TheScarletPeacock

Unfortunately we are no longer running craft classes, and neither is Catherine Hirst. Other places near here that do are Sew Over it In Clapham North (overground from P Rye or Denmark Hill) and The Old School Club in Lavender Hill/Battersea Rise (No 37 bus) - they also have an OFSTED creche, so you can take your little ones and have them looked after whilst you learn. Good luck, and enjoy! Mel x

Thanks very much for your kind recommendations ladies! We are just slowly coming out of the fog of new-babyness and almost ready to sew again without running the needles through our fingers.... Classes will be starting back at All Fired Up on East Dulwich Road in September. Knitting and Crochet for beginners are already online to book, and the beginners sewing classes will be on shortly. We will definitely have lots of cushion classes - envelope style for the absolute beginner, and invisible zipped cushions for those that fancy tackling something a little more technical (but not that hard!) in very small groups (5 max, with two teachers). If you are desperate to learn in the meantime, we also do private classes at a time to suit you. We use Brother sewing machines, which we have found great for our beginners. They do everything we need them to, without being overly complicated and scary. We also hire them out from ?10 (?20 for a long weekend) so you can try them out and see if it you would use it enough to invest in one (we get lots of people coming to class with "sewing machine under the bed syndrome"!) You can find out more info on all of this on our website here: The Scarlet Peacock Website or feel free to drop us an email on [email protected] Thanks Mel & Zoe

Really looking forward to seeing your creations Pickle (one of our star pupils!) and have also recommended them on our Facebook page. :))

Oh, and I've just found it for ?4.99 here with free delivery whilst browsing for other things: Making Kid's Costumes Book

If you can already sew a bit, this is a great book for kids costumes with full sized patterns: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cute-Easy-Costumes-Kids-Hardy/dp/1907030549/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1290960259&sr=8-6