How to Sew Your First Skirt and Understand Patterns
How to Sew Your First Skirt and Understand Patterns
Class Description
You don’t have to start with pillows! Learn sewing basics while making something you’ll be proud of with The Easiest Skirt. In this class, Shaerie Mead of Sew L.A. teaches sewing essentials while showing you how to make a skirt you’ll be stoked to wear.
The Easiest Skirt is a perfect entry point for working with patterns. Shaerie will take you step-by-step through the prepping, cutting, and stitching processes. You’ll learn about:
- Cutting, folding, notching, and pinning the pattern
- Gathering skirt to yoke
- Sewing and hemming
- Creating a casing and inserting elastic
Shaerie will teach you how to read a pattern, what to do while gathering, and when to baste. You’ll learn how to make a timeless skirt that doesn’t take a lot of material or time to make.
If you want to skip the dull stuff and get your start at sewing clothes, join Shaerie Mead in The Easiest Skirt.
If you want to skip the dull stuff and get your start at sewing clothes, join Shaerie Mead in The Easiest Skirt.
Lessons
1Introduction & Overview of Skillset 2Pattern Envelope Overview 3Measuring Your Body 4Cutting out the Pattern 5Understanding Fabric Anatomy 6Cutting out the Fabric 7Cutting the Notches & Second Pieces 8Gathering Skirt to Yoke 9Sewing Skirt to Yoke 10Sewing the Side Seams 11Hemming the Skirt 12Creating the Casing 13Inserting Elastic & Finishing the SkirtReviews
Jude
Shaerie is an exceptionally clear and focused teacher. She points out essential steps for beginner sewers and doesn't get caught up with extraneous details.