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Sew Your Own Underwear

  • Bolt Fabric Boutique 4928 B Northeast 29th Avenue Portland, OR, 97211 United States (map)

Thursday, August 13th
5:30 to 8:30pm
Level 1 : You can thread a machine and sew a straight line.


Build confidence working with knits while sewing a pair of undies!

    • How to thread and use a sewing machine

    • Basic sewing vocabulary

    • Sewing a straight line and maintaining a seam allowance

    • Techniques for cutting knit fabrics

    • Sewing knits on a domestic sewing machine

    • Finishing knit edges with elastic or trim

    • The Arccos (low waisted) or Median (high waisted) sewing pattern.

    • ½ to 1 yard Knit fabric with 50-75% stretch. 

    • Arccos pattern only: 3 yards lingerie or fold over elastic, stretch lace, or stretch trim

    • Median pattern only: 1- 1½ waistband elastic, 2 yards legband elastic (fold over, picot, etc.)

    • Coordinating thread


    The amount of fabric you need will depend on the size you choose and the width of fabric. Refer to the pattern instructions for details.

This is a Level 1 class. You’ll find more information about our class levels here!

Taught by Autumn Lapour.

Ages 18 and up.

Our refund and class policies can be found here.

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.

This class requires a minimum of 3 participants. The class may be subject to cancellation if the minimum enrollment is not achieved.

Earlier Event: July 28
Intro to Knits: Jesse Tee