About This Class
Befriend Your Sewing Machine
Instructor: Bianca
Course Schedule:
- Introductions
- Befriend: Look at each sewing machine, talk about bobbins, learn how to thread the machine, dos and don’ts (explore common errors and how to avoid them / troubleshoot them)
- Stitchin’ and bitchin’: Learn the stitches of your machine and what they are used for
- Finishing Line
- Share final projects and reflections
Skills instilled:
Learn the basics about your own sewing machine, how to thread it, what to pay attention to and how to solve common issues, like jumbled thread, and how to sew basic stitches.
Students should bring:
- Sewing Machine & accessories like power cord, foot peddle, needle, and bobbin(s) (empty is preferred)
- Note taking materials. Pen/Pencils and Paper or a notebook/ tablet for note taking/drawing
Sewing accessories such as thread and scrap fabric will be provided by CoLab.
Prerequisites:
Basic familiarity with machine sewing is preferable, but no prerequisite skill or knowledge is needed to participate.
Cost:
Each student is asked to contribute $10.00 for the materials.
Class Attendance:
Space and availablity in our classes are extremely limited so we ask that attendees please respect our instructors and others in the community:
- Please show up promptly at the start of the class.
- We understand that things happen but out of repect for others and our instructors:
- Those arriving more than 20 minutes late to a class may not be allowed entry. There are no refunds in this case.
- Please let us know if you are unable to attend ASAP so we can open your spot to someone else wanting to attend the class. Refund policy is listed below.
Refund policy:
We purchase materials in advance of each of our classes, and thus, we've updated our refund policy as follows:
- Cancellation up to 7 days before the event: 100% refund, excluding QGiv fees.
- Cancellation between 3 and 7 days before the event: 50% refund, excluding QGiv fees.
- Less than 3 days before the event: 0% refund.
You can choose to have your refund returned to you by 1) your original payment method, or 2) refund applied to a QGiv credit that you can use for a reiteration of this class or another class entirely.
No Show Policy:
CoLab offers classes at little to no cost to the community. Space is extremely limited and demand is high. If you register for this class, please make absolutely sure you can attend otherwise you will be taking a valuable spot from someone else and de-valuing our instructor's time (who donate their time to CoLab!). Because of this, we must insist that if you sign up and find that you can not make it, you must communicate that to us ASAP so we can fill your spot with someone else that can make it.
Simply email us at info@sdcolab.org. We get it, life happens but please consider others in these situations. Repeated violators will be asked to seek art instruction elsewhere.
About Bianca
Bianca is a seamstress and costume designer with over 20 years of experience. As an avid cosplayer, she focuses on character accurate details for her creations with some of her costumes winning Judge's Choice at Wondercon. She has helped many people realize their sewing and cosplay dreams by sharing her knowledge and expertise. In addition to textile crafting, she also works in leather, foam and resin.
Find us on the Web
Colab is run on donations and grants. If you would like to donate, please visit our donation page: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/sdcapcolabevents/
About This Class
Befriend Your Sewing Machine
Instructor: Bianca
Course Schedule:
- Introductions
- Befriend: Look at each sewing machine, talk about bobbins, learn how to thread the machine, dos and don’ts (explore common errors and how to avoid them / troubleshoot them)
- Stitchin’ and bitchin’: Learn the stitches of your machine and what they are used for
- Finishing Line
- Share final projects and reflections
Skills instilled:
Learn the basics about your own sewing machine, how to thread it, what to pay attention to and how to solve common issues, like jumbled thread, and how to sew basic stitches.
Students should bring:
- Sewing Machine & accessories like power cord, foot peddle, needle, and bobbin(s) (empty is preferred)
- Note taking materials. Pen/Pencils and Paper or a notebook/ tablet for note taking/drawing
Sewing accessories such as thread and scrap fabric will be provided by CoLab.
Prerequisites:
Basic familiarity with machine sewing is preferable, but no prerequisite skill or knowledge is needed to participate.
Cost:
Each student is asked to contribute $10.00 for the materials.
Class Attendance:
Space and availablity in our classes are extremely limited so we ask that attendees please respect our instructors and others in the community:
- Please show up promptly at the start of the class.
- We understand that things happen but out of repect for others and our instructors:
- Those arriving more than 20 minutes late to a class may not be allowed entry. There are no refunds in this case.
- Please let us know if you are unable to attend ASAP so we can open your spot to someone else wanting to attend the class. Refund policy is listed below.
Refund policy:
We purchase materials in advance of each of our classes, and thus, we've updated our refund policy as follows:
- Cancellation up to 7 days before the event: 100% refund, excluding QGiv fees.
- Cancellation between 3 and 7 days before the event: 50% refund, excluding QGiv fees.
- Less than 3 days before the event: 0% refund.
You can choose to have your refund returned to you by 1) your original payment method, or 2) refund applied to a QGiv credit that you can use for a reiteration of this class or another class entirely.
No Show Policy:
CoLab offers classes at little to no cost to the community. Space is extremely limited and demand is high. If you register for this class, please make absolutely sure you can attend otherwise you will be taking a valuable spot from someone else and de-valuing our instructor's time (who donate their time to CoLab!). Because of this, we must insist that if you sign up and find that you can not make it, you must communicate that to us ASAP so we can fill your spot with someone else that can make it.
Simply email us at info@sdcolab.org. We get it, life happens but please consider others in these situations. Repeated violators will be asked to seek art instruction elsewhere.
About Bianca
Bianca is a seamstress and costume designer with over 20 years of experience. As an avid cosplayer, she focuses on character accurate details for her creations with some of her costumes winning Judge's Choice at Wondercon. She has helped many people realize their sewing and cosplay dreams by sharing her knowledge and expertise. In addition to textile crafting, she also works in leather, foam and resin.
Find us on the Web
Colab is run on donations and grants. If you would like to donate, please visit our donation page: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/sdcapcolabevents/