CLASSES
Learn the skills.
Build sewing skills through small-group instruction.Small-group instruction designed to build practical skills you can use on your own projects, from learning your machine to understanding patterns, fabric, construction, and finishing techniques.
Sewing Basics
3 hours · $75 · Beginner focused
Learn foundational skills to start sewing your next project, including threading a machine, seams, understitching, and pressing. Includes materials for a finished project. No experience required.
All About Patterns
1.5 hours · $50 · Beginner friendly
Learn about commercial patterns and fabric considerations for pattern layout. Practice pinning pattern pieces and cutting them out. No experience required.
New to sewing?
Try the Beginner Bundle! The Beginner Bundle, $175, is a great way to get started sewing your own clothes. It includes 2 classes - Sewing Basics and All About Patterns - plus 3 hours of Sewing with Support.
How does it work? When you purchase the Beginner Bundle, you will receive a code and a hyperlink to select which classes on the calendar to attend and the hours that work for you. You can schedule everything at once or one at a time.
NEW! Alterations: Tops and Dresses
3 hours · $85 · Advanced Beginner
Learn how to alter unlined tops and dresses using darts, side seams, shoulder seams and potentially back seams. This class focuses on fit adjustments that can be made without significantly deconstructing/reconstructing the garment. Garments must have enough existing seam allowance if the student wants to let something out.
Bring up to two unlined tops or dresses. We will select one to alter in class and will work on the second, time permitting.
For sewers who know how to use a sewing machine and are familiar with backstitching and sewing various seam allowances.
All About Fabric
1.5 hours · $60 · Beginner friendly
Understanding fabric makes selecting and sewing the right one much easier. Learn how natural fibers, synthetics, and blends are made, how they behave, and how best to sew them. We’ll also cover what to look for when choosing fabric for a project and the basics of fabric care.
Included: All New Fabric Savvy by Sandra Betzina
MACHINE CLASSES
Your Sewing Machine
1.5 hours · $49 · Beginner friendly
Is your sewing machine still in the box or collecting dust in the garage? Let’s change that!
Get comfortable with your own sewing machine. We’ll walk through how your machine works, how to thread it, what the different settings do, and the basic maintenance that will help keep it running smoothly.
Includes a bottle of sewing machine oil and lint brush. Note: machine must be in working order; bring any instruction manuals, bobbins, and accessories
NEW! Your Serger
2 hours · $65 · Beginner friendly
Get more comfortable with your serger and learn what all those threads, needles, and tension settings actually do. We’ll test your machine on different types of fabric so you can see how fabric choice affects your settings and stitch quality.
Note: serger must be in working order. Bring any instruction manuals and accessories along with four cones of serger thread.
Don’t have a serger? A limited number of Home Economics Studio sergers are available to use during class for an additional $10. Reserve one when you register; availability is limited.