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 the correct garment fabric and notions, get the right fit, and learn how to construct a top and a bottom garment.

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

Choose a skirt with an invisible zipper and a faced waistband using the Fiore Skirt Pattern by Closet Core Patterns
or men’s pants with the Rambler Pants Pattern by Friday Pattern Company,
or women’s pants with the Free Range Pattern by Sew House Seven.
You can purchase online, directly from the companies for a PDF, or buy a physical paper pattern at The Sewing Hive.

This course consists of five weekly sessions.
Class 1: At the studio, we’ll note your measurements and learn how much fabric and type you’ll need for the projects. Then, we’ll prep the pattern pieces. For the last hour of the class, we’ll shop at a fabric store with the right garment fabrics, preferably a local business.

Bring your patterns and scissors to cut the pattern. If you have opted to print a PDF with your home printer, please pre-assemble before attending.

Before class 2: Launder your fabrics.

In classes 2-5, 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 for the projects you’ll be making. Bring your prewashed fabrics, sewing machine, and sewing tool kit.

*BONUS! Because we’re serious about practicing making perfect, you get three complimentary admissions to Friday Night Sewing Meetups! You’ll get three tickets for free admission to use within the year of your registration for the course.

Prerequisite: Stitch-Style-Create 1 or a “sewing school” type of beginner course or classes.

Ages 18 and up
Class size: Typically, up to 2 students
Prerequisite: Stitch-Style-Create 1

Cost: $300.
For classes without a time and date listed that works for you, register for a semi-private and an instructor will email you upon registration to coordinate a time and date that works for everyone.