Looking to build your skills in garment sewing and beyond? Have you taken our beginner course or dabbled in basic sewing at home?
Then this class is for you!
Join Marybeth Sweeney as she returns for a 102 course on garment sewing skills. In this class students will work on a unisex cotton shirt pattern, which can be adapted and custom fit for you.
Test fabrics, thread, notions and supplies are available at MAXT. Students will need to choose and provide 3yds of cotton shirting or similar in their choice of pattern/color.
13 (MORE) CONCEPTS
- The joy of making is always at the top of the list!
- Getting more familiar with pattern reading and instructions
- Further development of your sewing machine skills
- Creativity: Altering a pattern to make it more of your own design!
- Mastering fabric choice for your garment ideas
- Pinning and cutting with finer-tuned precision
- Using the serger to finish seams professionally
- Collars, plackets, and cuffs—oh my!
- Shirt Yokes and the importance of ironing, sleeveboards and pressing hams
- Buttons and buttonholes
- Sleeves—long, short, and the ever-tricky shoulder seam
-Review of how we handle mistakes–MINDSET, altering your project on the fly, and completion with grace
-And of course—Finish and Flare–making your unique mark on a handmade garment with piping, embroidery, rick-rack, thread color, and specialty stitches
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