Classes? Help?

I have checked at the local sewing stores for sewing classes. No luck. Tried the local Jr .college, not till sept. I am assuming the machine dealers only have classes for their machines.

Anyone in the Tulsa area wanna make a little money? Any suggestions on where else to look? I just need basic stuff like putting in zippers etc. It's a big switch from recovering cushions and making drapes to clothes :(

Dana

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bmoffett

The book I wish I had had when learning to sew clothes is Connie Crawford's Guide to Fashion Sewing. It uses RTW sewing methods adapted for home style machines, and is very step by step, with illustrations. Very efficient methods.

For more methods that are efficient, you might also want the videos or DVDs Margaret Islander did (islandersewing.com) or Judy Barlup's Japanese Tailoring (uniquetechniques.com) videos or DVDs. Also a good video on pressing techniques... the choices seem to be Cecelia Podolak's ceceliapodolak.com and Mary Roehr's (maryroehr.com) -- both are good, and though they overlap, they are complementary.

Try your local library first, and consider interlibrary loan, too.

Kay

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Kay Lancaster

Don't be too hasty until you make some phone calls to your local dealers. Both the local Viking dealers near me, where I have taken classes, have had people with in class that don't have Viking machines. The serger class I took had four non Viking machine ladies and the Heirloom sewing class had two non Viking machine ladies. I took a slip cover class at a Bernina dealer. When I called the Bernina dealer they said they would have the instructor call me, which he did. As long as I brought in my own machine and paid the instructor's fee there was no problem. With many of these dealers their instructors decide the charge and class size and as long as the class isn't "machine specific" they don't seem to have a problem with who takes the class. It might be worth your time to make a phone call.

Val

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Have you checked B Sew INN in Tulsa? If they do not have the class you are looking for I'll almost bet that they can put you in touch with someone Good luck from the catlady

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Dana, Go to

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While they offer mostly patterns one of the boxes is a list of sewing classes on CD (DVD?). And I know I saw another in my recent online travels I just don't remember where at the moment. AK in PA

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You might start with the "Reader's Digest New Complete Guide to Sewing". It has great chapters on most techinques.

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you can find an older edition, they were even better.http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&an=Reader%27s+Digest&y=14&tn=Complete+Guide+to+Sewing&x=20NAYY,

Beverly

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It takes practice, practice, and more practice.

I use embroidered Christmas-tree ornaments to keep children's attention: let them cover a stamped design with simple stitches, then stretch it over a cardboard circle and paste a circle of paper on the back. That way they can take a beginner's long stitches without compromising the integrity of the work -- and they have something nice at the end of the hour. (I've done this only a few times, but it's worked beautifully -- for those who don't get bored and run back to the Fellowship Hall.)

I would make adults make two and sew them back-to-back.

I use iron-on pencils to trace the designs and a circle to guide the gathering thread.

Joy Beeson

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