What You Will Learn!
- How to create clothing patterns
- How to sew a garment
- Sewing techniques to help create your clothes
- Tips on avoiding sewing mistakes
- How to fix common problems
Description
Make your clothing design ideas come alive through learning the process of how to create any garment type in this course. You will be guided through creating a simple paper pattern for your beautiful design and then sewing it all together. The pattern making technique uses garments you already own to make a template that can then be modified into your personal design.
You will learn:
· How to create clothing patterns
· How to sew a garment
· Sewing techniques to help create your clothes
· Tips on avoiding sewing mistakes
· How to fix common problems
You should take this course if you want to:
· Wear your art
· Start creating your own personally designed clothes
· Learn how to make any garment type
· Have a creative outlet from shopping for clothes
This course is for beginners to intermediates who at the least know the very basics on how to operate their sewing machine.
You will need a sewing machine and supplies. You are provided with a flowchart to help guide you through the process of making your own clothing project with ease.
Your class project is to create your own personal clothing item.
The simpler the design the easier it will be. The only rule is to add your own flavour!
Materials:
-sewing machine
-thread
-fabric
-fabric scissors
-paper (for the pattern)
-pen, pencil and/or felt
-paper scissors
-pins
-needle
-ruler (if you want to use one to measure)
-seam ripper (to rip apart seams easiest)
-extras (ex. buttons, zipper, waistband…if you need them)
Who Should Attend!
- beginners to intermediate sewers curious about creating their own clothes
