tea and coffee, and cost £75 per day. Scroll down to see the whole programme - some courses are repeated later in the year. Contact Us for more details and to book your place, or click here to book online. These courses are held in our fully equipped workroom near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

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!

Box Cushions – Friday 19 March 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.