Awesome Alterations: Hems for Every Occasion
Learn 6 different types of hems so you can customize just about any garment. In this in-person class you will learn 2 hand techniques and 4 using the machine:
1. Hand invisible hem
2. Hand invisible hem with lining and jump pleat
3. Machine invisible hem
4. Narrow machine hem
5. "Hollywood" jeans hem
6. Double needle "faux coverstitch" hem
Supplies, available at Grant House Sewing Center:
Standard sewing machine (capable of straight stitch and blind hem stitch; variable stitch length and width; variable needle positions; 2 thread capacity)
Presser feet: standard/zig-zag foot, zipper foot, narrow edge foot, blind hem foot, and 1/4" seam foot
Machine needles, double needle
Hand sewing supplies
Fabric for samples, for example 2-3 fat quarters
5/8" Stitch Witchery
Bias tape
Pins
Chalk
Tape Measure
Seam Gauge
Seam ripper
Sewing scissors
Thread
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Beginner to intermediate. Sewists should be familiar with their sewing machines (changing needles, feet, stitch settings, stitch width/length). |
| Instructor: | Elizabeth Bryant |
| Instructor Bio: | Elizabeth Vana Bryant is a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Fitting Instructor. She teaches in-person classes in Southern California, and virtual classes internationally through the magic of Zoom. She has been sewing for over 50 years, and has specialized in garment fitting and couture construction for over two decades. She has studied couture sewing under Susan Khalje and is the founding leader of the American Sewing Guild Los Angeles Chapter's Couture Group. You can reach her through her website, FitSewBeautiful.com. |
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