Learn to sew clothing! This five-week Beginner Level Clothing Course focuses on clothing construction; new sewists can jump into this series to gain lasting clothes-making skills.

You’ll learn to shop for garment fabric, notions, and patterns.
You’ll make an a-line skirt with an invisible zipper, and a faced waistband, using the Firore Skirt Pattern by Closet Core Patterns.

For those who want to learn to learn from a men’s sewing pants pattern, the pattern is the Rambler Pants Pattern by Friday Pattern Company.

Using the Ilford Shirt Jacket Pattern by Friday Pattern Company, you’ll make a simple shirt jacket with a collar, buttonholes, and a button-front placket.

This course consists of five weekly sessions.
Class 1 involves a 1.5-hour trip to the fabric store together, where you’ll learn how to choose fabric, notions, and interfacings. Bring your bust, waist, and hip measurements.
Classes 2-5 are where you’ll learn all about getting the right fit, cutting, and constructing two basic garments. Bring a sewing machine (or rent one), fabric scissors, pins, tailor’s chalk or fabric pen, seam ripper, and a tape measure each week. Your instructor will email you the supply list of pattern links, materials, and preparation instructions specific to the projects you’ll be making.

Unisex Shirt Pattern: Assembled Pattern or a PDF Assembled Pattern, buttons (1.5” or smaller. 5-12 buttons depending on the size of the button. )

Women’s Skirt: Printed pattern or a PDF Assembled Pattern, Medium weight apparel woven fabrics such as linen, wool blends, denim, twill, sateen, corduroy, and suitings. Coordinating thread, fusible interfacing, 7”-9” invisible zipper. One hook & eye.

Men’s Pants: Printed pattern or a PDF Assembled Pattern, Medium-Weight Denim, twill, or canvas. And bring a 1” Buckle, 2 yards [1.8 meters] - 1” wide webbing, 1.75 yards [1.6 meters] - 2” wide elastic, 2”x6” [5x15cm] scrap of fusible interfacing

Don't hesitate to contact us if you want your pattern printed in full sheets rather than 8X11/taped. We will direct you to a local printer.

• Here’s a tutorial on assembling the pattern pdf sheets on your own.
  Prerequisite: Stitch-Style-Create 1 or a “sewing school” type of beginner course or classes.

Ages 16 and up
Class size: up to 2 students
Prerequisite: Stitch-Style-Create 1 or equivalent.

Cost: $300. If you order the class and a machine rental, you'll pay an additional $10.

For classes without a time and date listed, your instructor will email you upon registration to coordinate a time and date that works for everyone.