One-to-one or group tuition for knitting and sewing, including knitwear and crochet design, beginners sewing, or beginners knitting.
Perfect for learning in the comfort of your own home, with or without the company of friends.
Please go to the Work With Me page if you’re more interested in guest lectures or guest speaking. This section is for medium- to long-term or interactive teaching, minimum 2-4 hours.
Knitwear and crochet design
Solo designer or part of a community group? You can enquire and book here if you’d like a taught session, troubleshooting with a current design, or some mentoring.
All designer one-to-ones are online via Zoom, and you have access to the recording afterwards.
Beginners sewing
Project-based courses for you or up to six friends. Choose from tote bags, purses, make-up bags or pencil cases – all projects are customisable.
All sewing classes take place in-person. I can travel to you if you’re nearby or book you in at Streatham and Brixton Quaker Meeting House.
60-minute knitting surgery
My 60-minute knitting surgery is especially for knitters who have experience of making garments but need more dedicated help with fitting and altering patterns to suit their body shape.
If that’s you, welcome! I’d love to help you make knits that fit.
Beginners knitting
A comprehensive beginners course taking you from the basics (casting on and off, knit stitch, purl stitch) through cables, lace and shaping.
This course will set you up for knitting your first sweater, and includes accessory projects along the way for you to learn how to read patterns.
60-minute sewing surgery
60 minute session, online via Zoom
If you already know how to sew clothes but need more dedicated help with troubleshooting, fitting or garment construction, then my 60-minute sewing surgery can help.
All sewing surgeries are recorded so you can refer to our session for as long as you need it.
In case you’re wondering who I am, offering all this one-to-one tuition for sewing and knitting…hello! I’m Natalie.
Natalie Warner
I design size- and shape-inclusive knitting patterns for clothes makers who want their garments to fit well. Clothes should serve you, not the other way around. You alter clothes to fit you, not alter yourself to fit the clothes. This is at the heart of everything I do.
I also teach other people how to design clothes, and run two courses: an online knitwear design course, covering everything from illustration to pattern grading, and an in-person clothing design course comprising made-to-measure blocks, creative pattern cutting, and garment construction.
If you’re enjoying my content, you can get more by reading my blog, which features several articles on garment fitting, alterations, knitwear design and sewing pattern reviews, following me on Instagram or Pinterest @natalieinstitches, or signing up to my newsletter. And you can find out more about me here. Welcome!
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