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| - I came here for my 2nd time this weekend for the Sewing Essentials Class. This class is an excellent way to introduce yourself to a sewing machine. There are 6 machines to use in the class and this also limits the class size and allows for one on one teaching.
Karyn, the owner, was the teacher today, and she was really attentive, patient and explained the basics really well. I liked how she came around without me asking to help me out.
After this class, we made a pillow cover for a 16x16" pillow. I actually feel I have to confidence to play with a machine on a own, now that I have the foundations.
Sure, you can learn a lot of things from Youtube these days, but nothing replaces one-on-one troubleshooting and someone looking at what you're doing wrong on the spot when you have a certain mindset.
Part of the class requires fabric, a pillow to stuff inside your pillow case and thread. You can bring your own or find some at the store to purchase. I am a noob so I don't know how much these things cost - however, they have tons of interesting and nice patterns to choose from - the one I chose was about $7.00 for the size to make my pillow over (with some scrap left over) and $2.85 for the thread (good quality). I still have to buy the actual pillow (they sell it here too but they ran out).
The cost of the class is $50 for 3 hours, register by getting the form and schedule online. Best to try for at least 2 months ahead because they book quickly!
The only thing they are missing , is a class to show me how to hand sew.
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Now, the first time I was here, I took the Easy Alterations class. I was looking for a sewing class that taught me to hand sew. I was unaware that sewing can also mean machine - but the description of the class seems like they would be doing most it manually.
They taught us how to do pants and jeans, but keeping the original hem. BUT - I DIDN"T KNOW HOW TO USE A MACHINE. I had no idea it was for experienced machine users or at least someone who had taken the prerequisite Sewing Machine Essentials class (above).
Actually they do ask you on the form, and i had a huge X on the part that says I have never used a machine before. I was in the class, and I wanted to cry because I had no idea what I was doing, and learning things that don't mean anything to me.
I wrote the owner, and apologized (their fault for overlooking, and mine as well) and offered me 25% off the cost of the Sewing Machine Essentials class. Now that I have taken it, I feel like I should also get a discount to retake the Easy Alterations class like it's never happened, but that's okay.
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