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Class levels

Level 0 - No experience required!
Level 1 - You've taken intro to sewing OR you're comfortable setting up a sewing machine and using it to make a straight                       stitch and are ready for your next project
Level 2 - You've made a 1-3 small projects and want to learn garment and quilt making basics
Level 3 - You've made a handful of small - medium sized projects and are ready for a more complex project
Level 4 - You've made a few garments and are comfortable working with sewing patterns
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Sew Garments - Elastic Waist Pants (May)

Level 3 | Sew your first pair of pants in a weekend!

Starts May 31
245 US dollars
Sincere Studio

Class Description

This is a weekend intensive class, which meets Saturday and Sunday, May 31st & June 1st from 2-6pm. Elastic waist pants are the perfect entry point into making your own pants! In this class students will choose from two patterns: The Free Range Slacks which are a simple relaxed fit design, drafted for a cis woman's body, with a wide leg or tapered leg view and interesting construction details, or The Rambler Pants, which are designed for a cis man's body, have a faux fly and a slightly tapered leg. Elastic waist pants are perfect secret pajamas, comfy enough for lounging, but super stylish and cute on all types of bodies. Students will learn important sewing skills, terms, and techniques. In this class students will learn: -How to lay out, read, and interpret a pattern. -How to sew from a pattern, including straight and curved seams. -How to finish seams with a serger. -How to insert elastic into a channel. -How to hem pants. Materials List: - Sew House Seven Free Range Slacks Pattern (size range: 23” - 57” waist, 34” - 65” hip) - OR Friday Pattern Company Rambler Pants (size range: 30" - 58" waist, 33" - 59" hip) - Fabric required for your size (bottom weight fabrics that are not too heavy: midweight linen-cotton blends, lightweight canvas, midweight cotton twill) -1.5 yards 1½ ” no roll waistband elastic (Sincere Studio will provide elastic) -Spool of matching thread If you fall outside the size range of either of these pants patterns, please reach out and we can help source an alternate pattern.

Class Policies

-Class instruction starts no later than 5 minutes after the class start time. Participants who arrive later may miss instruction or demonstrations. -Sincere Studio will be sending out emails with important class information, including lists of materials students may need to bring to class. If you do not receive an email, please let us know! hello@sincerestudiopdx.org ***Sincere Studio's refund, rescheduling and cancellation policy*** 100% refund - cancellation or reschedule more than two weeks prior to class start or up to 24 hours after booking One time reschedule - reschedule less than two weeks but more than 48 hours prior to class start; Sincere Studio will only provide one reschedule per class booking. No refund or class credit for cancellations or reschedule requests less than 48 hours Multi-week classes longer than two weeks will now require 1 week cancelation notice for class credit and two weeks cancelation notice for a full refund. We are not able to provide refunds, class credit, or reschedules for cancellations made less than 1 week in advance for multi-week courses that are three weeks or longer. Thank you for your understanding. To cancel or reschedule, please email us at hello@sincerestudiopdx.org

Contact Details

  • 2134 North Flint Avenue, Portland, OR, USA

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