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PDX Seamsters - Learn to sew by making what you want (Sewing Machine Basics class)
"Sewing Machine Basics"
2-1/2 hour class - $30 (including $5 materials fee)
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In this class we will focus on the terminology and mechanics of the sewing machine. You will learn how to thread the machine and bobbin, backstitch, straight stitch, zig-zag stitch, turn corners, sewing curved lines, working with seam allowance and basic problem solving with the sewing machine such as tension and threading issues.
All materials for this class are included in the tuition, you will leave with a series of sewn samples and reference handouts.

Sewing Machine Basics
Two and a half hour course - $30
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Students will learn how to thread the machine and bobbin, backstitch, straight stitch, zig-zag stitch, turn corners, sewing curved lines, working with seam allowance and basic problem solving with the sewing machine such as tension and threading issues.

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