Sewing, Needlework and Upholstery Courses

This two part upholstery class will develop and refine your upholstery skills through hands-on instruction aligned with real-world applications. In this course, you’ll expand your knowledge of materials, tools, and construction techniques while working on progressively more detailed projects. You’ll practice skills such as spring work, cushion construction, and fabric application, developing techniques that are directly applicable in upholstery-related work settings. With instructor guidance, you’ll strengthen your technical abilities and gain the experience needed to take on more complex projects with confidence. Part 1 of 2.

Students are required to sign up for both Part 1 and 2.

This two-part upholstery class will develop and refine your upholstery skills through hands-on instruction aligned with real-world applications. In this course, you’ll expand your knowledge of materials, tools, and construction techniques while working on progressively more detailed projects. You’ll practice skills such as spring work, cushion construction, and fabric application, developing techniques that are directly applicable in upholstery-related work settings. With instructor guidance, you’ll strengthen your technical abilities and gain the experience needed to take on more complex projects with confidence. Part 2 of 2.

Students are required to sign up for both Part 1 and 2.

This course introduces the basics of sewing. The topics covered include operation of a sewing machine, familiarity with essential equipment, choosing and preparing a pattern, information on fabric and interfacing selection, and construction of a simple project (typically a skirt) which includes key garment construction techniques: Students will learn: Fabric selection, understanding a pattern; laying out a pattern, marking details, sewing seams; inserting a basic zipper; adding pockets, attaching a waistband and hemming techniques. This is also a great refresher course. Individual help is given along with demonstration of techniques to complete each aspect of garment sewing.

Start your Saturday with creativity, community, and the gentle hum of sewing machines. Our Saturday Morning Sewing Lab is a relaxed, come-as-you-are space where sewists can work side-by-side, learn from one another, and enjoy the joy of making something with their hands. Each month, the Sewing Lab opens its doors for studio time — bring your own project or try something new. Whether you’re hemming pants, quilting, mending, crafting gifts, or building on your basic skills, this is a welcoming place to explore your skills at your own pace.

In this adventurous beginner and beyond class you’ll make a beanie style hat with a color gradient design. We’ll use this project to explore stranded colorwork, including uses, tips, techniques and troubleshooting. We’ll also touch on working in the round, reading patterns and charts, and color theory in fibers. If time allows, we’ll talk about creating your own designs.

Students should know basic crochet stiches -- such as chain, slip stitch, single and double crochet – and have experience completing a few projects. Students will need to supply their own materials (yarn, hook, notions) for the class project. Details will be sent prior to class.

Ready to knit your first sweater? In this class, you'll learn to create a custom-fit, top-down raglan pullover while building the skills and confidence to tackle future sweater projects. You'll practice knitting in the round, shaping with short rows, increasing and decreasing stitches, using the Magic Loop method, and finishing with duplicate stitch techniques. Designed for knitters who are comfortable with the basics, this class will guide you through every step of creating a sweater you'll be proud to wear.
The pattern and a complete materials list will be emailed to you upon registration so you'll be ready to cast on at the first class.

Knitting is both a time honored and rapidly growing craft that offers fun, relaxation and the joy of creativity. In this class, you’ll learn how to choose and interpret a pattern and select equipment and yarn. You will also learn to cast on, knit, purl, fix common mistakes, knit in the round, and bind off a project. You will leave the class with finished projects. No prior knitting experience needed.

Crochet is the latest hot fiber art! In this class you will learn equipment selection, basic crocheting stitches and processes, pattern interpretation, yarn study, perfecting gauge, and joining a seam. We’ll work on fun, useful and interesting projects to perfect your skills. No prior crochet experience is required for this class.

In this Adventurous Beginner and beyond class you’ll make a scarf with a graphic swirl design. We’ll use this project to explore intarsia colorwork, including uses, tips, techniques and troubleshooting. We’ll also touch on reading patterns and charts, finishing techniques and color theory in fibers. If time allows, we’ll talk about creating your own designs. Students should know basic crochet stiches -- such as chain, slip stitch, single and double crochet – and have experience completing a few projects. Students will need to supply their own materials (yarn, hook, notions) for the class project. Details will be sent prior to class.

Have you mastered the knit and purl stitch and are ready to up your knitting game? In this class we will learn to create lace, cables, mosaic color-work and stranded color-work in small doable projects. Skills will include reading pattern charts, provisional cast-ons, seaming pieces, icord, and correcting tension, among others. You must have basic knitting skills.

n this adventurous beginner and beyond class you’ll make a small bag with a diamond pattern. We’ll use this project to explore tapestry colorwork, including uses, tips, techniques and troubleshooting. We’ll also touch on reading patterns and charts, finishing techniques and color theory in fibers. If time allows, we’ll talk about creating your own designs.

Students should know basic crochet stiches -- such as chain, slip stitch, single and double crochet – and have experience completing a few projects. Students will need to supply their own materials (yarn, hook, notions) for the class project. Details will be sent prior to class.

Advanced beginner to intermediate crochet skills – know the basic stitches and concepts, know how to join in new yarn, be comfortable reading a standard pattern, have completed 2-3 small projects.

Learn how to create the foundational pattern blocks used in apparel fashion design. You'll take accurate body measurements and draft custom-fit bodice, skirt, sleeve, and trouser blocks tailored to your own measurements. Along the way, you'll explore the principles of fit analysis and basic pattern adaptation, giving you the skills to adjust patterns for a better fit. You'll leave the course with a personalized set of pattern blocks that you can use as the foundation for future sewing projects designed specifically for your body.
Skill Level: Beginner

Bring your Halloween costume idea to life while building the sewing skills to make it a reality. You'll design, construct, and complete a custom costume as you learn sewing fundamentals, pattern modification, fitting techniques, and creative embellishment methods. With guidance throughout the process, you'll create a one-of-a-kind costume and gain the confidence and skills to design and sew future costumes on your own.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Take your sewing machine or serger out of storage—or out of the box—and learn how to use it with confidence. You'll become familiar with your machine's parts, basic operation, maintenance, stitching techniques, troubleshooting, and finishing methods. Through several hands-on, skill-building projects, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to operate your machine independently and be ready to tackle future sewing projects.Skill Level: Beginner