Our Venues and Tutors
Bobbin Sewing School was set up by two ladies with passions for craft in Winchester at the beginning of 2012. It has gently evolved and in 2014 was taken over by Alison Warner who is keen to keep the same friendly format that is key to the Bobbin image. Aly has developed Bobbin into what it is today. Bobbin has grown and is now in its new home of The Old Veterinary Surgery, just off the High Street in Stockbridge in the fabulous small town in mid Hampshire. In a converted corn loft it looks over the water meadow and the River Test. Previously from October 2017 to April 2023 Bobbins home was in The Vine Yard in a converted stable in Stockbridge and prior to that in The top room of The Consortium in Winchester.
Alison Warner
My love of sewing began at a very early age and I was very lucky that my very talented seamstress Grandmother taught me to sew as a child. After studying Garment Design, Construction and Technology in Oxford I worked in Fashion and High Street Couture in all aspects of the business from the glamorous side of buying for a high end market to the all important pinning up of trouser hems, continuing to sew for myself at every given opportunity. I share my time between tutoring and running my other business as a designer maker with my own small range of clothing and accessories. I love sharing my skills with the emphasis of the classes being a pleasure and shared enjoyment so giving someone the confidence that a piece of material can be made into something by themselves.