Basic Sewing: Consolidate Your Skills 1W25
This course is ideal for people who are no longer absolute beginners (who already know how to use a sewing machine) but don't have much practice and would like to brush up on their skills. This course is also recommended for students who have taken a basic course but would like to go back over certain techniques or deepen their basic knowledge.
In this class, students will hone their previous knowledge of sewing machines and their functions, as well as basic techniques such as sewing straight, making angles and hems, choosing the direction of a fabric, and reasoning from the inside out. Students will complete short projects in class such as zippered pouches and bags.
At the end of the 4 weeks, students will be autonomous enough to continue practicing on their own, since practice is the key to success in sewing.
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.**
Make Up Date: 2/18/25
Deborah West
Deborah West is a trained Sewing Educator. Owner of Dwest Designs, she has been in the sewing and fashion business for over 30 years. She has sponsored and produced fashion shows in the corporate and private sectors. In the 1980s, she co-owned Collage, Ltd., an image consulting firm whose clients included Dover-Sherborn School, Carver High School and MCI Framingham. She is former Mass. State Director of the “Make it with Wool” contest and participated as a judge in the 4-H Middlesex County Fair sewing competition.
Deborah has taught sewing at Robert Gould Shaw House, YWCA Aswalos House, for Family Services of Greater Boston's Teen Living Program and elsewhere in addition to the Eliot School.
Please plan to use our machines. If time allows, the instructor may invite you to bring your own to the final session.
Many of the supplies below are included in a standard sewing "kit":
- a fabric marking pencil
- a "Quilt and sew see-thru ruler" or a Japanese flexible ruler
- 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 box of fine pins
- few sewing needles + thread
- a notebook and pens
- cotton muslin
-"Wonder Clips"