Talking about making patterns scares a lot of people, and it shouldn’t. It’s fun and easy for anyone with basic math skills to do. Sure, you need to learn about things like body curves and remember to think in terms of fractions, but that gets easier once you start to play with patterns. In the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Amy Alan
New to the Shop: Pattern Making Supplies
Once you’ve made the leap into designing and patterning for yourself, there are some essential tools for the pattern making process. I’m delighted to introduce the pattern notcher to the quality sewing supplies we offer our discerning sewists. This compact tool provides a clean cut into the edge of your patterns and ultimately allows for… Read more »
What is Intermediate anyway?
Like many sewing establishments, we list our classes by skill level. But how do you define skill in this wide world of sewing? I have been sewing for 15 years and am probably a solid intermediate sewist with guts. Here are my thoughts, on what it takes to fall into one of these categories, and… Read more »
Mad Men style, made by you!
The first Mad Men class is wrapping up tonight and the dresses are adorable! Tonight’s session had students installing invisible zippers, hemming, and putting finishing touches on their garments. If you missed this class the first time around and are interested in taking it, you can sign up for the November session by clicking here.
Fix Your Fit and other Open Studio Classes
We have a lot of people come in and take advantage of Open Sewing time here at Modern Domestic. For $8/hour you can come and sew to your hearts content. We also offer lots of crafty ways to save on the price for the same sort of fun with pre-paid punch cards, Friday Night Sewcials,… Read more »
Fast Turn
This post is from Amy Alan. Her love of all things sewing can be seen here, at her blog, as well as at Modern Domestic, where she is often available to help at the shop, teaches classes, and offers one-on-one private sewing. Amy is a joy to work with and learn from, her depth of… Read more »