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Beginning Sewing S1A - The Introduction
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Face it -- you know very little about sewing, if anything. Staples and duct tape are p
Early Morning FasTrack - Garment Sewing S1A, S1B, S1C
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A little under a year ago, we introduced something new to the schedule: our FasTrack Tier - an early morning S1A, S1B and S1C garment sewing series! Now you can confidently amass a myriad of sewing skills before you even set out for work! These sessions are intense, fast and furious, meeting twic
EmbroiderEase with Jeane and Susanne
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Jeane Starkey and Susanne Cole are two of the most remarkable people you’ll meet. Between the two of them, they own more sewing and embroidery machines than anyone we know! This cl
English Paper Piecing EPP1A - The Introduction
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden happens to be one of Russell's favorite quilt patterns. We're quite certain someone’s figured out how to do it by machine, but typically, it is sewn entir
Fit To Be Dyed
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This class is an introduction to hand dyeing natural fabrics utilizing Procion dyes. You’ll learn the fundamentals to gradation dyeing, so that not only will your creative sewing genius be evidenced by your sewing skill, but by your fabric dyeing finesse, too! 1 Session.
Hand Beading HB1A - The Introduction
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Another extraordinary embellishment technique, nothing speaks quite the same as beading on fabric. This class will introduce the fundamentals of beading on fabric by hand. All supplies provided.
Hand Quilting HQ1A - The Introduction
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Quilting in its simplest form is the means by which the backing, the filler and the top are connected -- tacked to each other. Quilting is then expressed in patterns that develop from your personal creative sewing genius and use of threads. This class will open the door to this amazing genius, an
Home Dec Arts HD101B - The Duvet
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Believe it or not, a duvet is simply an oversized pillow on a grander scale. Come on in for this three-hour lecture/demonstration that’ll take the mystery away and put your trepidation to bed! Learn how to calculate fabric re
Machine Mastery MM1 - The Introduction
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Wow! You just purchased one of the most amazing sewing machines on the planet! Be our guest at the first session of our Machine Mastery series. We'll make sure you are well-acquainted with your new pal that is certain to become one of the 7 wonders of your sewing world! We'll take you through th
Machine Mastery MM2 - Machine Embroidery
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The second in our Machine Mastery series, this session is devoted to realizing your machine embroidery aspirations! Open the door to that mysterious place, and fin
Machine Mastery MM3 - The Overlock
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You just purchased one of the coolest pieces of equipment in the entire sewing world -- a serger! And here's just the ticket to unlocking the potential of your new serger (aka an overlo
Machine Mastery MM5 - Non-Computerized Sewing Machines
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For value and performance, nothing beats the Baby Lock Maria and Natalie models or Husqvarna Viking’s 116 & 118 models! When you’re looking for an entry level sewing machine, these machines are great! Emeralds and
Mom & Me - Apronistas!
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With all the classes and scheduling, it’s practically impossible to find some nice one-on-one time with kids. New to our schedule, how about a class that’s fun, you can do together, and y
Photos to Fabric PTF
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The partnership between inkjet printers and printable fabrics is truly extraordinary. (The Monk Bag in the picture to the left is made of printable fabric!) Once you see how easy i
QuiltWorks - Beginning Quilting QW1A - Tomato Soup
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So, you're the kind of person that looks at a quilt and is dumbstruck by the idea that people actually cut perfectly fine fabric into bits and sew it back together. You're also the same person tha
QuiltWorks - Beginning Quilting QW1A - Uptown Amish
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So, you’re the kind of person that looks at a quilt and is dumbstruck by the idea that people actually cut perfectly fine fabric into bits and sew it back together. You’re also the sa
Rock Paper Scissors RPS1 - Rock Studio
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Introduce your child to his or her sewing potential with our Rock Paper Scissors Studio Series! Your child will develop his or her sewing skills and enthusiasm for this wonderful art form while making purs
Rock Paper Scissors RPS3 - Scissors Studio
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The Scissors Studio, our über teen sewing series is for our 13-16 year old students. This class opens up the realm of sewing to our teens as we draw from our cadre of adult classes and projects, b
Sewjourn Sew-In RPS123
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Winter break is here! And what a way to break in the winter with our newly devised 3-day sewjourn se
ThreadWorks TW1A - Free Motion Quilting Introduction
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You’ve mastered the basics of quilting: cutting, piecing, layering and binding. Come try your hand at free-motion quilting. In this session you'll learn all about threads, battings