September 2021 Virtual Classes

All classes are currently virtual, meeting on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link with registration.

Sew Your Own: Free Range Slacks

Friday, September 10, 17, and 24, 6-9 pm $135

Class Description: The Free Range Slacks by Sew House Seven are a great skill-building second project for a confident beginner sewer! Choose from a tapered leg version or a straight leg - both have a high rise, an elastic waist and plenty of pockets. This three session class will cover sizing, length adjustments, pockets, hems, facings and three different kinds of seams: standard, flat fell and French. Ooh la la!

For the first class, you’ll need your sewing machine set up, your paper pattern and some scrap fabric that has a clear right side / wrong side for seam practice. You can get your pants fabric after the first class if you have questions. Get ready for these slacks becoming your go-to garment for the fall!

- Three 3 hour live sessions, plus homework.

Equipment Needed: sewing machine with straight stitch and zig-zag options, iron, ironing board.

Supply List

Free Range Slacks by Sew House Seven paper pattern

Clear tape & extra paper

Paper scissors

Bottom weight fabric in the yardage for your size, not too heavy:

(can be purchased after the first class if you have sizing questions)

Cotton / linen canvas, linen, cotton twill, rayon / linen blends, light to mid-weigh denim are good choices

1 1/2” elastic (3/4 - 1 1/4 yards, depending on waist meas. & needed for 3rd class)

Matching thread

A new 90/14 machine needle

washable chalk pencil or washable marking tool of your choice

bodkin

Basic Sewing Kit: sharp fabric shears, 2 x 18” clear ruler, tape measure, glass head pins, seam gauge, seam ripper.

Skills learned: sizing, lengthen/shorten pattern, pinning & cutting, sewing & finishing seams, topstitching, understitching, hems, inserting elastic.

Intermediate Sweater: The Sarah Cardigan

Saturdays September 11- November 13, 10 am- 12 pm. $270

The Sarah cardigan is a perfect fall layer in a cozy rib with large pockets. The pattern uses the Cocoknits method for a perfect fit in the shoulders and chest, while the half-fisherman’s rib gives a very lofty, squishy texture. This class is best for someone who has knit a sweater before and wants to refine fit and learn new techniques, or a confident knitter who has experience reading a pattern, and is very good at following directions.​

We will be learning new skills every week, including provisional cast-on, short rows, picking up stitches, i-cord, pockets, buttonholes, half-fisherman's rib, and general sweater fit and shaping. 

Instructor: Amie Palmer

Materials:

The Sarah cardigan from Cocoknits (paper copy or PDF)

DK weight yarn for the size you're knitting

US 6 / 4 mm circular needle 40" (x 2)

US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle 32" to work magic loop on sleeves, or DPNs

US 0–2 / 2–2.25 mm circular for Jeny's stretchy BO and picking up sts.

Colorful ring markers (at least three colors)

A couple of general markers, color not important

8 opening stitch markers (to hang in a stitch rather than on the needle)

Row Counter (optional, but helpful)

4 one-inch buttons

The Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book is helpful, but not required

Sewing Skills: The Field Bag

Saturday, September 11, 2-5 pm $45

Make the popular and versatile Fringe Field Bag, now a home sewing pattern from Grainline Studio! This handy project bag is perfect for organizing your projects, with a roomy interior compartment, pockets to corral your notions, and grommets to keep yarn from tangling. The boxy bottom keeps the bag upright and the drawstring and wrist strap keep things portable. Students should be comfortable setting up and sewing straight lines on their machine and using a paper pattern. Fabric should be cut prior to the start of class.

Instructor: Sudi-Laura Overstreet

Materials:

Paper pattern for the Field Bag

1 yard mid to heavy-weight canvas, twill, denim, or similar fabric

Coordinating thread

Denim machine needle

Field Bag notions kit -OR-

2 yards cotton braided cording

1/2 yd 1" cotton webbing or leather strapping

(3) 5/16" grommets and setter or a similar size (we have 1/4")

Sew Your Own: Kalle Shirt Dress

Sundays, September 12, 19, + 26, 1-4 PM, $135

With a loose, body skimming silhouette and a number of interchangeable design features, the Kalle Shirt & Shirtdress is the ultimate in chic, easy dressing. View A is a cropped top with a wide faced hem, View B is a tunic length top and View C is a shirtdress with a high-low hem. All versions have a back yoke, curved hems and sleeves that extend into bands. For this class, I’ll be making the full button placket version (choose your own length!) and demonstrating the hidden placket and popover placket. I’ll also talk about converting the hemline into a standard straight hem if the curves are not your style.

This class is a fast paced and packed with demos! Please have your fabric washed & pressed for the first class as we will be diving right in. Light to medium weight wovens are ideal, and as always I recommend a print with a clear right side / wrong side for your first Kalle.

Skills demonstrated: sizing, length adjustments, pinning & cutting, fusing interfacing, plackets, pleats, topstitch, understitch, staystitch, faced & bias hems, collars with stand, buttonholes and buttons.

- Three 3 hour live sessions, plus homework.

Equipment Needed: sewing machine with straight stitch and zig-zag options, iron, ironing board, pressing ham, press cloth. For lengthening/shortening pattern: extra paper and clear tape.

Supply List

Closet Core KALLE Shirt & Shirtdress paper pattern

Highlighter

Paper scissors

Woven fabric in the yardage for your size and view, laundered and pressed

1 - 1 1/2 yards woven fusible interfacing, depending on version

Matching thread, either cotton or polyester

80/12 machine needle

Washable chalk pencil or washable marking tool of your choice

5” sewing scissors (optional but helpful)

1/2” buttons: crop top = 5, tunic length = 8, shirtdress = 9

Basic Sewing Kit: sharp fabric shears, 2 x 18” clear ruler, tape measure, glass head pins, seam gauge, seam ripper.

Learn to Knit, One Washcloth at a Time Series

Saturdays, September 18, 25, + October 2, 1-3 PM $90

If you've never knit before or just need a refresher, this three-week virtual class will teach you all the basics. We'll start off with a simple garter stitch dishcloth, then learn the techniques to add new colors the second week, then add textured stitches in week 3. You'll be ready to knit so many projects after this class!

Instructor: Amie Palmer

Materials:

US sz 7 Needles

3 colors of Worsted Weight cotton yarn like Nifty Cotton (with good contrast, no dark colors)

Tapestry needle

(Ask us to make you a kit!)

Upcoming:

-The Heather Blazer

-Machine Intro

-The Luna Pants

-Colorwork Stockings

-The Hinterland Dress

-The Toaster Sweater

-The Plateau Jogger