Alterations 101 - Hemming

This workshop to learn the skills required to hem various types of pants. Kerri Ivany will be your instructor, and is  very excited to be offering this workshop and hopes to share her knowledge, tricks and tips with you to custom fit your garments!

Participants are required to provide their own clothing. It is recommended to bring multiple items, as not all items are alter-friendly. 

Please gather a selection of pants that require hemming. This can include jeans, dress pants, and jogging pants (little to non-stretch). Very stretchy & knit garments are often more difficult to hem without the proper machinery, which is why we do not cover them in this workshop.

Other materials to bring:

• Sewing machine (recommended to bring your own, but we have classroom ones for rent)

• Coordinating thread for garments

• Marking tool

• Fabric Scissors (heavy 6” - 8” recommended) 

• Needles (80/12 & 100/16 recommended, ballpoint if you have knit garments)

• Basic Sewing kit

Optional but helpful:

• Paper for note taking 

• Blind hemmer foot

• Safety Pins

• Walking foot

• Extra needles 

• Hump Jumper tool 

• Ruler ~12” x 2”-4”

• Pinking shears 

• Serger machine (ECQco provides classroom models for use)

This class is suited for adults (age 15+)


All workshop participants are required to sign a waiver prior to the workshop. The entire waiver can be viewed at the bottom of our classes page. (East Coast Quilt Co. Workshop Waiver)

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you cannot attend a class and it is 7 or more days before class, you will receive a store credit for 75% of the value of the class with a 30-day expiry date. If you cancel less than 7 days before class, you will NOT receive a refund or store credit. No credit or refund will be given for a "no show" in class regardless of reason. So please ensure that you are able to attend before signing up. East Coast Quilt Co reserves the right to cancel classes/events for any reason. If this happens, you will be refunded your full class fee.

WHAT IS IN A BASIC SEWING KIT: 
For most of our classes we ask you to bring a 'basic sewing kit' which usually contains: rotary cutter and/or scissors, small snipping scissors, straight pins & a pin cushion or collector, seam ripper, a spool of neutral 50 wt cotton thread, extra bobbins, notebook & pen/pencil, ruler(s), etc.).