appliqued apron
We have some very popular classes that are sometimes difficult to get into. We have added additional sessions of a few of them that start as soon as next week. If you are eager to learn to sew, check out Learn To Sew Envelope Pillow, and Learn to Sew Pajama Pants.
Pajamas perfect for fall
In both of these classes you will cover the basics of using a machine and working with cutting and pressing. They are a great way to get started and make a super fun project that you will love. If you intend to move into garment sewing, the Pajama Pants class works with a commercial pattern, which is a great thing to begin learning.
anna joyce designs pillows
You can also begin to embellish anything, from pillows and tea towels to your own sweatshirts in a Machine Applique Class. Anna will help you learn everything from design and layout, the right materials to use, and all the best machine stitches.
Little Leather Bag
For those of you interested in sewing with leather, check out the cutest Little Zipper Bag ever! Nicole Cipriano can help you deal with this un-pinable material, choose the right stitches, and gain confidence and broden your sewing horizons into a whole new skill and material.
For those of you who just need to overcome your fear of actually operating a sewing machine, we offer Sew Basics classes every week. They are super fun and will cover so many aspects of using a machine, from what a feed dog is to how to insert a bobbin. After this one session two hour class (that comes with 3 hours of open sew), you can move on to any beginning class we offer. You will be sewing will the best of us in time for fall projects and holiday gifts.
Fix Your Fit and other Open Studio Classes
We have a lot of people come in and take advantage of Open Sewing time here at Modern Domestic. For $8/hour you can come and sew to your hearts content. We also offer lots of crafty ways to save on the price for the same sort of fun with pre-paid punch cards, Friday Night Sewcials, and other events like the Sewing Night for the Portland Modern Quilt Guild and a Portland Sewing Circle sewing afternoon. All of these sewing events, as well as drop-in sewing, are intended to be “independent studio time.”
But what if you fall into the category of sewists who needs a little more help than independent studio time offers? What if you are hoping to work on a specific project but you don’t know where to begin? In order to give you a little more support, we are introducing some quick one night class style sewing nights where we will have a teacher here to help you with your sewing needs, be them great or tiny.
If you need help acheiving the perfect fit, you will not want to miss the Fix Your Fit night with Amy Alan. You can sort out an ill fitting garment that you made yourself, or take up a skirt hem, all under Amy’s direct and skilled supervision. You will need to bring a project and pattern if you have it. This short 2 hour class will finally make something wearable out of a top or dress just taking up space in your closet.
For beginners and advanced beginners alike who need help with project planning, cutting supervision, or want to properly place a button hole or two, come to Sew Assist: Beginners with Lupine. If you have taken a or Sew Basics Class Learn to Sew class, and think you know what you might like to sew next, but don’t know just how to do it, this is the place for you.
We also have a similar awesome class offered for Kids and Teens in an Open Studio with Shelly. This will be a once a month meet-up with a teacher on hand for kids and teens to work on their projects and get questions answered with our very experienced kids and teens sewing instructor Shelly Figueroa.
If you are interested in the Sewing Japanese classes, patterns, and projects, come join Daniela Caine for a Japanese Sewing: Open Studio, where you can pick a project to trace, figure out how to work with instructions in another language, or just sew with others who love Japanese sewing patterns and books as much as you do.
For those of you who have had some experience with Silkscreen and need a place to do your printing, you can come in and spend a few hours with Susanna Scott here to assist you in the ins and outs of getting ink onto your yardage or t-shirt on one of the Open Print Studio nights. You will need to have taken a Silkscreen class at MD (or elsewhere) and be ready to print.
If you have any quesitons about how these classes work, you are welcome to give us a call. They are all one night classes with two hours of teacher instruction. In the sewing classes, you have a half hour on either side of class for open sewing to get set up and finish your current step. We think they will be very popular, so sign up online to save a spot!