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Community Open Studio

By robin

Description: We are opening our Creative Space once a month for community use. A variety of tools, sewing machines, supplies, tables and much more will be available for use by the community. Work on your own projects, meet up with others, students can work on school projects or just plan a family art night. Tools … Continued

Make Drawstring Pants

By robin

Prerequisite: Geared toward the returning sewer or advanced beginner who knows how to use a sewing machine. Description: In this class you will learn to make drawstring pants and further your sewing knowledge by learning best practices and new techniques including “sewing math”, seam allowances and more. This is the perfect class for a sewer … Continued

No-Sew Art of Fabric Inlay

By robin

Description: Explore the art of inlayed patterned collage in this playful, no-sew workshop inspired by the Japanese technique of Kimekomi. You’ll begin with a design template adhered to a foam base. Using a craft knife, you’ll carefully cut along the pattern lines to create shallow channels in the foam. Then, you’ll tuck fabric scraps into the … Continued

How to Alter Clothes

By robin

Prerequisite: Beginner Sewing 1 and/or MUST KNOW HOW TO USE A SINGLE NEEDLE DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE Description: Learn the professional way to do simple alterations on ready-to-wear clothes. We’ll cover how to hem pants, lengthen or shorten sleeves, and take in side seams. Bring a garment or two that needs some alteration attention for an … Continued

Make a Retro Apron

By robin

Prerequisite: Geared toward the returning sewer or advanced beginner who knows how to use a sewing machine. Description: In this class you will learn to make a retro style apron and further your sewing knowledge by learning best practices and new techniques including “sewing math”, seam allowances and more. This is the perfect class for … Continued

Halloween Garland

By robin

Description: Make a yarn garland with spiders, ghosts, and pumpkins, ready to hang on your mantle, doorway, or wherever there needs to be a little Halloween spirit. In this class you’ll learn the techniques for all three shapes, then arrange them into a garland you can take home. This class is very beginner-friendly, and no-sewing … Continued

Sewing with Knits

By robin

Description: This is an intermediate level class for people who know how to use a sewing machine. Learn the fundamentals of sewing with knit fabrics in this class designed for makers who want to create comfortable, wearable garments. Participants will explore the unique qualities of knit fabrics, including stretch, drape, and recovery, while learning how … Continued

6-week Sewing Construction Series

By robin

Prerequisites: Sewing 1, Sewing 2 AND one additional class (How to Read a Pattern, Boxy Top, Skirt with Pockets, or equivalent), or the Six week sewing series. Description: This series is for the advanced beginner sewist who is able to use a machine and sew independently. If you are ready to expand your sewing practice, … Continued

Learn to Use a Serger

By robin

Prerequisite: You must know how to sew on a traditional machine. This is not a beginner class. Description: This very small class is for those who have never used a serger (overlock) sewing machine. We cover the threading of the machine and what the machine can do, like stitch variations and stitch length and width. … Continued

Beginner Sewing 1

By gregorycoats

Description: This class is perfect for people who have never used a sewing machine. You will learn the basics of the machine, notions and tools to have on hand and how to use them. Apply some skills by making a simple project as time allows. Materials Included: Sewing machines, fabrics and all necessary tools and … Continued

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