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Machine Basics: Hemming

  • Bolt Fabric Boutique 2904 Northeast Alberta Street Portland, OR, 97211 United States (map)

Sunday, June 14th
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Level 0: You’ve never touched a sewing machine before, or haven’t sewn in a long time.

Mending and fitting your own clothes is a great way to get into sewing. Hemming is a useful and approachable way to start. Bring a piece of clothing that you'd like to shorten and we'll get sewing.

If you're interested in learning but don't already have something you'd like hemmed, don't worry! We'll provide some garments you can choose from to learn and practice.

Taught by Vicky Brasseur of Evergreen Sewing.

    • Tour of the machine

    • How to thread and wind a bobbin

    • Basic stitch practice

    • How to care for your machine

    • Pressing and pinning technique

    • Measuring your garment to find your preferred hemline

    • Hemming your garment so it fits you just the way you like

  • Clothing items in need of hemming and coordinating thread. Sample garments will be provided if you don’t have something in mind already.

Our classroom is on the second floor and is currently only accessible by stairs. We are working on a solution to make our space accessible to everyone. Thanks for your understanding and patience while we work this out. You may e-mail us at classes@boltfabricboutique.com if you have any questions about this process.

Our cancellation policy can be found
here.

This class requires a minimum of 3 participants. The class may be subject to cancellation if the minimum enrollment is not achieved.
The teacher may reach out to you before the class begins with additional information.