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Sewing & Fashion

We offer sewing and fashion classes at all experience levels, for adults, teens and kids. You may also wish to browse classes in Fiber Arts.

Check each class for prerequisites. Feel free to take any class more than once, increasing skills each time.


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  • Classes for children and teens are marked by age. All other classes are for adults.
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  • Fifile Nguyen
    Length:3 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:October 4-December 6, 2023
    Time:6:00 PM-8:00 PM

    Need help with mending your ripped jeans, advice on how to alter your store-bought pattern, or the accountability that comes from working around a supportive group of people?  Bring your ongoing sewing projects to this monthly open-form studio class.
     

    Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools, mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality.  Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment.


    *All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

    $0.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:October 4-December 13, 2023
    Time:6:15 PM-9:15 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Wednesday, November 22, 2023

    Work on a project of your choice in an open-format classroom.  Bring your piece to the first class to assess and plan, with instructor input.  No set curriculum, the instructor will circulate and offer instruction at all levels.

    $450.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Thursday
    Dates:October 5-December 14, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-1:00 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Thursday, November 23, 2023

    Have an old chair, stool, or ottoman that has potential, but could use a little love?  In Upholstery Immersion, you'll give a piece of furniture new life by creating new, custom upholstery from the ground up.  

    $450.00
  • Fifile Nguyen
    Length:8 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Dates:October 6-December 8, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-12:30 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Friday, November 10, 2023
    • Friday, November 24, 2023

    If you’re tired of making ill-fitting clothes from store-bought patterns, this class is for you. In the first four sessions, you’ll learn the basics of pattern making. Then, alter a store-bought pattern of your choice in the remaining sessions to fit you or your model of choice. You’ll walk away from this class confident and ready to alter patterns on your own.

    $240.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:6 hours
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Date:Saturday, October 7, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Learn to master the art of hand weaving and weave a table runner,  to be taken home at the end of the day.

    No previous experience is necessary, as you will be guided by Dahlia through weaving, design and finishing.

    $160.00
  • Jessamy Kilcollins
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023
    Time:6:00 PM-9:00 PM

    Learn a variety of basic embroidery stitches for embellishing your clothing and hiding (or highlighting!) holes and stains! Leave class with a sampler of embroidery stitches you can refer back to, along with knowledge of tools, materials, and techniques for stitching up embroidered designs.

    $80.00
  • Carol Price
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
    Time:3:30 PM-4:30 PM

    Let your child get started with simple sewing by hand and machine. Pillows and stuffed toys lead to more complex projects. The small class allows for individual attention, and we encourage kids to share their skills.

    $350.00
  • Carol Price
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
    Time:4:45 PM-6:00 PM

    Learn how to use the sewing machine, cut patterns and sew. Develop your own personal sewing kit. Bags, pillows and simple clothing lead to more complex projects as you gain more experience. Sewing is practical and fun.

    $350.00
  • Deborah West
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Dates:October 16-November 20, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM

    If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. 

    $245.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:2 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Dates:October 24-25, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Learn to warp and dress a rigid heddle loom through direct warping, type and composition of warp yarns. Calculate yarn requirements for projects, sett analyses, and fabric finishing techniques.

    You'll make a warp of your own design, weave if off and remove it from the loom by the end of the class.

    $245.00
  • Deborah West
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Thursday
    Dates:October 26-December 7, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Thursday, November 23, 2023

    If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you. 

    $245.00
  • Elodie Bordry
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:November 7-December 12, 2023
    Time:6:15 PM-9:15 PM

    Go beyond basics with zippers, pockets, collars and get started with a garment of your choice. Improve your skills to read a pattern and make basic adjustments (lengthen or shorten legs or sleeves), then choose and cut fabric expertly.

    $245.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:6 hours
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Date:Saturday, November 18, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM

    You'll weave an infinity scarf by-hand using a loom and colors/textures of your choosing. The finest luxury designer yarns in natural fibers will be provided in varying materials and thicknesses for a variety of colors and textures.

    $160.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:5 hours
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Date:Tuesday, November 28, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-3:00 PM

    Join this weaving class available to all skill levels! In this class, you'll learn how to make a handmade tapestry and gain the knowledge to continue with your new craft.

    $120.00