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Adult Summer Sewing Camp - Beach Edition

Adult Summer Sewing Camp - Beach Edition

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Have you always wanted to learn how to sew? 

Join us for our NEW 5 day Adult Summer Sewing Camp! It will help get you going. This is a chance to get to know your sewing machine and practice new skills over a week with 3 simple but useful projects that you can take to the beach on or vacation! 

Skill Level: Beginner 

Skill requirements:

There are no prerequisites for this class; no sewing experience is necessary. These classes are for brand new sewers who have no sewing machine experience or for those who have not sewn in a long time.

Must be aged 16+

In this workshop you will learn:

  • Basic sewing vocabulary
  • Basic fabric knowledge 
  • Helpful tools you’ll need to sew at home
  • Sewing machine parts and functions
  • How to wind a bobbin and thread the machine
  • How to sew in a straight line and pivot around corners
  • How to sew in reverse
  • Sewing a straight seam
  • Marking fabric
  • Basic quilting
  • Hemming
  • Applying bias binding

 

Day 1 - Introduction to Cutting + Sewing - Simple beach blanket

Day 2 - Finish blanket and start bucket hat  

Day 3 - Finish bucket hat 

Day 4 - Beach bag 

Day 5 - Time for finishing projects and review of skills

You will need to purchase the following (or bring from your stash at home!):

Simple Beach Blanket - 2 meters of cotton or cotton/linen canvas + coordinating thread (If you want to back your blanket you will need 2 m of another fabric to back your blanket) 

Bucket Hat - 1.5 meter of 100% cotton or cotton/linen canvas, 1 m of Interfacing + coordinating thread (**This is a lined hat, so if you want your lining to be a different fabric, you will need: .75 m of Main fabric and .75 m of Lining fabric) 

Beach Bag - 1 -1.5 meters of quilting cotton or canvas (depending on style/size), webbing + coordinating thread

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!