Bag Making - Thursday 23rd April 2026 10am to 4pm - The Merchant & Mills Carrier Bag

Join us to make the Carrier Bag pattern from Merchant and Mills.  It is a lovely and versatile bag.  It’s perfect to take shopping and makes a lovely gift too.  It is fully lined and the french seams give it a neat finish. The pattern and all materials are included in the cost of the class. You will choose the outer cotton fabric and we will choose a co-ordinating plain cotton for the lining.  If you would like to choose your fabrics on the day, please allow time to do so before the class, or pop in to the shop beforehand if you’d like longer to browse our selection.

This class is suitable for adventurous beginners and experienced sewers alike.

All you’ll need to bring is your lunch and your usual sewing tool kit (thread, scissors, rotary cutter, ruler, pins/clips, marking tools etc.) 

By the end of the day you will have a lovely new re-useable carrier bag to go shopping with.  

Machines and cutting mats are provided as part of the class as is coffee and cake! If you would prefer to use your own sewing machine, then please feel free to bring it too.

Parking is available close to the shop in the West Walls or Caldew Riverside car parks.  Please feel free to drop of your machine and sewing kit at the shop before parking in the public car parks. The spaces outside the shop are limited and only for short stay customers.

Cancellation Policy

All workshops/classes must be pre-booked and paid for, either online - this can be done via the Superior Sewing Centre website - or in store at the point of sale by asking one of Superior Sewing Centre staff to help you.  

All workshops and classes must be paid for in full when booking.

We are sorry but sometimes we have to cancel a class due to circumstances beyond our control. If this arises we will aim to give you 14 days (two weeks) notice, however a full refund of the workshop/class fee will be given in any eventuality where we have to cancel a workshop/class. 

Superior Sewing Centre will not be held responsible for any other expenses in relation to a booking cancelled by Superior Sewing Centre.

If you need to cancel your workshop/class booking, we require a minimum 14 days (two weeks) notice prior to the workshop/class date for you to receive a refund (less £3 administration charge).

No refund can be given if less than 14 days (two weeks) notice is given.

No transfer forward of workshop/classes is allowed should you not be able to attend your original booked date. If you do not attend your original booked class and have not provided 14 days (two weeks) notice, the fee will not be refunded and your place in a future workshop/class will only be secured by a fresh booking and payment of fee.

If you cannot attend a workshop/class and wish to gift your place to another person, this may be allowed at the discretion of Superior Sewing Centre Management and provided that the workshop/class has already been paid for in full and the name of the new attendee is provided for insurance purposes.