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Adult Classes

Sew Kailua Beginning Sewing for Adults

Our Beginning Sewing classes are fun and give you real results.  

Sewing is a great way to get your hands and ideas working together.  You will laugh, feel creative and you may wonder why you waited so long to sit at a sewing machine

Adult Beginning Sewing 

3 Thursdays 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

August 13, 20 & 27

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you will learn in Sewing 101:

  • use a sewing machine
  • trouble-shoot simple machine issues (that happen all the time)
  • make a variety of finish seams
  • sew a buttonhole and button
  • make and use a simple pattern
  • fabric facts
  • the mysteries of thread choice
  • the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of sewing supplies
  • repurposing tips and more

After three weeks you will know your way around the sewing machine, know how to trouble shoot when things go wrong, have made a simple market bag you designed and be ready for the next project.

What you need for the Adult Sewing 101 class:

Much of what you need for this class is already in the studio. We have machines and all the sewing tools you will need. Repurposing is a huge part of what we do at Sew Kailua and it is my hope to show you that there is unused fabric everywhere in your life.  To that end I have lots of repurposed fabric in here in the studio.

If you have a sewing machine you would like to learn to use, please bring it with you. If you do, bringeverything you got with it: sewing feet, all the plugs and cords and the instruction book.

Here is what we are going to be doing in Sewing 101:

  • week 1: Getting started: You learn how to use the machine and get a little history that will change the way you look at a sewing machine and everything in your closet. We will learn the basic functions of the sewing machine and do some practice stitching that is both functional and fun and learn a few finish stitches (these are the things on the inside of your clothes) and learn the basics about fabric and thread.
  • week 2:  Make a bag: We will follow pattern for a simple bag that works for you! We will learn the ABCs of pinning, pattern use and fabric cutting in combination with the skills from day 1.  If you bring your own fabric you will need 1 yard of cotton or cotton blend – no stretch, please.
  • week 3: Finish your bag and if we have time make a simple 2nd project

— Kamuela