About
**This workshop will be live streamed via Zoom.**
Get a sewing machine they said. You’ll be able to make all your own clothes and quilts and home décor and you’ll be a sewing Jedi they said. And all of those dials, buttons, bobbins, feet, thread weights, and needle sizes? GAH! If that machine ever made it out of the closet or out from under the table, setting it up and actually making it do what you want it to do is, well, not as easy as THEY made it sound and certainly not as easy as THEY made it look in the demo. We feel your pain. Expensive doorstop anyone?
We’ll help you demystify the basics of machine sewing with a tour of the most common features found on every sewing machine. Then we’ll help you through basic machine set up and help decipher thread weights and needle sizes and types. Finally, we’ll put needle to fabric and sew everything from basic straight stitches to zig zags and decorative stitches. We’ll even show you a few of our favorite hacks we discovered when we had one of those machines we got on sale at the big box store with a 50% off coupon.
This is the perfect class for the beginning sewist, or someone who just wants to know a little more about the ins and outs of machine sewing.
This class will be held in two sessions on the same day. Session 1 will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Then there will be a two hour break. Class will resume at 2:00 PM and go until 4:00 PM.
Supplies you will need:
- Sewing Machine
- 1 yd, light colored, cotton fabric
- 40 or 50 wt thread (needle and bobbin) in contrasting color to fabric
- Felt tip sharpie or other permanent fabric marker
- Machine equipped with universal needle
- Standard sewing kit including at least:
- Fabric scissors
- Thread snips
- Seam ripper
Important Details:
Instructor Bio:
Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby are the dynamic DIY duo known as the Shibaguyz, the inspired creators of Shibaguyz Designz studio.
The Shibaguyz’ award winning crochet, knit, and sewing designs have been featured in and on the covers of dozens of domestic and international publications. Together, the Shibaguyz team currently has over 300 published patterns and 11 books credited to their name since their first design was featured on a magazine cover in 2010.
Their fashion and portrait photography work can be seen in four of their books. They are sought-after freelance book-packaging designers having created books for major publishing companies like Sterling Publishing, Leisure Arts, and Creative Publishing. The Shibaguyz have been teaching adults for 30+ years. Their enthusiasm, quirky sense of humor, and relatable teaching style have made them sought after teachers in both local and national venues like STITCHES Events, Vogue Knitting LIVE, and DFW Fiber Fest. They also have a wide range of online classes available from Blueprint and Interweave.
Shannon and Jason are proud ambassadors for Aurifil, Clover, BERNINA, Soak Wash, and the Daylight Company. They are working on a new book with C&T Publishing. Look for it in December 2020.
Shannon and Jason live in Seattle, Washington with their three Shiba Inu who, more or less, support their ventures in sewing, stitching, and crafting… so long as enough time is taken for walks and treats.
