Sewing & Textile Classes in Chicago, IL

Learning to sew pajama pants is a terrific progression on your beginning sewing journey. Easy! Suitable for all sewing levels! Plus, they are comfortable and quick to make - soon you’ll be making pairs  for everyone! Fabric and supplies not included Prerequisite: Beginning Sewing class or prior sewing experience

So you have taken our novice knitting class, perfect! What happens when you make a mistake? You can come in for help, look at tutorials on the internet or better yet empower yourself by taking our mistake fixing class.  Students should bring needles and light color worsted weight yarn.

Valentine "Make & Take" Make a mini Valentine themed quilt!1 day workshop. All the supplies needed to make your own  wall hanging, pot holder, or place mat Just register, then show up! You are welcome to B.Y.O.B. Dress comfortably-You will be sitting part of the time, standing part of the time-no open toe shoes or sandals, please-we...

Anastasia’s Sewing Classes are taught as open-studio. During your 6 weeks of classes you can come into the sewing studio and make your projects come to life. We have plenty of sewing machines for you to use (or you can bring your own!), along with embroidery machines and sergers and a huge cutting table— in short, everything you could need for...

Anastasia’s Sewing Classes are taught as open-studio. During your 6 weeks of classes you can come into the sewing studio and make your projects come to life. We have plenty of sewing machines for you to use (or you can bring your own!), along with embroidery machines and sergers and a huge cutting table— in short, everything you could need for...

Students in this course create, manipulate, and sew patterns that cover the lower half of the female form. Students learn to draft a basic skirt and pant to develop professional slopers, build waistbands, and pattern pockets and fly fronts. Prerequisite(s): Sewing Techniques: Fundamentals or equivalent experience. A leader in educating artists, designers,...

Learn useful skills & techniques which enable you to make this project look professionally handmade, not homemade! Organize your travel, your trek, your commute, your adventures, your tos-and-fros, YOUR LIFE! Make these soft-sided fabric bins in your favorite fabrics & colors to organize & store all sorts of treasures.  The pattern...

Our AccuQuilt Die of the Month series features a different AccuQuilt die each month of the year with a simple, timely project. During the lecture/demonstration each month you’ll learn how to easily cut your fabric, combine colors to spotlight certain aspects of the block or fabric and quickly sew them into wonderful projects. This month discover...

In Japan boro (rag or scraps of cloth that are sewn together) was a symbol of an impoverished past, but now the term also encompasses and represents an essential principle of rural ethics and aesthetics.  Inspired by this Japanese technique, you will develop your own visual expressions through exercises such as stitching, cutting, mending, and...

This sewing class is taught as open-studio. During your 6 weeks of classes you can come into the sewing studio and make your projects come to life. We have plenty of sewing machines for you to use (or you can bring your own!), along with embroidery machines and sergers and a huge cutting table— in short, everything you could need for your project. ...

In this course, students learn to assemble garments that cover the upper half of the female form. Industry-standard techniques and tips are presented for sewing together a pattern for a button-down shirt with sleeves and a lined, zippered shell. Students leave with the ability to transfer their skills to commercial patterns or their own designs. ...

This casual knit pullover top is not only beautiful but EASY! Choose from a variety of beautiful fabrics & learn to adjust your pattern, cut out your fabric, & sew a gorgeous garment with  wonderful tips & techniques. Prerequisite: Beginning Sewing class or prior sewing experience Note: Fabric, pattern and supplies...

Make a tranquil river scene come to life with creative dyeing techniques. Wrap simple objects like sticks and stones into silk, paint with vivid colors, and watch your scarf come to life. You will leave with an exquisite 14 x 72 inch habotai silk scarf to wear or give as a gift.

Acid dyes are lightfast, washfast, and simple to use. Learn to prepare the yarn, calculate dye amounts, make dye solutions, steam set the dye, and try different techniques on five 20g mini hanks of yarn.  Class includes one 100g hank of undyed wool, latex gloves, and all dye materials.

Learn techniques to naturally dye with onion skins. Nationally known artist and natural dye specialist, Lydia Crespo, will demonstrate a do-it-yourself home method to use on multiple fabrics, discuss the pigment extraction process, and explain the chemistry behind natural dyes.