Learn to Sew
If you’ve never or barely touched a machine, Learn to Sew is the one for you! If you’ve done some sewing but are a bit unsure about your skills or want a refresher and are ready to make apparel, then try Beginning Sewing.
Learn to Sew
with instructor Lynn Weglarz of ASG
$69 each level or $199 for a series of 3 levels. Each level lasts 4 weeks. Priced per person. Includes notebooks, handouts and patterns.
Mondays, 6-9 pm or
Tuesdays, 10 am-1 pm or 6-9 pm or
Wednesdays 6-9 pm or
Fridays, 6-9 pm
See below for class times for each level.
Learn to Sew 1. (Sorry, this class is full. Please contact info@portlandsewing to get on the e-mail list so you can get a note the next time this class is posted.)
– Mondays, Jan 23-Feb 13, 6-9 pm or
– Tuesdays, Jan 24-Feb 14, 10 am-1 pm or 6-9 pm or
– Wednesdays, Jan 25-Feb 15, 6-9 pm or
– Fridays, Jan 27-Feb 17, 6-9 pm
Learn to sew in this first level of beginning sewing. Bring your machine or rent one from us. Learn basic survival stitches — as well as the way professionals sew — while you make an apron. Sew quickly and painlessly. Learn to read and understand commercial patterns. No sewing experience is required. Includes patterns & handouts.
Learn to Sew 2.
– Mondays, Feb 20-March 12, 6-9 pm or
– Tuesdays, Feb 21-March 13, 10 am-1 pm or 6-9 pm or
– Wednesdays, Feb 22-March 14, 6-9 pm or
– Fridays, Feb 24-March 16, 6-9 pm
Improve on the skills you have learned in LTS 1 or sewing at home. You will make a robe with band, pockets and sash. Match your pockets and make them even. Learn the proper way to make a faced front. Work with large volumes of fabric and tricky layouts. Includes patterns & handouts. Prerequisite: LTS 1 or private lessons
Learn to Sew 3.
– Mondays, March 19-April 9, 6-9 pm or
– Tuesdays, March 20-April 10, 10 am-1 pm or 6-9 pm
– Wednesdays, March 21-April 11, 6-9 pm
– Fridays, March 23-April 13, 6-9 pm
Make a comfy pajama top & drawstring pants. Sew buttons and buttonholes with your machine. Sew details right for real clothes that look like you bought them from a store, not made them at home. Find out the secrets of interfacing and elastic. Sew a professional pocket and collar. Includes patterns, handouts. Prerequisite: LTS 1 & 2