Posts tagged sewing classes

50% Off Brooklyn Sewing Classes

Hey Brookynites! We are kicking off Spring and Summer Sewing Classes by teaming up with DailyCandy Deals to offer the secret seamstress in you a real treat! We are offering 50% off some of our favorite sewing classes like Beginning Sewing, Dress Construction and more.

February is Getting Closer…

               

A lovely write-up by Brooklyn Exposed. So excited to open the new space! February 5th is not too far away! Sign-up for sewing classes today: www.sewmoni.com

Introducing le Denim Shirt - Sewing Class Edition

                 

Ladies and gents, it’s time to start up those sewing machines again and join us for the 6-week Denim Shirt Construction class. Craft your own shirt and create a re-useable pattern tailored to your measurements. Classes Begin February… Sign-up here

Williamsburg BK is Getting a Sewing Studio

Opens Feb. 5th - Get your sewing on at www.sewmoni.com and receive 15% off registration when you use code: sewwilliamsburg

Introducing Our NEW Williamsburg Sewing Studio

On February 5th, SEW Moni will be opening it’s second location in South Williamsburg! It’s on 330 S 3rd St. right off the J, M, G, and L trains.

Sign-up for classes ahead of time and receive 15% off (Coupon Code: sewwilliamsburg). Hope to see you there!

Sewing Table Talk: Erika Nelson

This month’s SEW Moni’s Sewing Talk is written by Erika, a dance choreographer/teacher and a wonderful student! I’m so happy to have met such a creative woman and hope to see more from her new found sewing skills. Good luck on your next skirt project Erika! Katie + Moni

Sewing Talk with Erika Nelson: I received a sewing machine upon graduation from college, but didn’t use it until years later. A friend of mine used it one time to make costumes for one of our dance performances but I felt intimidated. It stayed in the corner of my apartment.

Three years and one apartment later, a friend came over and taught me how to make an apron. I became an apron-making machine. I made an apron for each friend who was to be married and more recently sewed bibs for those same friends’ babies. I’ve also made pillows and curtains for my apartment, but I wanted to learn more. I wanted to be able to make costumes, or a dress, or a skirt.

One day in December 2010, I met Moni at a Holiday Market in Astoria. We talked quite a bit about sewing and I asked her to add me to her e-mail list.  For a couple of years, I had wanted to take a sewing class but didn’t know where, or when, or how.  I received an e-mail listing for the upcoming classes and decided to do it.  Why not? I signed up for the intermediate sewing class; a shirtdress was the project.

Katie, my teacher was always patient, kind and encouraging. She taught me how to copy a pattern, sew darts into a bodice, fit a dress to my own body, sew on a collar (that was a hard one) and sew button holes (much easier and really fun.) 

I can’t wait for my next project – a skirt.

Erika Nelson

                                 

                                             Erika’s Shirt Dress from Class

Textile Tuesday: Plaid

In Brooklyn, we see A LOT of plaid. A lot of hipsters wearing plaid.

But where did plaid come from before hipsters claimed this print?

Plaid originated from its brother, Tartan. Tartan came from the Scottish highlanders, where the number of stripes and colors signified which family clan, the wearer belonged to. The print became so popular that it deviated from solely representing the Celtic Family name to being just plain cool. Found in kilts, plaid became the symbol of the Scottish. The Scottish began to mutiny from the English and thereby became the symbol of rebellion. And who loves rebellion? Hipsters do.

Plaids require more time and consideration when used for craft or clothing projects because the horizontal or vertical lines will need to match. In fact, some patterns will come right out and say that you can’t use plaid.

There are so many variations of plaid that there is bound to be at least one (or more!) prints that will be appropriate for your next craft or clothing project!

In fact, we have some listed on our Ebay SEW Moni Craft House site

Small Tartan Fabric

Large Tartan Fabric

SEW Moni Craft House ‘House’

Look for this little SEW Moni Craft House house on our fabric swatch images. He measures 1 1/8” x 1 1/16”

By the way, we also uploaded more fabric onto our Etsy and SEW Moni Craft House Ebay page.

The street light outside my bedroom window is seriously blinding at night. Also, it’s glow against a collage of trees creates the strangest shadows that pear into my room once the lights are out and giving me Porltergeist vibes. What’s a girl to do? Make curtains! After a little bit of research, I found a link to help with the process: *Easy DIY about sewing curtains I’ll make sure to test it out and show you a few before and after pictures too. See ya.

The street light outside my bedroom window is seriously blinding at night. Also, it’s glow against a collage of trees creates the strangest shadows that pear into my room once the lights are out and giving me Porltergeist vibes. What’s a girl to do? Make curtains!

After a little bit of research, I found a link to help with the process:

*Easy DIY about sewing curtains

I’ll make sure to test it out and show you a few before and after pictures too.

See ya.

I’m thinking about organizing my fabrics (yet again) and found this cute picture from The Black Apple. I’d never thought about using jars for my rick rack. Thanks Black Apple!

I’m thinking about organizing my fabrics (yet again) and found this cute picture from The Black Apple. I’d never thought about using jars for my rick rack. Thanks Black Apple!