Up-cycling Furniture

 

Coming soon in 2021! … (as soon as covid allows!) … Interested? Let me know!

Painted Lampbases & Lampshade making – date to be arranged after booking!

At this Saturday workshop Sew Dotty is offering a full lighting package for your home! … in the morning you can use muted chalk paints or glossy bright paints to paint & personalise your lamp base … & in the afternoon we will finish off the look by rolling a lampshade for your new lamp! … you can choose from lots of lovely Laura Ashley linens, country inspired hares, bees, dotty, checks & Cath Kidston too! … & choose the style of shade too – oval, drum, square or rectangular! … Sew Dotty has this covered, you don’t need to bring anything – just you! The lamp bases are new and BSS tested. You are welcome to bring your own packed lunch or I am happy to do a cream tea lunch & cake for a small charge.

£95.00

Intro into Painted Furniture & Reupholstery – Date to be arranged upon booking

Sew excited by this workshop! Something new & simple! Learn how to fix a retro drop in style seat sew that wit is like new! ... apply wadding to the seat area to be covered ... & a fabric of your choice ... all fixed with a staple gun! ... Sew simple but great upcycled results! As always I will have plenty of fabrics for you to choose from and wadding etc you will need too ... So you will just need to bring a stool/chair with a drop in seat (the retro style ones are good for this!) ... or one that has a removable top so you can easily remove the old seat fabric & replace with your new chosen fabric! ... With this job done ... it will just leave you to paint up your item at home! Where can I get the stools etc? ... eBay sell lots! ... Search Retro Kitchen Stools and Chairs! ... Charity shops and antique shops have them too!

£125.00

Upholstered Storage Crate Seat Workshop – Date to be arranged upon booking!

Love vintage & rustic country too? … Then this workshop is for you! … these gorgeous vintage wooden apple crates are great for storage & with an upholstered seat lid too! … makes this a fab storage space into a handy seat too! … there will be lots of gorgeous fabrics to choose from for your seat … Laura Ashley, Cath Kidston & country inspired too! … this vintage crate seat is perfect for wellies & shoes … toys … newspaper & magazines & sew on! … you will learn how to use wadding and fabric to make upholstered seat/crate lid … included in the price is a vintage wooden crate size: 50cm long x 40cm wide x 30cm high – all the fabric, wadding & materials you need too! … sew just bring you & go home with this fab storage seat!

£85.00

Sew Up-cycled Stools – Date to be arranged upon booking!

Sew excited by this workshop! Something new & simple! Learn how to fix a retro drop in style seat sew that wit is like new! ... apply wadding to the seat area to be covered ... & a fabric of your choice ... all fixed with a staple gun! ... Sew simple but great upcycled results! As always I will have plenty of fabrics for you to choose from and wadding etc you will need too ... So you will just need to bring a stool/chair with a drop in seat (the retro style ones are good for this!) ... or one that has a removable top so you can easily remove the old seat fabric & replace with your new chosen fabric! ... With this job done ... it will just leave you to paint up your item at home! Where can I get the stools etc? ... eBay sell lots! ... Search Retro Kitchen Stools and Chairs! ... Charity shops and antique shops have them too!

£40.00

Sew! … Is there a workshop you would like to do?!

… contact Sew Dotty as I would love to hear from you!