Repairing your clothes by hand is a skill that can be done on a budget, on the run and on the path to keeping your well loved pieces out of landfill. We’re going over hand sewing from the basics all the way to decorative and reinforcing stitches. We’ll also discuss some sneaky little stitches that can level up the fit of your clothes. You’ll be able to close holes, cover holes, mend holes, and take care of some quick and dirty alterations on the fly.

We’ve figured out all the little tips and tricks and we can’t wait to share them with you!

You will leave with sewing samples of new techniques AND you will have the chance to use them on your own garments.

We’re partnering with First Kiss Tattoo and Vintage (right across the street!) for this class - during the 2 days of your class, you’ll receive 20% off their entire shop! (They have a nice big denim selection!). And, to celebrate your newfound skill set, you’ll be invited to the next Champagne & Shopping Party in their boutique with on-the-spot fittings and consults.

Bring:

• about 3-10 items to assess

• anything with a hole!

• anything with a small repair

• office appropriate pants / skirt / dress for blind hemming

• anything that needs just a little tweak in the fit (too-big button-up shirts/ dresses/ tees)

• anything that needs a little zhuzh and you’re not sure exactly what!

Learn how to:

• Tie a knot in your thread

• Start and finish a line of hand-stitching

• Running stitch

• Backstitch

• Invisible ladder stitch

• Add appliqué patches

• Sashiko stitching techniques + principles

• Blanket stitch

• Whip stitch

• Slip stitch

• Blind hem

• Do a fitting + experiment with with fit tweaks