Open Sewing Lab Wednesday 9:30-3:30

Open labs are set up for people to quilt or sew on any project they wish at their own pace with the help of an instructor.

If you are brand new to sewing, Learn to Sew1- your first step and then move in to an Open Lab.

If you need a lot of help altering and fitting your pattern or construction techniques, may we suggest an Alter and Hacking Patterns or Learn to Sew 2/3 class that include the use of a sewing machine and techniques.

Skill Level:

intermediate

Skill Details:

Able to thread a machine, operate a sewing machine, basic construction skills

Materials Included:

serger, pattern paper, rulers, cutting mats

Requirements:

Bring you own sewing machine

Instructor Bio:

Ryliss Bod is the Founder and Director of the Sewing & Design School and has extensive experience teaching Fashion Construction and Design at a Washington State Technical College. She instructed courses for both continuing education and career training in all levels of sewing construction, home dÃ©cor construction, fashion accessory construction, fashion design, fitting & pattern alterations, pattern-making, textiles, history of fashion and quilting.

She received her teaching degree in K-12 grades and studied art, clothing and textiles at Central Washington University, pattern-making and CAD at Gerber Technology, fashion design at the Paris Fashion Institute, pattern-making and construction techniques with Kenneth D. King and countless others.

Throughout her career she developed workshops and fashion shows, hired instructors and conducted fashion and fabric shopping field trips to Portland, San Francisco and New York. Ryliss has been a Contributing Editor at Sew News Magazine, Threads Magazine, judge for the 2014 RAGS Benefit, Make it With Wool and the Washington State 4-H Dress Revue and host of Instagram's Sew Photo Challenge #sewApril2017 through 2024 and #madewithwoolcontest.. She may be contacted at ryliss@comcast.net.

Open Sewing Lab Wednesday 9:30-3:30

Cost:

$ 80.00

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 9:30 am to 3:30 pm