The Dancing Queen is filled with unique, sumptuous, dazzling and exotic fabrics.
Our stock includes sample lengths collected from European and Asian fashion houses, as well as the best range of reflective tapes and shapes in Melbourne.
Costume designers from film, television and theatre are devotees and milliners, dancers and fashion students always find something perfect for one-off pieces that shine.
Sewing and patternmaking courses – Contact us to check spot availability!
Students book courses by the "block": 5 weeks (1 class per week) for the sewing classes or 6 weeks (1 class per week) for the patternmaking classes
Sewing courses – view flyer (PDF file, 1 page, 40KB)
Monday (1pm–4pm or 6pm–9pm), Tuesday (6pm–9pm), Thursday (6pm–9pm) and Saturday (2pm–5pm)
Absolute beginners or intermediate skills students
Maximum of 6 people per class
Fee: $250 per "block"
Patternmaking classes – view flyer (PDF file, 1 page, 45KB)
Monday (6pm–9pm) and Tuesday (6pm–9pm)
Basic or intermediate skills students
Maximum of 6 people per class
Fee: $300 per "block"
Fibres & Fabrics workshop
These workshops are textile based and are not fashion oriented
Topics covered in the 3-hour session include: fibre identification (learn how to identify various fibres by burn test results) and fabric construction (learn how to identify woven, knitted, non woven fabrics)
Every second Wednesday of the month, 2 sessions to choose (1pm to 4pm or 5pm to 8pm)
Fee: $60 per person
