Instructor will provide two sewing machines and two serger machines for classroom demonstrations and participant use if needed; two steam irons and ironing boards for classroom demonstrations an participant use; instruction sheets for reversible seam and edge finishing techniques; handwoven fabric scraps for participants to use for practicing the seaming and edge-finishing techniques; demonstration materials and pass-around samples for reversible seam and edge finishing techniques; and finished examples of art-to-wear garments that use the reversible seam and edge finishing techniques, which participants can examine during the workshop
Instructor: Sandy Cahill
Length: 1 Day
Skill Level: Intermediate (comfortable with sewing on a sewing machine)
Materials Fee: $35, which covers all general hand-outs including tips and techniques plus materials resources; Seaming Kit for each participant with pre-made sampler materials including instructions and handwoven fabric for participants to make their take-home reversible seam sampler; Edge Finishing Kit for each participant with pre-made sampler materials including instructions and handwoven fabric for each participant to make their take-home edge finishing samplers; and notebook for each student to contain their workshop hand-outs, instruction sheets, and take-home samplers.
Equipment & Supplies to Bring:
- Sewing Machine
- Sewing Notions: scissors, straight pins, tape measure, seam guide, thread
- Note-taking materials
- Magnifier and/or additional lamp (optional, if you need to enhance your close up vision.)
