Intermediate Sewing 1S24
Go beyond basics with zippers, pockets, collars and get started with a garment. Improve your skills to read a pattern, learn to choose and cut your fabric expertly.
Take this class as many times as you like to solidify your essential sewing skills and complete a series of projects.
We'll discuss where to purchase supplies during class.
Prerequisite: Basic Sewing or equivalent skills, must know how to use a machine and sew a hem.
Limit 6 students
**PLEASE NOTE: Enrolled students must not miss more than one consecutive class or they will not be able to progress in the course.**
Elodie Bordry
Elodie Bordry is a French artisan, always interested in learning and sharing new techniques.
Having designed jewels and accessories for 7 years, she used to sell her creations at designer markets in the Greater Paris; she also learned to sew on her own.
In 2020, after taking part in a volunteer workshop to sew over 6,000 medical scrubs for a French hospital, she decided to take a CAP, a French professional sewing diploma, which she passed in 2021, a few days before moving to the United States.
Sewing, knitting and jewelry design are her 3 favorite creative fields.
Elodie is originally graduated in Law, she holds a BA in Human Resources from Paris.
She leads a French conversation group for non-native speakers at the Belmont Public Library, used to volunteer for an annual cancer research fundraiser and also supports animal rights campaigns.
Specialty:
Sewing, knitting
Materials to bring to class:
- a "Quilt and sew see-thru ruler" or a Japanese flexible ruler (ex: Fiskars® Sewing Ruler (6 in. x 24 in.)
- a box of fine pins (avoid plastic head pins)
- a measuring tape
- a pair of fabric scissors
- a pair of embroidery scissors or a thread-cutter (for small finishing touches)
- a seam ripper
- a fabric marking pencil (avoid Taylors chalk)
- few sewing needles + thread
-"Wonder Clips"
- a notebook and pens
- large tracing paper
- curve ruler
- paper scissors
Additional:
Please note that we will be working with an ebook which includes 9 patterns at a cost of $25.