August 26, week 1
1. Introduction to Garments, presentation
2. Class website overview: class notes, Pinterest, grading, materials overview, classroom availability outside of class with master schedule (under facilities). Signing up for Craftsy promotional membership, sharing membership, link to a one year gold membership for $9: https://go.craftsy.com/c39607/
3. Classroom Locations:
- A4 Near: Our main classroom
- A4 Far: The sewing lab next door
Please note that other classes take place in these spaces. Unless you have the instructor’s permission, avoid working in these rooms during their class times. The schedule for classes using these rooms is as follows:
Intro to Mediascapes: TTH 10-12, A4 Near
Intro to Textile: TTH 2-4PM, A4 Far and Studio A
Soft Fabrication Micro, first three Saturdays of the semester, 10:30am-3:30pm, A4 Far
Life in the Digital Factory: MW 10-12, A4 Near
Understanding Game Engines: MW 12-2pm, A4Near
Sewing Lab Guidelines: If using the Sewing Lab while there is a class in A4 Near, try to arrive before the class begins to avoid disrupting the session. Always close the Sewing Lab door if class is in session in A4 Near.
3. Students identify their machine sewing experience as Zero or Comfortable.
4. A4 Near and Far overview, tool and material location. Tool Use Reminder! Fabric Scissors are identified with HOT PINK tape. Paper scissors are identified with GREEN tape. Do Not Mix.
5. Sewing machine overview and 4 samples: tension, labyrinth, spiral, zigzag letter.
Homework in Order of Priority
1. Come to the Thursday class in uniform. Do not be late.
2. Watch Suzy Furrer’s Patternmaking Basics: The Bodice Sloper: Measuring for Moulage (24 mins) for Thursday class.
3. If this is your first time taking a class with me, watch the following videos:
Machine Sewing Powerpoint
Singer 44S Heavy Duty Sewing Machine (beginning – minute 21). This video shows in detail how to thread the Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine.
4. DUE September 4 on Pinterest
Sewing Machine Samples: Follow Along (tension setting sample, spiral, square labyrinth, letter). The letter sample should be completed with zigzag stitch only, utilizing various setting for width and length of the stitch.
All students (beginner or not) must complete 4 flat sewing samples and pin images of completed samples to their section on our class Pinterest Board. If you have taken a class with me before, your goal is to perfect the control of the sewing machine and challenge yourself with these samples by sewing more densely on the spiral and square labyrinth samples challenging yourself with precision on distances between seams.
5. All sewists—beginner and advanced—are required to watch the videos below by the end of Week 2 at the latest. The sooner the better! New sewists, do not get discouraged if a lot of the terminology is unfamiliar. As we progress through the class, all this information will start making sense!
How to Use a Seam Ripper
Reverse, Backstitch, Back Tack, start at 1:29min
Let’s Review Sewing Tension
How to Avoid Bird Nests At the Start?
How to Avoid Bird Nests Midway Through Stitching?