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Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Our Advanced Beginner Skill Level is designed for students who,
Have a good handle on the basics and are ready to dip your toe into more challenging waters.
You’re still fairly new to sewing from patterns and could use help with how to manipulate the pattern to get a better fit.
You want to add some new skills to your repertoire (invisible zippers, setting-in sleeves, etc.).
You want the option to use a serger for finishing techniques.
Advanced Beginner classes are generally multiple sessions and require homework to complete outside of class time. As one of your student perks, you are welcome to work on your homework during Open Sew.
Sundays, April 12th & 19th, 10am-1:30pm & April 26th, 5pm-8:30pm - Self-Drafted: Wide Leg Pants
$241.50
Students will learn how to take measurements, draft a pattern, cut, and construct their own Self-Drafted Wide-Leg Pants. Students will be able to customize the design to suit their personal style and will gain knowledge on sewing pants and pattern making.
Wednesdays, April 22nd, 29th, May 6th & 13th, 5:30pm-8:30pm - Garment Lab: Spring Wear
$276.00
Think flowy dresses, midi skirts, wide-leg jeans, blouses, and lightweight jackets essential layering pieces for the Portland Spring. In this lab, you are welcome to work on any of the missing pieces from your wardrobe!
TWO SPOTS LEFT! Sunday, April 26th, 10am-4pm - Advanced Beginner: Make a T-Shirt
$138.00
This one-day class will show you how to pick your pattern size, cut your fabric, construct your t-shirt on a serger, and hem it with a coverstitch or twin needle. So bring a snack, your fabric pre-washed, and come make a t-shirt in a day!
CLASS FULL! Thursday, April 2nd, 5pm-8pm - Garment Lab: Visible Mending
$69.00
Do you have a pile of beloved garments with holes, tears, missing buttons, or other small flaws? Learn to use visible mending as a way to repair and redesign by embellishing, illuminating, or adding value.
CLASS FULL! Mondays, March 23rd, 30th, April 6th & 13th, 6pm-9pm - Garment Lab: Choose Your Own Adventure
$276.00
Come with a project of your choice (at any point in the process) and a sense of humor, and you’ll receive the customized help to make your project become a reality!
Tuesdays, March 24th, 31st, April 7th & 14th, 5:30pm-8:30pm - Garment Lab: Pants, Pants, Shorts!
$276.00
This Lab is for you if you’re wanting to level up your pant skills! In this Lab, you are welcome to work on any type of pants or shorts pattern.
CLASS FULL! Mondays, March 2nd, 9th, & 16th, 5:30pm-8pm - Advanced Beginner: Remy Raglan
$173.00
Take your skill set to another level with this advanced beginner class! You’ll learn how to finish your seams with a french seam and/or serger, attach a bias neck facing, and learn two different gathering stitch techniques!
CLASS IN SESSION! Sundays, February 22nd, March 1st, 8th, & 15th, 3pm-5:30pm - Quilt Lab: Design Your Own Log Cabin Quilt
$230.00
This is a beginner-friendly, pattern-free quilt lab! Rather than working from a single set pattern, students will learn multiple log cabin styles and layout possibilities. Come prepared for a flexible, design-driven approach and lots of quilting fun!
CLASS IN SESSION! Wednesdays, February 11th, 18th, 25th, & March 4th, 5:30pm-8:30pm- Garment Lab: Beginner Garment Sewing
$276.00
Are you interested in sewing clothing and need support with the basics? In this Lab, you will learn the ins and outs of sewing garments from a pattern in the open sewing format. Bring your project at any point in your process.
CLASS IN SESSION! Tuesdays, February 10th, 17th, 24th, March 3rd & 10th, 5pm-8pm - Advanced Beginner: Looperette Quilt
$345.00
Looperette is a choose-your-own-path style quilt made with modular blocks that can be rearranged in any direction to create a custom design.