Level 2: Online Sewing Workshops for Confident Beginners

Got the sewing basics down and ready for more?

Our confident beginner sewing classes are perfect if you’ve made a few garments and want to improve your skills, fit and finish.

These online workshops help you move beyond the basics - tackling new techniques, fabrics and garment styles while still keeping things friendly and achievable. Watch at home, at your own pace, with lifetime access and no deadlines. Choose a workshop below to sharpen your skills and kick your sewing up a notch!

Not sure this is your level?

Need a refresher on the basics? Absolute Beginner Workshops Ready for more of a challenge? Improver Workshops

Why learn with Tilly and the Buttons?

Award-winning sewing educators

Award-winning sewing educators

Clear, friendly teaching style

Clear, friendly teaching style

Trusted by sewists worldwide

Trusted by sewists worldwide

Skills you'll use again and again

Skills you'll use again and again

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our online workshops

After purchasing your workshop, you’ll receive an email separate to your order confirmation with instructions on how to access your course.

If you can’t find it (or it’s vanished into the email abyss), just follow these steps:

  1. Head to www.tillyandthebuttonsworkshops.com and select 'Login' at the top right
  2. Click “Forgot your password?”
  3. Enter the email address you used at checkout
  4. Click “Get New Password” and check your inbox
  5. Follow the link to set your password and you’re in

Once logged in, you can start your workshop anytime.

That’s completely up to you! Our workshops are designed to fit around real life.

Lessons are broken down into manageable, bite-sized chunks, so you can dip in and out whenever it suits you. Most videos are between 3 and 13 minutes long, and each workshop also includes written guidance and downloadable checklists to support your learning.

There’s no rush - take it at your own pace.

Nope! There’s no deadline at all.

Once you’ve purchased a workshop, you can revisit the lessons whenever you like. Rewatching is encouraged - learning new sewing skills takes practice, and we’re here for the long haul.

Our online workshops are structured, in-depth sewing classes, featuring expert teachers, designed to guide you step by step through a specific skill or project.

Each workshop includes:

  • Clear, focused video lessons
  • Extra written tuition
  • Downloadable resources to support your learning

Tilly Walnes has over a decade’s experience designing training courses. She used those skills to develop our trusted workshops, to equip you with all the tips and tricks you need to make your own clothes!

Yes - workshops make a brilliant gift for sewists!

The easiest way is to purchase a workshop gift voucher for the value of the workshop you want to choose. The recipient can then use it to book their workshop whenever they’re ready to get started.

We’re happy to offer a refund or exchange within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven’t signed in to the course platform.

(Unfortunately, digital products can’t be “returned” once accessed.)

For full details, please see our returns policy under “Returning digital products.”

We’ve got answers! Send us an email and we’ll be glad to help.