Fiber Arts
Sewing: Zippers!
Learn three ways to insert a zipper into a garment.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sun, 6/2/2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sun, 6/2/2024
Closed
About
Learn three ways to install a zipper into a garment — a traditional lapped zipper, a fly front zipper (for pants), and an invisible zipper. See which tools and notions make the job easier. Learn simple tips for getting them in right the first time. Make samples in class and take the fear out of inserting zippers.
Materials
- Bring a sewing machine to use in class, or reserve a BARN machine when you register (see Prerequisites).
- Bring a regular zipper foot, an invisible zipper foot (one specifically for your machine or a generic one), basic sewing supplies including dark and light thread, pins, hand stitching needle, seam gauge or six-inch ruler, marking pen, pencil or chalk marker, 1/2-inch Scotch Tape and double-stick tape such as Dritz Sewing & Craft Tape or Wonder Tape.
- A $10 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers a kit of pre-cut fabric pieces you'll receive in class.
Prerequisites
Fiber Sewing Machine Certification (if using a BARN sewing machine).
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Marla Kazell
Sewing
Marla has been sewing professionally for 36 years and creates beautiful couture clothing for special clients in her custom clothing business in Tigard, Ore. Her focus is on fit and fine construction. She specializes in beautifully tailored jackets and suits, pants fitting, dresses, and separates.
She learned to sew in her seventh-grade home economics class and began her career in the sewing industry as a sample seamstress in the research and development department at Stretch and Sew in Eugene, Ore. As she developed her custom clothing business, Marla continued to learn all she could about fitting, fashion, and sewing with many well-known teachers, including 12 years of study with couture expert, Bobbie Carr.
She learned to sew in her seventh-grade home economics class and began her career in the sewing industry as a sample seamstress in the research and development department at Stretch and Sew in Eugene, Ore. As she developed her custom clothing business, Marla continued to learn all she could about fitting, fashion, and sewing with many well-known teachers, including 12 years of study with couture expert, Bobbie Carr.
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