Jean Making Workshop - Sunday
Do your jeans gap in the back? Do your jeans ride down in the back and ride up in the front? Is the waistband of your jeans often to lose and it the hips? Or do you find the legs are just too skinny! Join us for this Jean Making workshop where you will learn how to fit yourself to a T to the perfect fit jeans! Once you make a pair of Ginger jeans you will not want store bought jeans! The process is not as difficult as you think!
The Workshop
We will begin the workshop with learning how to measure – waist, high hip, low hip, derrière, and most importantly crotch measurements. We then compare those measurements to those of the pattern.
The cost of this Workshop is $295 for the weekend and Weekday workshop and the two Sunday Workshop is $325, includes use of shop equipment, lunch, and snacks (with the weekend workshop), 16+ hours of guided sewing instruction. We will use the Ginger Jeans Pattern for the workshop with is a curvy girl fit and two style – regular waist and high-rise skinny jeans using stretch denim. We can provide the kits.
You will learn how to choose the correct size, how to insert a fly-front zipper, how to topstitch, serged seam finishes and flat seams for comfort, and then adding the jean button and rivets. We will also learn some quick techniques for a faster jean sew. You may NOT finish your jeans in class but you will be able to complete at home.
*Please review our Workshop and Class Policies.
Three Day Weekend Work Shop
Since this class can be a bit more work it will begin at 4 PM on Friday where we will go over sizing, setting up your machine for the next day, reviewing some basics then returning Saturday and Sunday to finish-up.
Friday – sizing, setting up machine, basic review
Saturday – laying out pattern, fabric and makings, cut out, serging, and beginning to sew.
Sunday – finish sewing, and try on
Week Day Evening Workshop – Tuesday and Thursday
You receive all the same instruction as a weekend workshop except you class is broken up into three weeks - Tuesday and Thursday hours 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Week 1 Day 1 – Fitting and sizing
Week 1 Day 2 – Pattern Layout and cutting
Week 2 Day 3– Time saving sewing – pockets and topstitching
Week 2 Day 4 – Pockets and fly front
Week 3 Day 5 – Sewing it all together, fitting, and final adjustments
Week 3 Day 6 – Final adjustments and fitting
Sunday to Sunday Class $325
This two-day class is a bit more intensive and for those that have limited time and still want to learn. You receive all the same instruction as a weekend workshop except you class is broken up into two weeks on a Sunday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Lunch and Continental breakfast will be served. Please have your pattern prepped and measurements completed. You may not finish the jeans in class.
Week 1 Sunday – laying out pattern, fabric and markings, cut out, serging, pockets and fly front, some top-stitching and sewing.
Week 2 Sunday – Sew all the pieces together, try on, and final adjustments
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | You have taken a beginner sewing class Have sewn some other projects |
| Materials Included: | Bernina Basic Sewing Machine for use in class, rulers, basic thread, and other notions. |
| Requirements: | Jean Kit - Purchased from Sew Chic Ginger Jean Pattern - Purchased from Sew Chic |
| Instructor: | Donna Whitaker |
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