Sew with Vikki Leigh Martin

Sew with Vikki Leigh Martin Sew with Vikki Leigh Martin is a boutique Melbourne sewing school offering garment construction courses and private lessons for adults and teenagers.

Join a class and learn sewing techniques which will allow you to create beautiful and individual pieces. Garment Construction Courses and One Day Workshops with Vikki will give you the freedom to develop these skills in a comfortable and positive environment. A maximum of 6 students per class ensures personal, attentive tuition. ABOUT OUR COURSES:

'Sew with Vikki Leigh Martin' offers a series of

garment construction courses, developed with the beginner in mind. Students can enrol in the Introduction to Sewing course and then move on to Start to Sew 1 and Start to Sew 2. These three courses combine to create a thirty hour program and two completed garments. There is also a range of courses for teenagers beginning with a two part course Introduction to Sewing and Sew Simple Sleepwear. Once the beginner course has been completed teenage students begin General Sewing classes and are encouraged to complete projects in garment construction, Bag Making and Cushion Making. ABOUT VIKKI:

From an early age Vikki had a love for fashion design and construction and with over twenty-five years experience has continued to develop her skills professionally. Vikki's impressive training is as follows;

Diploma of Arts in Fashion - RMIT
Certificate of Millinery Construction & Design - Melbourne School of Fashion
Certificate of Millinery Construction - Ascot School of Millinery
Certificate 1V in Assessment and Workplace Training - AWT0077
Millinery Association of Australia - Member

Throughout her career, Vikki has had a variety of professional experiences designing and making theatrical costumes, bridal wear, made-to-measure garments and specialised headwear. In a series of new developments Vikki now offers One Day Workshops in Dressmaking and Stretch Fabrics. By creating 'Sew with Vikki Leigh Martin', Vikki is able to share her skills and experiences and believes that learning should be enjoyable and relaxed - this is the environment Vikki has created for her students.

Looking forward to 2022 - Vikki
05/12/2021

Looking forward to 2022 - Vikki

New Look 6095 is a great dress pattern. It's semi fitted with cap sleeves and bust darts for a better fit. Anietha mad...
28/05/2020

New Look 6095 is a great dress pattern. It's semi fitted with cap sleeves and bust darts for a better fit. Anietha made a test garment in calico (a toile) so we could fit the dress to flatter her and then alter the pattern. Anietha's completed dress in a Linen print fabric looks lovely on her.

This is Gerry, he started attending my classes in October 2017. Since then he has been working with two jacket pattern...
27/05/2020

This is Gerry, he started attending my classes in October 2017. Since then he has been working with two jacket patterns, one with a raglan sleeve and the other with set in sleeve. He loves to mix fabrics with different textures and colours. I contacted him today to confirm that he has made 45 Jackets, he has now moved on to pants.

This is Benita wearing her Fen Dress from Fancy Tiger Crafts. The beautiful bright fabric was purchased during an overs...
22/05/2020

This is Benita wearing her Fen Dress from Fancy Tiger Crafts. The beautiful bright fabric was purchased during an overseas holiday. The Fen Dress pattern is classified for beginners, it’s semi fitted with a dropped shoulder line, sleeves, darts and pockets.

This is one of my first sewing books, it was published in 1970 by The Hamlyn Publishing Group. I remember as a six year...
20/05/2020

This is one of my first sewing books, it was published in 1970 by The Hamlyn Publishing Group. I remember as a six year old being inspired by every page. Look at those hair styles, the rouge on the cheeks and the absence of the nose, very 70's. There are so many sewing projects in this book that are still relevant today. Please click on the Helpful Hints images below, the text is worth a read.

This is Mary displaying her latest projects. She has refashioned two of her hand sewn Merino knit garments. The brown t...
15/05/2020

This is Mary displaying her latest projects. She has refashioned two of her hand sewn Merino knit garments. The brown top was originally a dress. Using the remnants from this alteration Mary redesigned the orange top adding cuffs and a frill. Mary now has two revamped garments to enjoy. Merino knit is one of my favourite fabrics, so it’s great to see that it was saved by Mary to be worn for another season.

This is really worth watching. Thanks Melissa for texting me about it. We are so lucky that we have the ability and th...
11/05/2020

This is really worth watching. Thanks Melissa for texting me about it. We are so lucky that we have the ability and the passion for sewing. We are able to alter a garment we have made (or purchased) and recreate it and wear it for another season.

The Red Cross, St Vincent de Paul and The Salvation Army are collaborating on a project called Moving the Needle. Hoping to change behaviour in every part of the fashion circle by involving government, industry and consumers.

These are the remaining aprons in Mo's Autumn 2020 Apron Collection . I am sure that the recipients will love wearing t...
07/05/2020

These are the remaining aprons in Mo's Autumn 2020 Apron Collection . I am sure that the recipients will love wearing them.

Lovely bright aprons made by Mo for her friends and family. The apron pattern was found in a magazine.
07/05/2020

Lovely bright aprons made by Mo for her friends and family. The apron pattern was found in a magazine.

After suspending my sewing classes I asked my students to send me images of their work to post on Facebook. This cloth ...
16/04/2020

After suspending my sewing classes I asked my students to send me images of their work to post on Facebook. This cloth doll was made with love by Annie for her granddaughters. The outfits were made using fabric scraps. Annie hand spun and dyed Alpaca wool to create the dolls hair. Annie's granddaughters will love her.

This is Ruby showing just how pleased she is with her new top. Ruby has been learning to sew with me for almost four yea...
08/04/2020

This is Ruby showing just how pleased she is with her new top. Ruby has been learning to sew with me for almost four years. She is a very patient and enthusiastic sewer.

18/11/2019

The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 will soon be aired on Foxtel on Tuesday November 26th at 8.30pm on the Lifestyle channel. I can't wait.

The Official page for The Great British Sewing Bee. This page is produced by the makers of The Great British Bake Off, Love Productions and not the BBC.

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Shop 12, Centre Arcade, 325 Centre Road
Bentleigh, VIC
3204

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(03) 9557 0770

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