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« on: November 29, 2017, 17:11:59 PM »
Thank you for your replies, it's given me lots to think about.
My plan would be most definitely to further my skills as I went along. I'm thinking of a very long term plan, my youngest child hasn't even started school yet so I would be starting very small, 1-2-1 with one machine, then 2 machines later on and so on (we're taking tiny start up budget). I am interested in working with the utterly clueless, not because they are easier to teach, more because I think it would be great to get someone who thought that they would never be able to sew to a place where they can make things on their own.
I'd love a qualification but it's a bit chicken an egg, any courses that stretch me enough cost ££'s, so back to the original idea, I need to further my skills as I go. City and Guilds used to do great courses but I'm not sure where you can find them now. I did part 1 of the fashion and design course, it was very good.
Funnily enough the other, logistical side of the idea I have been able to figure out. I have found people who teach their (non sewing) skill from home and they have been really open about how to make that part of things work.
I did a craft workshop (I thought pretending that I couldn't sew wouldn't feel quite right) and I, quite openly, got loads of ideas and tips too.
Local to me there are quite a lot of sewing workshops popping up, but we live in quire a densly populated area so I'm not too worried about that. Some of them advertise as being sewing teaching but are more like felt kit assembly... but then part of me thinks goid for them for having a go!
I feel very fortunate to also have a tax accountant in the family, I've already quizzed them on a few things!