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Learn about basic sewing, natural and manmade fabrics and sustainability
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Sewing Sustainably for Beginners
Learning how to sew can be incredibly fulfilling. If you love fabrics and textiles now is the time to add sewing to your skills set. Sarah has spent years working in the clothing industry and teaching associated skills. Join Sarah, as she takes you through the process of setting yourself up for a successful start to your new hobby or possibly career! This class is perfect for beginners who want to create with a conscience. In this class you will learntips on setting up your sewing, cutting out and pressing spacehow to use your sewing machine and avoid common problemsabout different fabric and how to handle themsewing with straight stitch and zigzagthe importance of pressingfinishing raw edges with a facing and edge stitchWhat you will doSet up your sewing, cutting out and pressing spaceFind your sewing machine manual or download one and familiarise yourself with the basics of preparing your machine for sewing. I will point out common problem areas. Build your awareness of fabrics by looking at different garments. Think about what fabric has been chosen and whyConsider what impact different fabrics could have on the environmentExperiment with straight and zigzag stitch on natural and manmade fabricsExperiment using edge stitch to finish the raw edge of a fabricSew a small sample facing as a raw edge finish and use edge stitchBuild up a portfolio of samples and put notes with them to say what worked and what did not. Your mistakes are an important part of the process! This is the starting point for making simple garments. Once you understand your machine and start building up your fabric knowledge you will have the confidence to tackle other sewing project. Use the skills you gain to go on and learn more complicated sewing techniques.
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