Prerequisite skills: Previous sewing skills required. Need to be familiar with working on a sewing machine or have taken a beginner sewing class with us.

Do you want an entry-level lesson on sewing and garment construction? Do you have a sewing machine but are uncertain how to use it?

Join us for a hands-on introductory course that will teach you the foundational skills needed to construct simple apparel items. This class is perfect for the aspiring sewist who is curious to try sewing or the self-taught sewist who would like to increase their knowledge and technical skill set.

Only 4 places!

Students will:

• Cut and sew a pajama top

• Learn how to make thin spagetti straps;

• work on Janome HD-3000 and School Mate 7330 straight-stitch home sewing machines and Janome and Babylock home sergers.

• Learn sewing vocabulary, including sewing machine parts and apparel construction terminology;

• Learn how to thread and operate a conventional sewing machine, including trouble-shooting common issues;

• Receive instruction on how to read sewing pattern pieces

• Learn basic techniques to create sewn products, including how to pin and cut fabric and order of operations for construction; and

• Receive a complimentary Rightfully Sewn sewing pattern for a pajama top to continue sewing at home.

All fabric & sewing tools will be provided by Rightfully Sewn Academy and it's donors in order to promote and encourage a sustainable future in the fashion industry.

Class is taught by Academy Instructor Candice Brooks.

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Make the matching top (seen below) and robe in our Beginner Sew: Pajama Shorts & Intermediate Beginner Sew: Fleur Robe. Or get all three classes in our BEGINNER SEWING 3-CLASS PACKAGE: PJ SET with each class at only $68! (regularly $75 each, only 2 packages available)