Stitch Salon – Open Studio Sewing with Cheryl Moreau

Want to sew and don’t have a sewing machine? Sewing Salon is just what the doctor ordered. Come in and use our sewing machines and tools. Receive sewing machine orientation, sewing help, and advice. We have all the tools necessary – fully loaded heavy-duty mechanical sewing machines, sewing shears, irons, ironing boards, and many sewing notions. You bring your ideas and materials. We’ll get your project off the ground and flying in no time.

Some scrap fabric is available for experimentation. Come in and brush up your skills or learn something new.

One Saturday, 10:00AM- 12:30PM

Meets March 26, In Studio

Skill Level: Beginner

Class: $50

Note: This workshop will repeat on March 26, April 23, May 28 and June 25 of 2022.
 
Some topics covered include:

Sewing machine how-to
Common stitches
Maintain seam allowance
Sewing straight lines
Backstitching
Changing machine settings
Use of sewing machine feet
Proper cutting techniques
Accurate measure and marking
Pattern Reading

Prerequisites:

Some sewing machine skills helpful. If an absolute beginner with no machine experience, the Introduction to the Sewing Machine class is a more appropriate choice.

Please contact the instructor with any questions about materials, or any other matter.

About the instructor: Cheryl Moreau teaches sewing and textile arts at HATCH, Watertown’s Maker’s Space, sponsored by the Watertown Free Library; see the website http://www.watertownlib.org/hatch.  In January 2022 she will also teach at LexArt Sewing Studio, a new sewing and textile education program for this organization, see the website https://www.lexart.org/. Special interests include textile history, knitting, fabric printing, and designing with everyday objects and scrap materials.