This session is for adults (18+).

Re-acquaint yourself with your serger and take your serger skills from nervous to no fear! We will cover threading practice, finishing tips and tricks, pattern recommendations, fabric choices, and needles and thread. We will use our skills to make underwear, and spend the rest of our time serging a garment of your choice.

Instructor River Takada has 10+ years of experience using a serger for clothing and production sewing. Bring your functional, tested serger and refresh the basics!

Supplies:

-Your working serger and manual

-4 spools of serger thread

-1 yard of knit fabric (4 way stretch, prewashed)

-Tweezers

-Fabric for personal projects, pre-washed (knit or woven)

Bring your own machine in good, working condition or rent a classroom machine.

What we'll work on:

Threading practice, Finishing tips and tricks- practice different ways of finishing edges, pattern recommendations, fabric choices, needles and thread, etc.

Make a pair of underwear! (Ann Tilley Everyday Undies pattern bundle provided)

Bring your own projects to ask questions and trouble shoot regarding serger basics. Bring already cut out items to serge together. We will work on making basics and planning serger projects.

Some “homework” might be helpful- like pre-washing fabric, finishing techniques on the regular machine, practicing sewing after hours, cutting out patterns.

*Differential feed will not be covered in this workshop- we will be keeping the setting on our machines at the same place the whole time.