Learn to Sew CLOTHES! Advanced Beginner - SIX WEEKS Series

Learn to Sew CLOTHES! Advanced Beginner - SIX WEEKS SeriesLearn to Sew CLOTHES Six Week Series Advanced Beginner Ready to move beyond your first garments but not quite ready for our full intermediate series? This six week advanced beginner series is the perfect bridge class between Learn to Sew Clothes (6 Week Beginner Series) and Learn to Sew Clothes (7 Week Intermediate Series). Anyone can make these patterns but note the pants pattern pictured is drafted for women. The shirt is unisex but for pants we

Learn to Sew CLOTHES - Six Week Series - Advanced Beginner 

Ready to move beyond your first garments but not quite ready for our full intermediate series? This six-week advanced beginner series is the perfect “bridge class” between Learn to Sew Clothes (6-Week Beginner Series) and Learn to Sew Clothes (7-Week Intermediate Series). 

Anyone can make these patterns but note the pants pattern pictured is drafted for women. The shirt is unisex but for pants we will choose another pants pattern for any men. 

Over six weekly sessions, you’ll sew two favorites: Closet Core Patterns Pietra Pants, a high-waisted, flat-front pant with an elastic back for comfort and Sour Cherry Doubly Ugly Button Up Shirt, a raglan sleeve button up shirt. You’ll practice next-level garment skills—fit and view decisions, clean finishing, and polished details, while making pieces you’ll reach for constantly in your closet!

Skills You’ll Learn

• Choosing a view/size and making smart adjustments
• Shirt construction skills: sewing a colar, sleeves and placket techniques as well as buttonholes and hemming 
• Professional pressing + seam finishing for a clean inside and out
• Pants construction: shaped front panels and pockets, and a comfy waistband with elastic in the back 
• How to repeatable steps and skills so you can confidently do them again at home

Who It’s For

Advanced beginners who have completed our beginner learn to sew clothes series (or have equivalent experience) and feel comfortable using a sewing machine, following a pattern, sewing seams/curves, and pressing as they go—ready to level up with guided support.

Materials

Provided: Sewing patterns, sewing machine, sergers, coordinating thread, fabric shears, pins/clips, marking tools, measuring tape, iron
Needed: Purchase a materials kit or supply your own fabrics + notions. See pattern envelope backs (images attached) for yardage info. 

• Sour Cherry: light to midweight woven fabric such as linen or cotton (voile or double weight gauze even!), lightweight fusible interfacing + buttons 

• Pietra: light to midweight wovens (drapey or structured same as above), plus 2" elastic + lightweight fusible interfacing 

Class Details

Level: Advanced Beginner (bridge to Intermediate)
Max Class Size: 6
Duration: 6 sessions, 3 hours each

Class Breakdown

Week 1: Measurements + choose your Kalle view + Pietra view, fabric planning, cutting + prep - we will get started cutting patterns in this class. Homework: you will finish cutting out your patterns and cut your fabrics at home
Weeks 2–3: Shirt construction - collar, sleeves, hem + buttons/finishing
Weeks 4–6: Pietra construction - front panels + slanted pockets, waistband + elastic back, leg finishing + hems

Important Notes:

Attendance at all sessions is very important. Missed classes can be made up with a 2-hour private lesson for $125. Make-up sessions cannot be done in another class. We also can't guarantee we can fit a make-up session in between your regular class dates, so it's important to be able to come to each class. 

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