Sewing 101: The Basics Sunday Morning

Whether you’re wanting to sew a pattern, upcycle or alter your wardrobe, make your own decor, or make your own collection, this is the place to start!

In this class, you’ll learn to use a sewing machine, basic stitches, and fundamental sewing techniques and finishes used in modern sewing and garment construction.

This is an instructional class where you’ll be walked through each techniques, step by step, as a small group, then you go back to your station and try them yourself! You’ll create a sample binder full of seam and technique samples to take with you with everything you’ve learned in it. That way, you can refer back to it when you’re working on a project and forget exactly what the difference between an "edge stitch" and "top stitch" is.

On the last day, we go over a commercial pattern and you start working on your own project!

We will meet once a week on Sunday morning, for 6 weeks.

This class covers (so much!):

• Threading a sewing machine
• Winding a bobbin
• Straight stitch
• Zig Zag Stitch
  
• Over lock stitch
• Serging Corners and Curves
• Bias Tape
  
• Bias Tape Hem
• Pinked Seams
• Top Stitch
  
• Edge stitch/under stitch
  
• Double edge stitch
• French seam
  
• Regular zipper
  
• Invisible zipper
  
• Button holes - automatic & manual
  
• Eyelets
• Hand sewing a button
  
• Machine sewing a button
  
• Gathering with zig zag
  
• Gathering with basting
• Notches
  
• Dart with legs
  
• Fish eye dart
  
• Knife pleats
  
• Interfacing types 
  
• Needles and needle types
  
• Flat felt seam
  
• Seam with piping
  
• Rolled hems
  
• Serged and folded hem
• Hook and eye
• Snaps
• Blind hem by machine and hand
  
• Slip stitch by hand
• Stay stitching
• Using a rotary cutter
• Grain lines - Laying out fabric
• Reading a sewing pattern

* Something not listed that you want to learn? Just ask!

This class is limited to 10 people, so make sure to sign up early! The studio is spaced out for social distancing. You must wear a face mask at all times, use hand sanitizer, and wipe down your space. Each person has a station with a sewing machine reserved for them, so no refunds are offered on classes. If you miss a class, links to videos on the topics covered will be provided that you can work through in your own time.