Garment Fundamentals

Garment Fundamentals

Join us to build your apparel skills with confidence!

Feeling stuck on your garment projects? Let’s turn your sewing frustrations into fashion triumphs—join Garment Fundamentals and build the skills to sew with confidence!

This rotating eight-week class is designed to strengthen your foundational sewing skills by guiding you through a single, wearable project each session. Throughout the course, we’ll dive into the core apparel techniques that make garment sewing both rewarding and achievable.

By working with a commercial pattern, you’ll:

  • Gain confidence reading pattern instructions
  • Understand cutting layouts
  • Learn how to handle apparel fabric for optimal results

Learn or build on foundational sewing techniques like:

  • Seam finishes
  • Pressing for crisp edges
  • Constructing details to bring your garment to life

These are skills that you’ll carry over to future sewing projects, whether you’re tackling your own blouse or venturing into more advanced apparel.

Garment fundamentals class schedule:

Wednesdays

7:15pm-8:45pm

Begins September 10

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Thursdays

7:15pm-8:45pm

Begins September 11

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Saturdays

10:30am-12:00pm

Begins September 13

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NEW: Basic Alterations for Garments

Let’s turn “I wish this fit better” into “I can fix it myself!”

Our new Basic Alterations for Garments Class is a 6-week course where you’ll learn how to tackle the most common and useful alterations by practicing on your own clothes!

You’ll finish this class with the skills to update and tailor your clothes — saving money, extending the life of your wardrobe, and gaining the independence to handle fit issues yourself!

Saturdays | 2:30pm-3:45pm | Learn More + Register!

Garment Masterclass: Personalized Sewing Support

Feeling confident after taking garment classes at the studio? Working on a sewing project but need expert guidance to move forward?

Garment Masterclass: Personalized Sewing Support is a great next step for our experienced adult students who want the freedom to choose their own patterns and projects while receiving personalized coaching support from Jen.

Tuesdays | 7:15pm-8:45pm | Learn More + Register