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Join this class and learn the fundamentals of hand sewing! This class will teach you every day sewing skills and prepare you for more advanced techniques. Learn to repair your clothes, sew on buttons, and make minor alterations, such as hemming. This course will be exclusively working with hand sewing, so it is accessible for those who do not own a sewing machine. No sewing machines required. Materials: • Something carry your sewing kit in • Sewing kit: o Sewing needles o Fabric scissors o Snips (small scissors for snipping thread) o Thimble (optional but recommended) o Cotton fabric (any kind you like, could be an old sheet, factory cotton, or fun print) o Thread o Straight pins or clips as you prefer o Pencil o Sewing ruler (long, wide, see through o Tailor’s chalk/wax o Seam ripper Course outline Week 1: • Preparation: Cutting Fabric, Threading a needle • Stitching: Straight stitch, Back stitch, Carpet stitch Week 2: • Buttons: Attach button, Make button hole • Mending: Stitch up small hole, Patch a hole • Assemble your portable sewing kit Week 3: • Alterations: Hemming • Project: Bring in your own item to mend/alter OR Practice techniques
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Memorial Hall, Room 26
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9 Bailey Drive
Fredericton, NB, Canada
E3B 5A3
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