BEGINNING SEWING

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

$89 each level or $259 for a series of 3 levels. Each level lasts 4 weeks. Priced per person. Includes notebooks, handouts and patterns.

Learn to Sew 1.
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.

Mondays, April 30-May 21, 6-9 pm OR

Tues, May 1-May 23, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm

Learn to Sew 2
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

Mondays, June 2-June 25, 6-9 pm OR

Tues, May 30-June 19, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm

Learn to Sew 3
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

Mondays, July 2-July 23, 6-9 pm OR

Tues, June 26-July 17, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm

Kids & Teens Beginning Sewing - Ages 8 - 14
with Lynn Weglarz, ASG
Mondays, April 30-July 23, 3:45-5:45 pm

$69 per level or $199 for all three.  Priced per person.  Each level lasts four weeks.

You will learn to sew! Become friends with a machine, learn basic stitches fearlessly, then go on to make clothes and gifts for yourself or your friends and family!

Level 1-Pillowcase, tote bag and I-pod purse. Mondays, April 30-May 21, 3:45-5:45 pm
Get to know your sewing machine.  Learn all the parts, how to thread it and make a bobbin.  Sew straight lines and corners while making the perfect iPod purse.  We’ll make pillowcases for sleepovers or for a gift.  Then we'll make a drawstring tote bag, perfect for carrying books or carrying clothes for a sleepover.  No sewing experience is required.  Includes handouts.

Level 2-PJ pants & embellished t-shirt. Mondays, June 4-25, 3:45-5:45 pm

Build on what you learned in Level 1.  Improve on your sewing skills and learn how to sew pull on elastic pajama pants, perfect for relaxing at home.  To coordinate with your PJ pants, we can embellish a ready-made t-shirt with leftover PJ fabric for a truly one of a kind outfit.  Includes pattern.  Prerequisite: Level 1 or private lessons.

Level 3- Comfy robe. Mondays, July 2-23, 3:45-5:45 pm
Make fun seams and easy hems.  Learn about kimono sleeves and more complicated layouts.  Learn how to make belts and the proper way to sew seams.  Wear your outfit on spirit day or around the house or sleepovers.  Includes pattern.  Prerequisite:  Level 2

SORRY -- ALL SPRING 2012 SESSIONS OF BEGINNING SEWING 1 ARE FULL.  Please send a note to info@portlandsewing.com to get on the mail list for the Summer or Fall classes.

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.

Beginning Sewing with instructor Lisa Silveira
$89 each level or $259 for a series of 3 levels. Each level last 4 weeks. Priced per person. Includes handouts and patterns.

Weds, May 2-July 25, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR

Thursdays, May 3-July 19, 6-9 pm OR

Saturdays, May 5- July 28, 10 am-1 pm

Beginning Sewing 1.
Start sewing and build confidence. Learn basic stitches and how to use your machine while you make an A-line skirt with a zipper. Learn how to use commercial patterns. Layout and cut fabric with happy results. Includes patterns & handouts.

Weds, May 2-May 23, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR

Thursdays, May 3-May 24, 6-9 pm OR

Saturdays, May 5- June 2, 10 am-1 pm (no class Memorial Day weekend)

Beginning Sewing 2.
Learn how to fit garments plus the secrets of elastic while making a casual pair of weekend pants to wear around the house, shopping, gardening or exercise class. Includes patterns & handouts. Prereq: Beginning Sewing 1

Weds, May 30-June 20, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR

Thursdays, May 31-June 21, 6-9 pm OR

Saturdays, June 9-30, 10 am-1 pm

Beginning Sewing 3. Learn the secrets of making a professional garment while you make a blouse:

Interfacing, collars, pockets, buttonholes and sew on buttons. Includes patterns & handouts.  Prereq: Beginning Sewing 1 & 2

Weds, June 27-July 25, 10 am-1 pm OR 6-9 pm OR

Thursdays, June 28-July 19, 6-9 pm OR

Saturdays, July 7- 28, 10 am-1 pm