Beginning: The Home Sewing Machine
(Beginner/All Levels)
Learn the home sewing machine inside and out—and make it behave!
In this class you’ll confront the reality that sewing is actually the quickest step of any project. Calibrating your home machine is the first big battle. Master the fundamentals of a stitch by demystifying common mistakes that trip up sewists of all backgrounds.
Over 3 weeks, you’ll get to know your machine, your tools, and sewing processes intimately, all while applying what you learn to complete a fully realized pillowcase.
You’ll have space to personalize it however you like bold, minimal, quirky, cozy, or experimental all while staying focused on solid technique.
Designed for beginner and experienced Sewists alike.
Project: 16”x 16” Finished Pillowcase with button closure.
Sewing Machines made available with enrollment, or, contact us to bring yours!
Class duration: 3 sessions · 9 hours total
Upcycling: The Button-Front Shirt
(Intermediate)
Every shirt has a second act. This class is where it starts.
Part of a sustainability-focused series, this class uses the button-front shirt as both material and design library. That old dress shirt or forgotten formalwear doesn't just bring fabric to the table; it arrives loaded with ready-made details: pockets, plackets, collars, cuffs, and buttons, which become design decisions the moment you learn to see them.
Construction through deconstruction is the approach.
Whether you're drawn to plaid, stripes, chambray, or an Oxford weave, shirting comes with its personality built in. This course teaches you to give this lightweight fabric backbone, making thoughtful construction choices that bring your vision to life with intention and durability.
Open to Sewists who have fully completed a Beginning course or have comparable experience.
Project: Bucket hat, apron, draw-string fish bag, or other medium-sized accessory option.
Class duration: 3 sessions · 9 hours total
(Intermediate)
Linen/Canvas/Silk
Your technical ability is only as successful as your fabric selection.
This PINS series builds your tactile-sensory field, so that you can reach a practical awareness of how woven fabrics would like to be treated.
Using the same project for each fabric type, you’ll learn how three different materials respond to the various sewing processes.
The class builds technical adaptability, sharpens fabric selection skills, and strengthens confidence at the machine. By the end, you’ll have a clearer, more intuitive understanding of how to choose, then work with, the right fabric to bring your designs to life.
Open to Sewists who have fully completed a Beginning course or have comparable experience.
Project: Three distinct draw-string bags, Linen/Canvas/Silk
Class duration: 3 sessions · 9 hours total
Coming Soon!
One-day Workshops: “Machine Mending & Patching,” “Alterations Day,” “Scrap Fabric Gift Wrap,” “Costume Sewing: Soft props & Hats”
Appliqué Home Linens
Favorite-Garment Replication
Master the Seam Series: Flat Felled & French
Pattern Alteration
3D Cards & Book Making
(Intermediate)
Discover the potential in all those jeans you’ve been holding onto! And up-cycle styles of yore into projects for today.
This sustainability-focused class explores construction through deconstruction; teaching denim-specific stitches and sewing techniques that let you reimagine this durable and versatile textile with intention.
Learn to tackle and tame this textile’s heavy weave with specific stitching techniques to give you all the choices to design from.
Open to Sewists who have fully completed a Beginning course or have comparable experience.
Project: Shoulder-bag design of your choosing, zippered pouch set, or other accessory option.
Class duration: 3 sessions · 9 hours total