Time for a theory class. Screens off, paper, pens, hands on, real time, Q&A encouraged.
Join me in un-jumbling the jargon so I can help YOU understand sewing patterns. My dream is to fill you up with confidence, to choose a sewing pattern and sew it up... Without fear, without confusion, without worry, sewing with ease, joy and fulfilment!
Time: Tuesday October 15th 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Creative Community Campus, 17th Ave, Tauranga.
In this 2hr workshop where you will learn the following skills to help you take your next steps in your sewing journey:
- Where to purchase patterns from, + all the possibilities of how they arrive to us.
- Best practice with PDF downloadable patterns.
- What other tools might be needed for sewing with patterns.
- Understanding our sizing vs finished garment sizing & grading between sizes.
- Putting patterns to fabric - laying up and cutting out.
- Jargon explained "grainline" "notches" "darts" "pocket placements" "cutting instructions" "seam allowance" "ease" etc.
I have prepared this workshop for any beginner or intermediate sewists who are keen be moving from freestyle stitching, repairs and refashioning to sewing from a pattern. I will not be covering pattern hacking or technical pattern adjustments at this stage.
BYO notebook and pencil, bring a pattern with you if you have one ready, bring all your questions. It's ok if you don't yet have any patterns, just tune into the examples I will share around the class to learn with.
