Sewing--What classes are wanted

Are there sewing classes that members want, need or would enjoy?

With sewing likely to have a room of its own with the expansion, that will make it able for use to
hold more sewing classes

I am going to toss out a lot of ideas here. We may need to look for teachers for some of them

Skill classes—putting a zipper, buttonholes, minor alterations, mending etc

Project classes–make an item, can included learning a skill

If we want projects, then the question is what kind of projects
This list is sort of long but it is just some things

Clothing not costumes
Women s
east to sew
medium skill level–darts some fitting
tailored
Men s
Easy would likely be P J s and such
Tailored

Children s
Play wear
Dressy
Infant itemss

Personal accessories
Purses
Tote style
Average
Clutch, or small
Purse organizers
Head-wear, hats caps, hoods
Scarves
Ties
Capes, small, med large
Outer wear
Protective
Decorative"

Home
Accessories
Place mats
Pillows
Pillow cases
chair covers
Holiday
useful
decorative
large
curtains/drapes
table cloths
Bed linens

Pets
Bandanas
Food mats
Toys
leashes and collars
Beds
Coats and clothing

Anything I missed

I would love to learn sewing. Me and my son made some awful curtains on the serger for open house a couple of years ago.

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You did great.

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I would add simple mending to the list. I come across people all the time that don’t know how to replace a button or fix a rip.

Capes is a great idea!

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I’d like to see some instruction on how to interpret sewing patterns. I swear I spent more time trying to decipher the instructions than I did actually sewing.

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What part of the directions give you problems? I sew both without and with patterns
but my mom had to use a pattern

Is it the terminology or the marks on them that are the huge issue

Trying to figure out the best way of addressing this, I can see why folks have problems
with it

I have a lot of patterns I can draw on for a class

That could work. I could bring a pattern project, and talk it completely through. There would be a theory that the students could do their own, but the last time I did a sorta-similar class, there really wasn’t enough time. And I have had zero luck in getting a follow-up class to “work” aka “make” aka have-3-students. Granted, we’re bigger now…

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Astrud (@Print_Witch) teaches a class called “Let’s Get Measured!” that covers the following:

In this class you will learn how to:

Read a Pattern Envelope to purchase the correct types and amounts of fabric
Understand the pattern piece layouts instructions on the fabric
Understand basic pattern terminology and symbols
Customize the pattern to fit your own personalized measurements before cutting the fabric

You will also get tips on making tissue paper pattern transfers and muslin test garments.

Finally, you will work with a partner to take each other’s measurements so you can leave with you own personalized clothing measurements.

She should be putting up another class in the next few weeks, we’have had several requests for another one.

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That sounds great !

There is a simple loose fitting top that is easy to make no ittien that
I may put up in a few days It can be made out of a wide variety of fabrics
from cottons to polys to those rayon sarongs

When mom sells her house she’ll be moving to the metro area and can teach classes on sewing and food preservation (freezing/canning) - she’s been doing this since I was a wee lad.

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I’d really like to learn english paper piecing and a knit top class would be good because good neck bindings continue to elude me.

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I’ve been interested in EPP (English paper-piecing) as well. I like hand-sewing and fiddly precise things, so the fussiness appeals to me.

And especially because I want to do that La Passacaglia or similar. :heart_eyes:

I haven’t got much nibbles (for a teacher) when I’ve brought up EPP in the past, but there’s always new folks and batches of interest.

I figured if no one shows up by the time I’m ready to play with it, I’ll figure it out myself, then infect others…

Re knitted top and neck bindings
That falls under the fibery side of things (I wrangle the fiberarts SIG).

A class on various bind-offs might be a good subject. We have technique classes as interest appears. Great idea. I’ll put it to the hive-mind and see who might put a class together.

Oooor…in the meantime, we can do one-on-ones at any of the fiberfrolics (some tuesdays, occasional thurs, rare but sometimes going rogue other nights). We have several skilled knitters that could help when you get to that step. Fiberfrolics are personal project work nights, so bring your project, get help, hang with your fibery peeps.

If you do Facebook, check out “Dallas Makerspace Fiberholics” for the main place we all communicate, or just show up on a fiber night.

For anyone curious about Passacaglia, it’s a hand-pieced/sewn millefiori quilt. Here’s an example:

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Ah, I think you misunderstood what I meant with the knit top. I meant sew a tee shirt pattern and I have trouble inserting the neckband binding.

Ha. (Knit top). My mind goes to fiber right away. Much like getting too excited when I see spinning class advertised somewhere, then realize it’s just exercise :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Yeah, sorry. I’m freaking terrible at actual knitting. Buying jersey fabric though? That I can do!

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