Where we are: https://bit.ly/4gWtkTy
22 Mill street, Gardens , Cape Town
Suite m4 Mezzanine level Gardens Shopping Center
By appointment only

🪡 Cape Town’s Premier Sewing & Needle Arts Studio
Join exclusive sewing and fashion design courses, from complete absolute beginners to advanced makers. Learn sewing, pattern making, garment construction, and overlocker techniques in a supportive, high-quality environment.
✨ Why Choose Us?
We’re a boutique needle arts atelier with 13+ years of experience helping beginners create garments they’re proud to wear. No rote learning, no ugly “first projects” , only beautiful, high-quality pieces from day one.
Our small, focused classes mean personalized instruction, premium equipment, and a structured, hands-on approach that builds real skills and confidence.
🧵 Bonus convenience:
We also sell pre-loved machines and overlockers, brand new Husqvarna machines, plus a curated in-studio haberdashery, so you can shop essentials while you learn, all designed for a seamless, premium experience.
Your Needle Arts Gap Year Program 2026
(Part-Time | 11 Courses | 9 Months)
Runs late January – late October 2026
Attended TUES to FRI mornings.
To accommodate thoughtful decision-making and real lives, we offer a short, structured onboarding window.
Late enrolment is accepted until the first week of February, with guided catch-up support built into the program design ,so no one joins feeling behind or rushed.
Email us on liezel@TheSewMuchFunStudio.com or WhatsApp 081 408 3912 for more info & to apply.
Programme overview: 8 core subjects delivered through 11 structured courses over 8 months, followed by a dedicated month of studio hot-desking to complete your capsule collection.
A couture-grade experience in the art of making.
Your Needle Arts Gap Year is an highly-selective, atelier-like experience open to just a handful of ten participants per intake. Intended for future creatives, school leavers, or career professionals wanting a meaningful sabbatical, the scheme represents a unique chance to learn about fashion design and garment construction in the unique environment of an independent atelier renowned for its detailed skills focus and subtleties of instruction.
Throughout this intensive, part-time year, attendees are tutored throughout the process of conception and construction, from developing a pattern and engineering a design to couture standard finishing techniques. There are no prerequisites other than curiosity, a willingness to learn, work and imagine your own unique capsule collection.
Instead of a degree or certificate, the course ends with a polished capsule collection and a professionally styled portfolio of work showcasing each participant’s distinctive aesthetic voice. Graduates are awarded a Letter of Completion and Personal Reference by the Atelier Director and studio founder, testifying to their hard work, creativiness, and technical skills.
This is not a typical course. This is a transcendent experience in design, creativity, and making things by hand, an invitation to pause, make with purpose, and find what making things by hand is really about.
What You Will Learn
This Gap Year experience includes a variety of courses designed to immerse you in the world of fashion and sewing.
Exclusive Benefits & Extras
Additional Options
We offer a furnished, serviced & shared accommodation package for out-of-town attendees, which includes excursions, volunteering, and outreach work. Email us for a quote on this option.
Ideal for Beginners
No prior sewing experience or machine is needed. This program is designed to welcome beginners while offering an engaging and professional creative experience.
PLEASE NOTE, WE HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THIS PROGRAM
This exclusive Gap Year Program has limited spaces available, so pre-book now to secure your place and begin your journey into fashion and needle arts. Don't miss out on this unique, hands-on experience!
Where we are: https://bit.ly/4gWtkTy
By appointment only
Liezel Vukasovic
Founder
ABOUT US
The Sew Much Fun Studio was founded in 2012 as a place to slow down, work with your hands, and reconnect with creativity in a meaningful way.
We are a private needle arts atelier and creative club, offering carefully curated making experiences for adults who value quality, focus, and time spent doing something real.
In a world that feels increasingly fast, abstract, and disconnected, we believe that making things by hand matters. Sewing is not just a skill , it’s a way to think, to process, and to feel grounded. For many people, it becomes therapy in disguise: quiet, absorbing, and deeply satisfying.
Our Way of Working
We are not a school or an academy.There are no exams, certificates, or formal structures to navigate.
Instead, we offer immersive, small-group experiences where people learn by doing, at their own pace, in a calm and well-equipped studio. The emphasis is on process, attention, and craftsmanship - not rushing, not proving, not performing.
This is a space for serious hobbying: for people who are curious, committed, and interested in developing real skills without pressure or pretence.
What You’ll Find Here
The studio is designed as a welcoming, focused environment where people can make, experiment, and connect. You’ll find professional tools, thoughtful guidance, and a club-like atmosphere that encourages concentration as well as conversation.
Our experiences range from beginner-friendly making sessions to more advanced garment-focused pathways, alongside SewAlongs, studio access, and special workshops. Everything is shaped to feel practical, absorbing, and genuinely rewarding.
We also encourage a more considered relationship with clothing and textiles - valuing repair, longevity, and things made with care over speed and disposability.