Make It Fab – your sewing home away from home!
Rediscover your creative side and create wonderful clothes, home furnishings and more at Make it Fab – a creative studio in East Belfast.
Creative Classes
Come and join us for one of our classes and take time out to be creative. At Make it Fab we are all about the process as much as the finished item. We want you to go away having had a great experience in our friendly studio.
We run a wide variety of sewing classes as well as seasonal and one off sessions from jewellery to cake decorating.
Groups and parties
Want to have a celebration that is a bit different? Come to Make it Fab and create memories with your friends and family. Make bunting for your wedding, cushions for your baby shower and bags for you or your kid’s birthday.
We can cater for small groups and a wide variety of projects that beginners and experienced sewers will enjoy.
Open studio time
Working on a tricky make and want some support? Would love to finish your seams professionally but can’t justifying buying an overlocker? Would love some company and a cup of tea made for you while you create?
Our open sessions are for you. Bring your make, get support and use our machines with the added plus plus endless tea and biscuits.
What to expect at Make it Fab
- Classes are relaxed and informal. I want you to have fun as well as come away with something to be proud of!
- All fabric and notions are included in our classes so you don’t need to worry about cutting into much loved fabric from your own stash until you are ready.
- Refreshments are included in all sessions from classes to open studio time. These include tea, coffee, herbal and decaf teas. If you need an alternative milk, just let me know!
- If you don’t get your make finished in the session additional studio time will be offered free of charge.
- The computerised sewing machines help beginners start slowly and build up confidence, while allowing more experienced sewists to use stitches such as stretch stitch and one step button holes.
The Story of Make it Fab
Let me tell you a story…
Growing up I never considered myself as being creative. I hated handwriting so didn’t do well in creative writing. I wasn’t great at drawing (still not!) so didn’t do well in art classes. In Home Economics I made a sewn toy clown that to this day haunts me.
Skip to my early thirties and I had done some jewellery and card making classes with friends and all of a sudden realised I actually really enjoy making! I wasn’t great but I loved the process. So I took up sewing and loved it. I loved the process, the problem solving when something didn’t work out quite right and the satisfaction of making something someone will love.
I have come to realise how important being creative is to my mental health and how it shouldn’t just be for the naturally talented. Everyone should have a chance to build their creative muscles and feel the benefits. So I have set up Make it Fab – a creative studio for all abilities!
So come on, on in and discover your creative side!