Level 1: Extreme Beginner
This is where you start building your sewing skills.
If you’ve never sewn or it’s been a while and you need a refresher, here are classes created just for you.
Your Sewing Journey Begins Here.
Learn to sew in one 2-hour class (ages 16+). Make a pillowcase while learning basics: threading the machine, changing the needle, sewing straight lines, backstitching, finishing seams, pivoting corners, using pins, fabric markers, shears, and machine needles. You’ll also wind a bobbin, change stitch settings, cut fabric from a simple pattern, and fix common machine problems like thread jams and puckering.
Cost:
Scheduled Classes and Flex-Schedule Group class (2-4 students): $65 and required class kit: $25
Flex-Schedule Private one-on-one: $90 and required class kit:$25
Bring your machine or rent one of ours for $10
Scheduling:
Some classes have set dates/times. If a listing has no date, the instructor will email you after you register to schedule. If a group class doesn’t meet the 2-student minimum, you’ll be emailed a week before class with options: upgrade to private, join the waitlist, pick another date, move your credit, or get a refund.
Learn how to sew.
Do you still have a sewing machine in the box because you don’t know how to use it? These lessons are designed for absolute beginners and take you from not understanding your machine to sewing basic projects independently.
You will make a standard-sized Pillowcase, Drawstring, Zipper Bag, Lounge Pants, or Shorts, and sew essential beginner-level samples as you learn to read a commercial pattern, take accurate measurements, and select fabrics for future projects.
You’ll need to bring:
fabric shears,
seam ripper,
tape measure,
straight pins
pin cushion
felt-tip fabric pen
Your sewing machine or rent one of ours
Bring your machine, or rent one of ours, with the standard and zipper foot attachments that came with it.
Five days of 2.5-3 hour classes
$75 for the required kit with all the materials, instructions, and patterns you’ll need. The kit saves you time and is bundled at a discounted rate below retail prices.
$250 for scheduled or Flex-Schedule groups of two to four.
$450 for Flex-Schedule Private, One-On-One classes with you and the instructor
No skills required, ages 18 and up.
Questions? Email us.
We can’t wait to get you started on your very own sewing journey!
If you select a Flex-Schedule option, your instructor will email you to coordinate dates and times that work best for everyone.
How do I use my sewing machine?
Learn everything your sewing machine can do with a "tour" guide that walks you through its functions and how to use the accessories.
Jackie Farbeann will be there, showing you how to make all the stitches your machine can do, and some manual demystification. It's much better to have a hands-on lesson to get the feel and muscle memory.
This class is great if you've had a machine and want to know more about what it does or you acquired one recently from a store that didn’t give you any hands-on help to understand all the features.
Learn how to really get the most from your machine, keeping it working at its best, and make projects by using the right machine accessory.
Bring your machine, the manual, and all the parts it came with, plus a spool of all-purpose thread.
This is a two-hour private session, you, your machine, and the instructor.
$80.00