
Create Your Dream Shirt or Blouse with BERNINA
Hosted by Arzelle
Duration: 16 Hours
Price: $630
Bring your design vision to life in this hands-on workshop, where you’ll create a garment tailored to your style. Whether it’s a timeless button-up, a chic Mandarin-collared blouse, or a standout shirt, you’ll craft a piece you’ll adore.
Guided by expert fashion designer Arzelle, you’ll choose the perfect pattern and learn essential shirt-making techniques like French seams, collar attachment, and custom fit adjustments, ensuring your creation is one-of-a-kind.
Who Should Attend?
Designed for confident beginners with some sewing experience. This workshop is ideal for those familiar with operating a sewing machine and looking to refine their skills. It may be more advanced for those with no prior sewing experience.
What’s Included?
- 16 hours of expert instruction with Arzelle, a seasoned fashion designer and mentor
- Guided pattern and fabric selection with professional advice tailored to your style and skill level.
- Master professional techniques like French seams and finishing touches for a polished garment.
- Access to high-quality sewing machines and tools at the BERNINA SG Concept Store, with complimentary coffee and tea.
You’ll Learn To:
- Select Patterns and Fabric: Learn how to select your ideal shirt or blouse pattern, choose the right fabric for your style and budget, and master essential techniques like prewashing, measuring, cutting, and preparing for a polished finish.
- Use Shirt Construction Techniques: Create a shirt with a custom collar, yoke, and details like cuffs or darts, while mastering French seams, rolled hems, and stitching techniques for a polished finish.
- Personalize: Adjust the pattern for a perfect fit and incorporate unique details that showcase your personal style.
Workshop Detail & Sign-Up Information
- 4 x 4-hour session (Saturdays 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM)
- Flexible arrangements for workshop times, subject to availability.
- Location: 38 Jln Pemimpin, #08-03 M38 Building, Singapore 577178
- Additional colours will be charged at $6 per spool.
- Minimum 4 participants required to run the workshop.

Meet Our Expert
Arzelle is a fashion designer and textile artist with 16 years of experience teaching fashion design worldwide. After running a bridal and dancewear business in South Africa, she moved to Singapore and now focuses on her business, "Sew on & Sow Forth," offering private lessons and online courses to empower beginner sewers and promote slow fashion. In 2024, she launched SewCials, an online sewing community.
Space is limited! Sign up now and start your sewing journey with us. We can't wait to see what you create!
Contact us today to reserve your spot!
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