Youth Sewing and Creative Upcycling

Date: 8 Mondays, April 18 - June 13, 2022 (no class 5/30)
Time: 5:15 - 7:15 PM
Location: Classroom 5A
Instructor: Linda Dick
Age: 10+
Tuition: $190 Non-Members / $171 Members
Materials Fee: $35 payable to instructor

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Class Description

Learn how to sew on the sewing machine, and other simple techniques to create unique pieces of clothing and accessories. Linda’s sewing workshop will get your hands and mind busy with the creative process of making your own fashion pieces. You can bring your old clothes and we will turn them into fun accessories, like hats and pillows or blankets. You will trace pattern onto fabric, cut out fabric pieces, sew it and embellish it.


Materials
Sewing machine and materials provided with a fee of $35


About the Instructor

Linda Dick enjoyed sewing and learning different construction and decorative techniques throughout her life. She studied sewing and apparel construction technology at the Fashion Design and Apparel Technology Institute in Slovakia. She is the business owner of "Kinder Threads US" designing and creating eco-sustainable hemp and organic cotton clothing for children. Linda has worked as a seamstress sewing dance costumes for MOMIX INC, Dance Connection, and other CT dance studios. She also creates stunning macramé art that is modern and incorporates color into the designs. Linda is born in Slovakia, additionally lived in Italy for 10 years, and resides now with her two young sons and husband in Winsted, CT. Visit Linda's Instagram