Becoming a Sewist–How to make your first garment!

Join Marybeth for this exciting first journey into garment sewing. A perfect course for true beginners or novices, over 6 weeks students will cover basic sewing skills and create a pair of lounge pants with their own unique fit and style from he same gender neutral base pattern.

13 CONCEPTS

• The joy of making!
  
• The tools of the trade
  
• Develop your sewing machine skills
  
• Learn to read and use a pattern
  
• How to take your measurements
  
• Choosing fabric
  
• Pinning and cutting
  
• Finishing seams simply–different finishing stitches
  
• Elastic and drawstring waistbands
  
• Hems
  
• Different types of pockets-flap/cargo, patch, side-seam (piped, w/button, added decorative elements)
  
• Dealing with mistakes–MINDSET, seam ripping, altering your project, when to begin again.
  

• Finish and flare–making it your own!

MAXT will provide all thread, notions, elastic and practice / accent fabrics. Students will need to provide 3yds of cotton flannel, chambray or other woven cotton fabric in the color/pattern of their choice. Very limited selections are available free of charge at MAXT, please check and reserve fabrics before class.