Dressmakers: sewing lessons for beginners

Teaching beginners to sew fills quiet hours in the workshop and brings in future clients. Classes work when the group matches the number of machines and everyone knows what to bring. With Book, learners book a place in a class on your own booking page, and full classes leave the page so you never have more people than machines.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations, places and prices are examples: set your own.

Set each class's places to the number of machines. Each online booking takes one place, and a full class leaves your page. Places left aren't shown, so say in the description how big the group is.

Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so a six-week course is one weekly slot with an end date after the sixth class. Each class is booked on its own; Book doesn't sell courses as a pack, so say in the description that learners should book each date.

Use the description to list what's provided and what to bring, such as fabric, thread or scissors. The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email: ask about their experience and whether they have a machine at home.

Open private lesson slots with one place for learners who prefer one-to-one. Slots of different services can overlap, so don't open private lessons during group classes.

Learners can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.

Book doesn't take payments, sell course packs or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field. See the guide on bridesmaid and group fittings. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.