A stitch in time

Learn to Love your Machine sewing workshops, running today and February 2nd, are day-long courses aimed at beginners that take place at Om Diva's Sip and Stitch Academy at Atelier 27 Young Designer Studios, 27 Drury Street, in Dublin 2. Irish designer, Sean Byrne of Sean Byrne Couture, once a pupil and teacher at the Grafton Academy and whose creations are red-carpet favourites, will show you how to road test a sewing machine and learn the basics.

The course costs €65 and includes materials, coffee, croissants and a glass of chilled prosecco to help relax you before you thread your first needle. For more details or to book, tel: 01-6791211 or 087-4101001.