Festive Hand Sewing (Saturday Session)

I am a maker, author, illustrator, educator, and technical designer. Through classes and other educational outreach projects, I hope to make manual skills more accessible, attainable, and empowering.

Louisa Merry

In this Zoom class, we'll use hand sewing as a tool to resist despair. Along the way, we'll cover lots of useful stitching techniques.

In this dark season, let us resist despair and instead lean into joy. Throughout history, humans have come together to combat cold, difficult times with warmth, food, compassion, art-making, music-making, humor, transgressions against the everyday slog... In this one-session, live Zoom class, students will work with me (teacher <a href="https://www.louisamerry.com" title="https://www.louisamerry.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Louisa Owen Sonstroem</a>)to use hand sewing as a tool to transgress against the drear. We’ll explore a variety of real-deal stitching techniques to upgrade preexisting clothing into something more supportive, joyful, or whimsical. Stitch by stitch, let’s practice turning our tender, imagined ideas into robust realities. In addition to stitching work, students will also be invited to write independently from a few journaling prompts meant to encourage richer relationships with their sewing practices and/or communities. Techniques we may cover include:- Repairing structural seams with even backstitch and overcasting- Attaching patch pockets- Appliquéing confidently using English paper piecing to create more involved designs- Creating fabric ball buttons and attaching them- Making buttonholes- Stitching button broochesAnd more! The techniques we end up exploring together will depend on the particular group’s preferences. Materials you may wish to have on hand:- A notebook and pen (or other writing tools of choice) for a few journaling prompts- A few scraps of fabric (at least the size of your palm) to practice stitch techniques with- Basic hand sewing tools: hand sewing needle, basic thread (all-purpose is great), scissors, pins, thimble if desired, thread conditioner if desired, iron/board if available- Ruler- A tired old garment in need of freshening up I also have a zine called <a href="https://www.louisamerry.com/festive-hand-sewing-zine" title="https://www.louisamerry.com/festive-hand-sewing-zine" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Festive Hand Sewing</a>, covering all of this class’s techniques and plenty more. It would make a lovely accompanying text for you either during or after the class. However, please know that the zine is absolutely not necessary to have in order to take the class. This class will be recorded and accessible to all enrolled students for one month. To accommodate different schedules, please note that I’ll be offering this class twice -- on a Saturday and on a Thursday. Sign up for whichever is most convenient for you. Your sign-up will only admit you to the session you've enrolled in.

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