OUR STORY
Meet Sarah, founder of
Golden Rose Sewing School
As most of you can probably relate, my passion for sewing and dressmaking was reignited from the struggle of trying to find clothes in styles that I loved and that actually fit my body. So why struggle to find that elusive unicorn when I can create clothes that fit me perfectly, in beautiful fabrics and designs of my choice!
This led me to choose City & Guilds qualifications to further my skills and knowledge and stitch my perfect wardrobe piece by piece.
I am now qualified in the following:
BTEC Level 3 Award in Education and Training
City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Fashion (Distinction)
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Craft Skills for Creative Industries
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Craft & Design - Fashionwear.
Established in 2024, 'Gold Rose Sewing School' aims to encourage others to find their passion and creativity through the journey of sewing.
And of course create garments that they will love to wear.
Teachers
Brenda Killigrew
Brenda is the Director of Inkberrow Design Centre & Fashion Education Consultant. Inkberrow Design Centre (IDC) has been located in Worcestershire for 30 plus years and is one of just a handful of fashion design and craft centres outside London, that provides professional training and workshops in sewing, corsetry, fashion design and clothing construction.
"I discovered my passion for sewing at the age of ten – I was helping at a neighbour’s house after school. She was a corsetry expert and tailoress. She taught me tailoring at an early age, this means I have been sewing for over 50 years. I bought my first sewing machine with my first month’s wages when I was 16 and went on to produce pin-stripe suits in the 1970s for everybody at work. I love to engineer in cloth, tailoring is my passion.
I hold 12 City & Guilds Fashion and textile related qualifications, along with my teaching degree in adult learning. I have taught in high schools, local colleges and my passion for teaching is in Community based projects. I have run many Charity based fashion and textiles projects across Worcestershire and Warwickshire."