November 18 - December 16, 2024
Machine Sewing Basics
Memorial Hall, Room 26 • 9 Bailey Drive Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5A3 Organized by University of New Brunswick College of Extended Learning
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About this event
If you are a beginner enthusiastic sewer, this is the course for you! This course will guide you from the very beginning of your sewing journey, starting with the first steps of sewing machine operation. At the end of five weeks, you’ll be able to confidently operate a sewing machine to alter your clothing, do basic repairs, and make simple custom pieces. The important thing to remember going into this course is that mistakes are your best tool for learning! Materials: • Something carry your sewing kit in • Sewing kit: o Sewing needles o Fabric scissors o Snips (small scissors for snipping thread) o Thimble (optional but recommended) o Cotton fabric (any kind you like, could be an old sheet, factory cotton, or fun print) o Thread o Straight pins or clips as you prefer o Pencil o Sewing ruler (long, wide, see through o Tailor’s chalk/wax o Seam ripper • Sewing machine • Bobbins • Small flathead screwdriver (usually comes with sewing machine) • Regular presser foot