Alright, the industrial sewing classes which we’ve done for a decade plus.
Our once a week courses always do much better because it gives people a chance to make real products so that’s our teaching focus this fall. One of the key weaknesses of compressing the industrial sewing course into a single week is it prevents students without prior sewing experience from having enough practice time to catch up with more advanced stitchers. Spreading it out over several weeks should help students have more fun.
Class refunds are accepted until 72 hrs before they start.
September 15th- October 13th Sundays 2-5 pm
Costume Rigging
$100/person
A hand sewing class for people learning to do theater alterations and costume rigging for quick changes. We will also add in some of our cosplay tricks for new technology. No prior experience is necessary.
Week One: Finding and sourcing costumes. Budgeting. Sketches. Buy, rent, or make?
Week Two: Hand Sewing basics. Snaps/whopper poppers, zippers, velcro, and magnets
Week Three: Marking and sewing cuff and hem alterations
Week Four: Adding bling. Trims, beads, hot glue, feathers, and rhinestones
Week Five: Advanced: zippers, fishing line, 3d printing, Worbla, Fosshape, and other tricks
October 20th-December 8th Sundays 2-5 pm
Industrial Sewing Music Merchandise
$300/person
Our standard industrial sewing course introduces students to industrial sewing to make products. No prior experience is needed. This year’s focus is on the music industry merchandising products for local bands. We will be doing some screen printing and DTFs (digital transfers) with embroidery for people interested in learning to use their computer for designing swag for live tours, especially t-shirts. Totes, keychains, koozies, t-shirts, etc.
You don’t need to be a musician to take the class, but we feel it’s a growth part of the entertainment industry.
Week One: Industrial single needle sewing machines making koozies and keychains
Week Two: Industrial single needle sewing machines making music tote bags
Week Three: Computer design of DTF transfers, embroidery, vinyl, and screen printing
Week Four: Advanced industrial single needle sewing machines making bags (zippers, magnets, applying logos, and interfacing)
Week Five: Sergers and t-shirts
Break for Thanksgiving
Week Six: Sergers and t-shirts part 2. Packaging design 101.
Alright people, we hope that helps!