This 4 week course is for sewists who want to explore garment construction, and fit through pant making. You choose the pants pattern and Tanya King will help you fit and sew!
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skill Requirements:
- Advanced Beginner classes plus several completed items.
- Experience successfully completing several sewing projects. This class will not cover basic sewing machine operations such as threading a needle, switching needles, how to adjust stitch length, locking stitches, reverse stitching, pivoting corners, winding bobbins etc. Students should be capable of performing these procedures without assistance.
- For apparel making classes: you must have familiarity with using a sewing pattern, measuring oneself and picking a size.
Prerequisite: Required to have taken Sewing Boot Camp, PLUS have sewn at least 3 garments from patterns, and/or taken Intermediate Garment Making or equivalent.
In this workshop you will learn:
- How to measure yourself for pants
- How to understand and fit pant patterns
- Learning sewing techniques that are specific to pant making
- Different types of waistbands and facings
- Zipper installation (regular or invisible)
- Hemming and finishing techniques
Material requirements:
We have a diverse range of pant patterns available to suit many styles and body shapes We have a recommended list of patterns here but if you already own your dream pants pattern, please send us a link before the workshop just so we can make sure the pattern will suit your sewing level. We recommend choosing a style that you're likely to make more than once so that it's truly worth all of the work!!
If you need some help in choosing the right pattern, please don't hesitate to reach out by phone, email or come by the shop.
*** Please note that sewing jeans is only an option for more experienced sewists and if you choose this option, you must have time to sew at home in-between classes as there will be some extra work involved! ***
We offer a 20% student discount on all your supplies for this workshop! You will be sent a code to use online once you've registered for your class!
Equipment requirements: We highly encourage you to bring your own sewing machine, however if you don't own a machine, one will be provided for you. If you’d like to bring your home machine, please remember to bring the manual (and foot pedal/power cord) and arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time.
Group size: Maximum 5 guests to keep our classes cozy and fun!