This class helps you become comfortable doing basic alterations on your own. The topics include taking seams apart and adjusting seams on shirts, jackets, dresses, pants, skirts, and other garments.
Coursework may include but not limited to:
Basic Alterations:
Get to know the basics of sewing and garment construction with this introduction to sewing skills and theory! Over the course, students will become familiar with different machine stitches and their functions; how to follow basic patterns; the correct use of chalk, rulers, scissors, and pins; different hand seams and finishes; and attaching buttons, hook-and-eye closures, and elastic. You can learn on our machines or bring your own! With rich experience in teaching sewing classes to a wide variety of students, Lana Gerimovich teaches you a simple, easy class where you’re sure to gain basic sewing skills!
Basic Sewing:
This class helps you become comfortable doing basic alterations on your own. The topics include taking seams apart and adjusting seams on shirts, jackets, dresses, pants, skirts, and other garments. Finally, you will finish that pair of pants you’ve been wanting to shorten, or that dress or shirt you’ve always wanted to take in!
Intermediate Sewing:
This course is an in-depth learning experience covering advanced topics such as high-level sewing techniques, pattern drawing, in-depth tailoring and alterations, advanced creating of drapery and home decor accents, and specialized machine knowledge. Your basic sewing skills will advance to a professional level, guaranteed!
Services we offer
We specialize in many of your clothing needs from custom designed one of a kind wedding dresses/bridal gowns, modest/temple wedding dresses, evening gowns to costumes for performance. We also provide high end bridal alteration, couture alterations for women and quality tailoring for man including restyling and resizing existing wardrobe.
In addition, Alis Fashion Design showcases bespoke evening gown collection designed by our designer Lana Gerimovich at various fashion shows. Also, we have a variety of private sewing classes from beginners to advanced learners.
What better way to spend your spare time than to sew with your friends?! Join us in the studio to work on a make-and-take project that you can start and finish in just one day. Come for a half day workshop and make your own custom banner!
This class is about Fitting those Garments. Learn to bring in a jeans waistband if it gapes in the back, take in a blouse without changing the shape or add darts to adjust the fit, change the cut of your jeans and more!
Learn the parts of your sewing machine along with sewing terms as you thread your machine, wind a bobbin, and more while sewing a little project. Find out how and when to adjust machine tension, change needles, and trouble shoot common sewing problems.
The Mood U 6-Week Beginner Sewing Course for Children (ages 9-15) is a set of six (6) consecutive weekly in-store classes designed to teach the fundamentals of sewing by creating a simple bag from start to finish!
Now is the time to finish all of those tops that have been piling up! Learn techniques like stitch in the ditch, free motion, and how to use your walking foot. If you have a Bernina with a BSR (Bernina Stitch Regulator) we will introduce you to that as well.
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