Do you have a pattern that you love, but are unhappy with how the finished garment fits? Are you stuck on a sewing challenge? Have you stopped sewing because you are frustrated with how things fit you? This workshop offers a great opportunity to work individually with Sarah to get your favorite pattern fitted, to get your sewing challenges addressed, and to sew with others who share your passion.

We will focus on fitting throughout the weekend since having a pattern that fits is often a problem for sewers. While you are not required to have a garment fit, many people take advantage of Sarah’s expertise to get a beautifully fitting pattern. Having such a pattern makes sewing so much more rewarding, and frees your imagination to create clothing you have always wanted to wear.

Fitting is a process: the sewer mocks up a pattern in a stable fabric (a muslin); Sarah fits the muslin; the sewer marks the pinning and adjustments, then transfers the marks to the paper pattern, makes the pattern adjustments with Sarah’s help; and then sews a new muslin in preparation for another fitting. For most people, it takes at least two muslins – and sometimes as many as four or five – to get a pattern to fit perfectly. In a 3-day workshop, it’s realistic to come away with one perfected pattern, and perhaps two. Detailed instructions for preparing your first muslin will be provided well in advance so you can prepare for the workshop.

Sarah will give a short lecture/demonstration each morning to explain the concepts involved in moving from a three-dimensional garment to a two-dimensional flat pattern. These topics include:

• Transferring fitting markings accurately to the paper pattern.
• Truing and blending seam lines.
• Obtaining attractive pattern lines.
• Using your fashion ruler with finesse.
• Making basic design changes to your pattern.

  Sarah conducts regular sewing and fitting workshops and has a great deal of experience balancing the needs of all the participants. When working with someone individually, she will tell the group what she’s about to talk about or demonstrate if she feels that others might also be interested. There is also much to be learned from observing her as she fits other workshop participants.

  Join us for a weekend of sewing and go home with a pattern that works perfectly for you!

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  CLASS INFORMATION
  
  

  When: 9:00-5:30 Friday-Sunday, December 3-5.
  Where: Unique Boutique, 99 Chelmsford Rd Unit 8, N. Billerica, MA 01862
  Cost: Cash or check: $498 / $485 with ASG membership; $150 non-refundable deposit
  Credit card: $548 / $535 with ASG membership; $165 non-refundable deposit

  ASG Member Discount: If the workshop is paid in full online, the ASG member discount will be credited via credit card. Otherwise, the discount is applicable to the final payment due the first day of class. Proof of membership required.

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  For more information and questions, please feel free to get in touch with me:

  Sarah Veblen
  15 Cross Falls Circle
  Sparks, MD 21152
  410.472.9253
  e-mail: sarah@sarahveblen.com