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Sewing Facings and Developing Facing Patterns [Student Feedback] Class starts on Apr 30th - Sign-up! Learn how to sew facings correctly and learn to develop your own facing patterns. Full Description	Altering RTW Jackets Class starts on Apr 9th - Sign-up! Get those expensive RTW Jackets to fit you! This class will focus on altering jackets that you've already purchased or sewn. Bonus: Upload photos of your muslin for personal fitting advice. Full Description
All About Buttons and Buttonholes Class starts on Apr 3rd - Sign-up! Buttons and buttonholes are so commonly used that we tend to accept them without really thinking about them. In this class learn to sew different buttonhole types, including: machine-sewn, corded, bound, hand-worked, slot seam, loops, and thread chains. Full Description	Understanding Sheer Fabrics [Student Feedback] Class starts on Mar 19th - Sign-up! Whether you are a novice or seasoned sewer, this class will delve into every aspect of sheer fabrics so that you're eager -- and confident -- to start sewing with them. Full Description
The Technique of Underlining Garments [Student Feedback] Class starts on Mar 5th - Sign-up! If sewing apparel is your passion, you'll be amazed how the technique of underlining improves your garments. Chances are, once you've underlined your first skirt, you'll be hooked. That's not to say that you'll underline each and every garment you sew. But you'll have this valuable technique in your sewing arsenal -- and you'll be able to judge when to employ it and bring your garments to another level. This class will teach you: what the difference is between lining, underlining, and interlining how to decide when to use an underlining which fabrics to use as underlining how to cut out and apply underlining to the fashion fabric how to make underlining do double duty as lining Full Description	Altering Pants Class starts on Feb 20th - Sign-up! Finally, an alterations class you've been waiting for! Learn to alter your own pants pattern or your favorite RTW pants for a perfect fit! Learn to alter for The Saggy Butt, The Gaping Waistband, Hemming Dilemmas, Bow Legs and last but not the least, Tapering Pant Legs. Bonus: Upload photos of your muslin for personal fitting advice. Full Description
Fun with Fitting - BODICE w Darts Class starts on Feb 18th - Sign-up! People who enjoy sewing love having a pattern that fits to perfection. Here's your chance to develop a darted bodice pattern that fits and is comfortable. You'll learn basic fitting concepts, more involved fitting techniques, as well as patternmaking skills so that you can effectively make the fitting changes to your pattern. Skills required: Basic sewing techniques. This class will appeal to all sewers who want to understand fitting techniques and develop a darted bodice that fits their body. Full Description	All About Linings This 16-lesson class will teach you what fabrics to use for linings, how to select the best lining fabric for a particular garment, how to draft a number of lining patterns, and how to care for lined garments. Full Description
Piped Pocket and Buttonhole [Student Feedback] Learn Kenneth's method of making the piped pocket and bound buttonhole Full Description	Create Original Hand-Dyed Fabrics in an afternoon With all the gorgeous dyed fabrics and scarves that are being used in fashion right now, wouldn't it be fun to do that yourself? It is really easier than you think! This class will take you from the basics on into different techniques for creating unique designs. Full Description
Bust Adjustments FULL BUST ADJUSTMENTS AND SMALL BUST ADJUSTMENTS In this 7-lesson class, you will learn the concepts of making a FBA and SBA, as well as how to actually make the pattern manipulation for side bust darts, armscye princess lines, shoulder princess lines, and bodices with raglan sleeves. Full Description	Blue Print to Blue Jeans Get an overview of denim, needles, threads, notions and tools that will help you get professional results. In this class you will learn how to adjust the pattern pieces to get a great fit. Full Description
Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Embellish with Pleats In this month's fashion club we will take a simple T-shirt pattern and transform it with a pleated accent and a darted neckline. I'll show you how to finish it with hand beading or machine stitching, whichever you prefer. You will also be given additional ideas for this twisted pleat embellishment within a skirt or jacket. Full Description	Understanding Interfacings [Student Feedback] Have you ever skipped using an interfacing when a pattern has called for it? Have you ever wondered which interfacing product you're supposed to use in a given situation? Have you ever thought that you should use an interfacing when the pattern did not call for one? This 15-lesson class will help you take control of using interfacings in your garment sewing. Your kit will include over 20 samples of different interfacings -- from those that give just a touch of support to those that provide firm and structured support -- for garment construction. Each sample is approximately 8" x 12" so that you'll have a handy reference guide and be able to test-apply potential interfacings to your fashion fabric when deciding which interfacing to use in future garments. Full Description
Knots and Frogs Using a frog closure is a classic way to spice up an otherwise plain garment. Learn Chinese knot, Snail Frog and Braid Frog in this interactive video (optional) class. Full Description	Classic French Jacket The is nothing more comfortable to wear than a jacket with quilted lining, in fact it is almost like wearing a sweater. Spoken of often in the couture sewing world, this technique is the creme de la creme. Full Description
More Knits The selection of knit fabrics that is available to sewers just keeps on growing! And for those of us who enjoy working with knits, this is great news. But how do you keep up with this expanding variety of knit fabrics? Join me now in exploring more than 25 knits that were not covered in Understanding Knit Fabrics. Full Description	All Hemmed Up Dust off your hemming accessory feet and see how easy it is to achieve a professional looking hems. Full Description
Fun with Fitting - SKIRTS Having a well-fitting basic skirt in your pattern collection provides you with a useful garment to make, and it gives you the starting point from which to develop fun and creative skirt designs. Not only is getting a skirt to fit straightforward, but it's also one of the best and easiest ways to learn fundamental fitting concepts. Full Description	Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Color Blocking Color blocking is being shown all over the runways from Winter to the Summer/Spring 2012 Collections. The best news is that you really don't need to buy a new pattern for this great look. I will show you how to alter your existing pattern to create this look. Full Description
Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Restyling Jacket Sleeves Learn the correct way to alter lined jacket sleeves. This lesson can be adapted to jackets you already own or one you are currently sewing. Full Description	Working with Faux Fur This class in working with faux fur will show the techniques that Kenneth has gleaned from working to remodel existing real vintage furs into new coats. Full Description
Understanding Knit Fabrics [Student Feedback] Learn the basics of sewing with Knit Fabrics Full Description	Clone your Favorite Garment Learn how to make a pattern from an existing garment, without taking the garment apart. Full Description
Seams Wonderful Learn to sew six different types of seams and tools and notions to help you achieve the perfect seams. Full Description	Birth of a Bustier [Student Feedback] Learn Kenneth's method of making the piped pocket and bound buttonhole Full Description
Break your Serger Out of the Box In this class you'll make friends with your serger. If you've been hesitant to take it out of the box, or if it's been sitting on the shelf way too long, this is the class for you. Learn how to use features like differential feed for smooth, pucke Full Description	Understanding Wool Fabrics This class delves into the wonderful world of wool fabrics: from light-as-a-breeze tissue wools and wool gauzes to oh-so-cozy mohairs and wool coatings. Full Description
Tweed Jacket Learn to sew this classic lined Tweed Jacket! This class can be adapted to any jacket pattern, preferably princess seams. Full Description	Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Tweed Skirt Sew up a fashionable tweed skirt that can be adapted to any of your straight skirt patterns. Bonus tutorial on sewing the lining your lining right to the skirt. Plus wardrobe revamp, up to date fashion tips and advice, and bonus natural beauty tip! Full Description
All Zipped Up Choosing the perfect zipper treatment depends on two things. What kind of fabric you're working with and where you're inserting the zipper. Join me for All Zipped Up! and learn how to put in a variety of zippers like a front fly and an invisible Full Description	Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Tapering Pant Legs Learn to Alter your own clothing. Alteration of the month - Tapering Pant Legs. Plus wardrobe revamp, up to date fashion tips and advice, and bonus natural beauty tip! Full Description
Sew a Metallic Shirt We will take you through the construction process of making a long-sleeved, yoked shirt with a set-on collar. At the end, you will have learned something while giving yourself a fab shirt to wear on festive occasions! Full Description	Fashion Club with Angela Wolf - Gapping Waistband Learn to Alter your own clothing. Alteration of the month - the gapping waistband. Plus wardrobe revamp, up to date fashion tips and advice, and bonus natural beauty tip! Full Description
Rigid Handbag Construction [Student Feedback] Learn to make a structured handbag from Kenneth King! Full Description	Soft Handbag Construction [Student Feedback] This class on what Kenneth calls "soft handbag construction" evolved from techniques he developed to create his couture accessories. With this technique, you can create a handbag that is simple or more complex, one that will be beautifully finished Full Description
Couture Hand Stitches While our sewing machines are essential, so is hand-stitching. You'll be amazed at the impact that carefully applied hand-stitches can have on a garment Full Description	Club EMB - Embroidered Buttonholes Embroidered buttonholes are perfect when you are trying to stitch on fabric that doesn't do well under a traditional buttonhole foot -- you get perfect results every time! Plus, these buttonholes have a little something extra--little embroidered det Full Description
Fun with Machine Embroidery [Student Feedback] When you have the know-how to embroider on different fabrics and get perfect results, machine embroidery can be so much fun. How well embroidery designs stitch out really depends on the choices you make regarding stabilizer and other notions. Full Description	The Little Black Dress It's a fashion classic -- and it's the one dress that everyone should have in their wardrobe! To help you create one, we'll explore all the elements from a couture point of view, from choosing a pattern to the final finishing details. Full Description
Club EMB - Embroidered Monograms Learn how to position initials on the cuff of a man's dress shirt or upgrade pillowcases to family heirloom status. We'll explore different fonts--everything from fun and funky to elegant and formal. If you don't own embroidery software, I'll show y Full Description	Top 10 Couture Techniques With Susan Khalje [Student Feedback] Join couture dressmaker, author, TV host and master teacher Susan Khalje for another couture class, this time concentrating on top 10 couture techniques, you'll love to use! Full Description
Wedding Gowns 101 [Student Feedback] Join the expert - Susan Khalje, master teacher, couture dressmaker, Threads Contributing Editor and author of Bridal Couture, for an in-depth look at creating wedding gowns. Full Description	Club EMB - Embroider on Paper Learn how to select designs, stabilizers and needles for embroidering on paper. Get creative by combining embroidery designs with printed words, decorative stitches or a hand written message. Full Description
Club EMB - Applique Join me for Club EMB this month to learn how to work with machine applique designs. Full Description	Origami Welt, Piped Pocket and More Learn Kenneth's method of making the piped pocket and bound buttonhole Full Description
Tassels Kenneth will show you how to make a tassel out of readily-available materials, and customize it to your project. Full Description	Club EMB - Freestanding Lace Learn how to embroider free standing lace designs. These pretty snowflakes are stitched on washaway stabilizer that melts away leaving a lace design that perfect for hanging in in the window or decorating the tree! Full Description
Club EMB - When something goes wrong! When you're working with your embroidery machine, lots of things can go wrong. Join me for Club EMB for simple steps to help avoid embroidery disasters... and learn what to do when something does go wrong! Full Description	The Lace Class with Susan Khalje Recognized as the expert on working with fine lace, Susan Khalje, couturiere and author of Bridal Couture as well as a number of lace articles for Threads Magazine, shares her expertise with PR members. Full Description
Club EMB - Combining Embroidery Designs Learn how to combine a small design into a larger masterpiece. We will explore different ways to play with arranging a leaf/acorn design into a wreath. Full Description	Leather 101 Sewing with leather (real or faux) isn't as daunting as some people would believe. With basic knowledge and a few extra tools, you can sew leather garments or accessories easily. Full Description
Decon to Recon your Jeans Forget those run-of-the-mill denim skirts you see in store with the little triangle insert under the zipper. Deconstruct your jeans and reconstruct them into a one-of-a-kind. Work with the denim fabric created by deconstructing the jeans or introduc Full Description	Club EMB - Embroider on Leather Did you know that you can use fusible stabilizer and metallic threads? Discover all kinds of fun stuff about embroidering on leather! Full Description
Zippered Welt Pocket [Student Feedback] The welt zipper pocket is a useful addition to a variety of projects, from the lining pockets of handbags to pockets on designer jackets. Full Description	Embellishment and Trims Workshop In this class we will cover how to manipulate the trims to create the embellishment, by making a sample of the work. The student will create a sample of the embellishment which may be adapted to attach to the flap of an evening bag. Full Description
Couture Strap Seam Construction [Student Feedback] The strap seam is a hallmark of couture construction. Its only function is decorative, but it can add interest to an otherwise plain garment. Full Description