Sewing Lab

Everything sewing is right at Sewing Lab!
Bring your project whether it is a garment, home textile, or mending project. I will guide you to get it finished and looking fantastic! Please check out the lookbook to see the wide variety of projects that have passed through the doors of Sewing Lab! Click below for the schedule.

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Private Class

Sign up for a one-on-one consultation should you like help with a special project, want a to brush up on old skills or acquaint yourself with a new sewing machine......

If you are signing up for Sewing Lab and would like to polish up on sewing machine skills I offer a discounted ..........

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Geting started!!
Easy machine sewing projects 

Check out cool beginner projects (patterns available for free at Sewing Lab).

Stonemountain and Daughter in Berkeley is my favorite fabric store! Check out their fabrics and pattern selection and in particular the "beginners binder"  

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Teen and Tween
Fashion Studies

Fashion Studies weekly class
Make your own clothing and accessories or UPCYCLE a second hand store find!
Minimum age is 10. Max 4 students.
 $395. Most materials are provided.
Bring your sewing machine. (There is one loaner machine available)
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Wednesdays 4-6 pm
October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20.
$395
Registration is open.

Class location: 64 Louise St, San Rafael
To register and for questions please contact me HERE

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Basic
machine sewing.

Bring your machine and learn the very basics of machine sewing. After practising sewing straight, threading, bobbins, seam allowance, tension, problem solving and all else basic, we'll be ready to tackle our first project--a tote bag. I supply the pattern.
Please bring your own canvas or interior weight fabrics or pick out something from my stash of designer fabrics). 

Saturday October 19
10-3pm
$195


Contact me HERE
if you like advice on the purchase of a sewing machine, please contact me.

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Introduction to Garment Construction.
Make a top

Make a simple top and learn a lot!
We'll be using 100 Acts of Sewing pattern company's simple top pattern.
It is provided and part of the class fee.
Bring a linen or a soft cotton fabric.
TBD
In order to comprehend the class content, please have basic machine sewing experence and some good old common sense . 

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Perfect Pants Class
This pant fitting class is designed to give each participant a well fitting pant (slack) pattern and you will complete a pair of pants in class. It is not a jean or a loose fitting pant pattern. You may choose high/low waist, length, leg width and whether to do pockets, or side zipper or fly zipper. Lots of personal freedom! .Ginny Winter, who headed the Fashion Department at Sonoma State and an expert "fitter" will be doing the fit work. You will go home with a pair of pants and a well fitting pattern to make many more!  Schedule TBD         Max 5 students. Material fee: $30, payable at class start. (includes pattern, muslin, and pattern paper. Choose a pattern below. https://fitforartpatterns.com/product/eureka-pants-that-fit/ (preferred for advanced basic skill level ) https://truebias.com/collections/all/products/lander-pant-short-1 (intermediate sewing)  Class takes place at 64 Louise Street, San Rafael

To register please contact Pia [email protected]

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Perfect Shirt Class

This class is designed to give each participants a well fitting shirt pattern and a  completed a shirt..
 You will learn to construct a traditional (tailored) shirt, learn about fitting, seam finishes, darts, collar bands, yokes, setting a sleeve, pockets, hems and front bands. Each student will make a well fitting muslin and continue with the fashion fabric and the mentioned techniques, to create a  beautiful shirt and your own personal well fitting paper pattern 
This class is taught by Ginny Winter with Pia Andersson as the co teacher.
 Ginny's expertise in fitting, garment construction and patttern making stems from years of teaching at SRJC and SFJC at the Fashion Studies Programs and at the Costume Department at Sonoma State University.
Cost $450
Mondays September 30, October 7, 14, 21.
10-1pm.

(There may be some homework).
Please bring one of the following base pattern to class:

Vouge 8689, 9029.
Burda 6849, 7136
Butterick 6852, 6747
Grainline Studio-the Archer Button Up Shirt
Style Arc- the Clayton Shirt.

Please be a an Advanced Basic Beginner Sewist to comprehend class content.
To register please contact Pia at [email protected]





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