Fashion Sewing for Beginner to Intermediate Sewists

TOTAL COST: $325
Course Fee: $300
Non-refundable Material Fee: $25 (some materials are student-provided, see Supply Information below)

DATES: SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025
TIME: 10:00 - 5:00 PM PST
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate
AGE GROUP: Youth (ages 15-17), Adult (18+)
LOCATION: Building 324C, Fort Worden, Port Townsend. 

DESCRIPTION
Build your skills and confidence as you create a stylish, custom-fit top in this engaging workshop designed for true beginner to intermediate sewists. Using a provided pattern, you will select a style that suits and flatters your shape, then learn how to read and interpret pattern instructions, lay out and cut fabric, and work with interfacing to add structure where needed.

Guided step-by-step through the garment construction process, you will gain hands-on experience while learning expert tips and techniques from Evette Allerdings, who brings a degree in fashion design, and over 27 years of experience as a professional theatrical costumer. For those new to sewing machines or looking for a refresher, we recommend pairing this class with Introduction to Your Sewing Machine, offered the day before.

SUPPLY INFORMATION
$25 materials fee covers the following:

• Mix-and-match top pattern (multiple neckline, sleeve, and pocket styles)
• Interfacing
• Clear snap
• Sewing machine needle
• Access to a serger

Students are required to bring the following:

• Sewing machine (if you have one) with a basic sewing foot and bobbin. Contact
  Evette if you would like to use one of Northwind’s sewing machines.
• Fabric:
  •  Beginners: 2¼ yards (45”) of cotton or cotton/poly blend. Optional ½ yard of contrast fabric if desired.
  •  Intermediate: Fabric suitable for a top — 2¼ yards (45”) or 2 yards (60”). Optional contrast fabric if desired.
• Matching thread (50wt, all-purpose)
• Measuring tape
• Fabric scissors
• Paper scissors
• Glass-head pins and a hand-sewing needle
• Cutting mat (if you have one)
• Notepad and pen
• Sewing machine needle (size 11 or 12)
• All-purpose thread (50wt)
• Scissors
• Glass-head pins
• Notepad and pen

After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal. Learn more

ABOUT EVETTE
Evette Allerdings is an artist whose primary work is silk paintings, but she also sews, embroiders, beads, quilts, designs, and much more. She was born, raised, and lived in Hawaii for the majority of her life, and moved to Washington in 2018. Evette has a BS degree in Fashion Design and is a multi-award winning costumer. Always searching for the perfect fabric for a costume, Evette ventured into painting on silk in 2015 and found a new passion. She started by attempting to create the design of a vintage kimono, which was inspired by childhood memories of her grandmother dressing Evette up in the most colorful kimonos to celebrate Girl's Day. She still loves color and all her paintings are quite colorful. Evette won first place in the 2D division at the 2021 Silk Painters International Festival for her piece Solace. She also won the People's Choice Honorable Mention Award in 2022 for Goodbye Dad.

See more: Courses featuring Evette
Artist website: Evette Allerdings

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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!

Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer Northwind Art School students a 10% discount on art supplies.

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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).

Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee). 

Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).

Please note that 10% of every course registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted. 

Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.