This is a sewing class for beginning and intermediate students.
Students are guided through a project of their choice. Instruction is customized to each student's skill level.
These weekly class are beginning and perfect for intermediate sewists interested in learning how to use their machine (standard or sergers) , those creating costume for Cosplay, or The Theater and for students wanting help with current projects.
Drop-in Classes are reserved for students who have sewn with us before. Please send us an email before signing up for a Drop-In Class.
Instructor Christine works as a freelance designer, seamstress, and instructor in the Northern California Bay Area. She teaches fashion and textile courses at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Design. Christine has also worked as an instructor at Arizona State University in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. She led courses in pattern drafting and draping, fashion collection development, and fashion capstone projects. While at UC Davis for her M.F.A., her thesis focused on fashion sustainability. She studied dyeing methods, textile life cycle assessments, and ultimately dove into biotextile design. Her work there led her to Make: where she's been sharing her research on kombucha textiles and cosplay. As a fashion designer she's worked professionally in pattern drafting, loungewear design, textile print design, and with private clients for cosplay design and construction. Her cosplay work has been featured by Marvel Comics, and seen on such sites as Vanity Fair, LA Weekly, and the Daily Mail UK. Christine has a passion for fashion, from fiber, yarns, textiles, to the rich history of the garments we wear.
