Start with the basic machine knitting techniques and stitches including cast-on, cast-off, stripe, increasing, decreasing, ribbing, and cables. You will put together a binder of knit swatches. No need to own your own machine, PFI provides the machines and tools for this class.
DurationIn 12 weeks, you will learn how to use a knitting machine, make sample stitches, go on to make a garment. Then come back to use our machines for your own projects!
Description
Start with the basic machine knitting techniques and stitches including cast-on, cast-off, stripe, increasing, decreasing, ribbing, and cables. You will put together a binder of knit swatches. No need to own your own machine, PFI provides the machines and tools for this class. No experience required, just enthusiasm and desire to create your own knits in far less time than hand-knitting.
Move on to learn advanced shaping and contouring techniques including godets, short row circular sections, short rows technique, bust shaping, oval shapes, and short row darts to add beautiful contours to your knitwear. You will construct a hooded sweater vest on Silver Reed LK150 mid-gauge single bed machines and a Hague professional linker. Get access to Silver Reed and Passap double bed machines. Learn to shape knits, finish seams and edges.
Fashion Education for the Nation
Portland Fashion Institute was founded in 2002 as Portland Sewing with a beginning sewing class for just four students. Now, PFI offers beginner, intermediate and advanced sewing classes as well as three certificate programs in apparel business.
PFI graduates have gone on to do beautiful things. They hold executive positions at apparel manufacturers, compete (and win) at the highest level, and run their own thriving businesses. They fuel the fashion industry in Portland and around the world.
PFI courses can help you become industry proficient in clothing design, patternmaking, construction, manufacturing and production. All of our teachers work in apparel and are well-versed in current techniques. We are apparel people teaching apparel people. We welcome you to join us!
PFI Mission Statement
Portland Fashion Institute is a nonprofit fashion design school with a mission to introduce creative people to the apparel skills they need to get a job or better job in the industry — or to simply enjoy a more productive life. We believe in a debt free education while promoting a diverse, progressive, sustainable and ethical industry. Our goals:
— Changing people’s lives. Making fashion dreams come true.
— Real skills, real jobs, real world knowledge
As we reopen in-shop classes we have a small group capacity of 4 students per instructor. We are interested in maximizing your learning experience and our collective safety. Please note, all class fees are non-refundable.
I teach using a projector and camera so that you can clearly see my demos. We will work on 5 beautiful and fun motifs that you can put on your own quilts using your home sewing machine. Get ready to finish that stack of tops!
In Learn to Knit 1, you will learn how to read a simple pattern, cast on, make the knit stitch, purl stitch, bind off, and create a smooth seam, all while making an adorable pillow.
Learn to quilt a block, a row or a bed-size quilt with quilting sewing techniques. You will learn to create perfect quilt blocks, eliminate complicated math for borders and sashing, overcome ugly quilt backs, select the best hoop for the quilt, support the weight of the quilt
You will learn how to work basic cables by knitting the Chevron Cable Headband by Kristy Grainger
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