How to use your sewing machine
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How to use your sewing machine

When

Tuesday, 15 September 2026, 11:00 – 16:00

Cornish Craft Barn

The Gwel Kea Downs Road Near, Blackwater, Truro TR4 8PA, United Kingdom

Time

11:00 – 16:00

Price guide

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Let’s get sewing….one day workshop to give you confidence and unleash your creativity Do you have a machine gathering dust? Lost under the stairs? Want to sew but don’t know where to start? Put off by the thought of trying to use your machine? Then this workshop is for you!! We’ll have a fun and relaxed day exploring the functions and features of sewing machines and learn what they can do and start to learn how to make and create gifts and items using fabric and cotton.

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