Garment Lab: Pants, Pants, Shorts! Tuesdays, June 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th, 5:30pm-9pm

Instructor: Colleen Connolly

Skill Level: All Levels, Beginner and up*, ages 15 and up

Class Length: 4 Sessions, 3.5 hours each session 

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This Lab is for you if you’re wanting to level up your pant skills just in time for Summer! Hence the possibility of shorts : )  Come at any point in your process. Stuck on making a pair of jeans? No problem! Wanna get your fit just right? No problem! Wanna make pants for the first time? No problem! Maybe you want guidance on how to start and/or learn tips and tricks to make your garment look professional. 

You'll have the opportunity to sew on buttons, use interfacing, finish your seams with BERNINA sergers, and learn all about pockets! When choosing your pants or shorts project, it's recommended to choose a pattern appropriate for your skill level. As with all our Labs, you have the ability to sew at your own pace with the instructor’s help to keep you on track and sewing along.

Be prepared - purchase your supplies online or in person before class begins! Class supplies are available for purchase at Modern Domestic. Please note that our store hours are Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Class supplies cannot be purchased when our shop is closed. 

To purchase supplies in store, we recommend allowing at least 45 minutes to shop. Please note that our store hours are Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. If purchasing materials online, please purchase supplies at least two days in advance to allow for prepping. All class supplies purchased at Modern Domestic get a 10% discount - please inquire for the code. 

Supply List:

- Pants or Shorts Pattern: Cashmerette Calder Pants, Merchant & Mills Elling Pants Pattern (Menswear), True Bias Dani Pants Pattern, Megan Nielsen Dawn Jeans and many more HERE!! 

- Project Fabric:* Pre-wash & iron fabric ahead of class if you anticipate cutting in the first class.

- Project Notions: Bring notions that are required for your project, supplies like zippers, elastic, buttons. 

- Swedish Tracing Paper (optional: for pattern alterations)

- Mettler Metrosene All-Purpose Polyester Thread

- If purchasing denim or heavy weight fabric, please bring coordinating machine sewing needles. We only have 80/12 universals in the classroom.  

*Always pre-wash & iron your fabric ahead of class if you plan to cut during class. 

*Skill Levels: All Levels Beginner & up! - You’ve taken a class or two and are starting to get comfortable with the basics. You know what a seam allowance is, you’ve sewn a little on your own, but you still need a little help with remembering how to thread the machine and wind a bobbin. These classes usually have little if any homework to complete outside of class time. The prerequisite for any Beginner class is a Sew Basics class, Learn to Sew class, or equivalent. This skill level is not for people who have never used a sewing machine before.

Modern Domestic Labs: You're interested in sewing in a group setting and prefer to have an instructor's guidance on specific techniques and/or skills that are proposed in the Lab's topic. You have the ability to sew at your own pace, the expert help to keep you on track and sewing along, and a variety of options (sometimes endless!) when it comes to choosing the project you want to sew.

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