Workshops
Knockout Knickers
Tired of boring high street knickers? Sew your own! You’ll make a pair of sexy side-tie or regular seam briefs in class then take away patterns and instructions to create more at home.
*Make a pair of side-tie or regular seam briefs
*Choose from a wide variety of fabrics
*Learn to take your measurements correctly
*Cut fabric to size on the bias
*Insert elastic at hips and legs
*Trim with ribbons, roses and more!
*Take home a sized pattern to keep stitching at home.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a workshop for absolute beginners as inserting elastic can be tricky. If you haven’t sewn recently, begin your sewing journey with one of our Learn to Sew workshops: Cafe Apron, Cushion Cover or Tote Bags)
- Level: Advanced Beginner
- Course length: One 3-hour session
- Session 1: Monday 26 March, 6:30pm—9:30pm
- Teacher: Laurel Waldron
- Fee: £49.00
- Location: Venue 2
- Availability: 2 places left
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Additional information
Ruka Johnson is a lingerie and accessories designer based in London. She originally trained at the London College of Fashion in special effects makeup and wig making before retraining in lingerie creation. In 2003, Ruka, a former member of a burlesque duo, began creating nipple tassels for other showgirls and performers. They proved such a hit that she branched into mini tophats, eyemasks, garters, hair bows, ostrich feather fans and other accessories. Four years later, she set up business at the Chocolate Factory Studios in Wood Green and began producing simple and affordable handmade knickers and bras.
Her business, Sugarlesque, supplies wholesale and bespoke lingerie and accessories internationally to boutiques, vintage stores, online shops and even the world’s first sex supermarket in Paris. ‘I’m obsessed with fun, flirty knickers and want to flood the market with interesting handmade versions,’ says Ruka.
