"BYE BYE TO BASIC" Sewing Class ( December 2012)
After making your own custom fit Dress pattern, continue to hone your sewing skills learning to assemble your Little Black Dress...just in time for the holidays. Sew concave and convex curved (princess) seams, install invisible zipper, learn specialty seam finishes, pressing techniques, neckline and armhole binding, etc.
Project: CUSTOM FIT "LITTLE BLACK DRESS"… Made by YOU, for YOU!
Skills & Techniques:
• Make your own custom-fit pattern
• Sewing-machine basics
• Tools and terminology
• Stitches: Regular stitch, edgestitch, basting stitches
• Seam finishes: Zig zag, Booked Seam, Bound Seam
• Preparing, marking, and cutting fabric
• Garment construction including fitting techniques and adjustment
• Sewing curved princess seams, attaching bindings and closures
• Installing an invisible dress zipper
• Hemming a garment properly (various techniques)
Cost: $245 plus tax + $25 reference/instructional manual, required
(Or, just enter your deal voucher # when registering)
Fabric and Supplies: To be provided by student (see list)
Course duration: 4 weeks, 3 hrs each class
Prerequisite:
"BETTER THAN BASIC" SEWING CLASS (January - February 2013)
Get step by step instructions to make your own custom fit SKIRT pattern. Then, learn to assemble your fitted skirt, installing regular or lapped zippers, clean finish seams inside, waistband, darts, interfacing, various hand stitching, hem stitching, and more…
Project: CUSTOM FIT SKIRT WITH ZIPPER … Made by YOU, for YOU!
Skills & Techniques:
•Make your own custom-fit pattern
•Sewing-machine basics
•Tools and terminology
•Stitches: Regular stitch, topstitch, basting, stitch-in-the-ditch
•Seam finishes: Zig zag, Booked Seam
•Preparing, marking, and cutting fabric
•Garment construction including fitting techniques and adjustment
•Installing regular zippers, waistbands, and interfacing
•Hemming a garment properly
Cost: $225 + tax, including reference/instructional manual
(Or, just enter your deal voucher # when registering)
Fabric and Supplies: To be provided by student (see list)
Course duration: 4 weeks, 3 hrs each class
Runs: Sats. 2:00pm - 5:00pm (4 weeks - Jan 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th)
Prerequisite:
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"BEYOND BASIC" SEWING CLASS (February - March 2013)
Get step by step instructions to make your own custom fit Sleeveless Top pattern. Then, learn to assemble your Top, attaching neck and armhole facings, interfacing, understitching, darts, topstitching, clean finish seams inside, various hand stitching, hem stitching, and more…
Project: CUSTOM FIT SLEEVELESS TOP… Made by YOU, for YOU!
Skills & Techniques:
•Make your own custom-fit pattern
•Sewing-machine basics
•Tools and terminology
•Stitches: Regular stitch, topstitch, basting, understitching
•Seam finishes: Zig zag, Booked Seam
•Preparing, marking, and cutting fabric
•Garment construction including fitting techniques and adjustment
•Attaching facings and interfacing, sewing darts, clean finishing armholes and necklines
•Hemming a garment properly
Cost: $225 + tax, including reference/instructional manual
(Or, just enter your deal voucher # when registering)
Fabric and Supplies: To be provided by student (see list)
Course duration: 4 weeks, 3 hrs each class
Prerequisite:
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