Overalls to Fit You!

This workshop is now full. Please email us to be added to the waitlist.

Wednesday, February 19 from 6-9pm and
Saturday, March 1 from 9am-12pm

Class level: Intermediate

Age requirements: 18 and older

Teaching artist: Sarah Best

Class fee: $150

Sew an Overall to Fit You! Overalls are comfortable, functional clothing that are fun to sew and will make a great addition to your wardrobe! You will have an option, based on your skill level, to construct an easy, basic version or a traditional, more constructed one. We will work with your own measurements to adjust the pattern and then using a medium weight woven fabric, sew up this fun garment! Closures for both options will be included. Basic sewing skills are recommended.

Required Supplies:

• Fabric: 3 ½ yards @ 60” wide Prewashed, mid-weight woven, Cotton or Cotton Blend (ex. canvas, twill, lt wt denim)

• Thread to match

• Pins

• Fabric Scissors

• Sewing Machine (Please contact TAC here if you need to borrow a machine)

Supplies Provided:

• Pattern paper

• D-Rings or Buckles and Buttons

• pencils

Available at TAC:

• Irons and Ironing boards

• Rulers

• Sewing machines if needed (see above)

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Bio:

Sarah is a lifelong apparel designer with focus on knitwear and textile design. After graduation from UNC Chapel Hill, she took a retail job with Nordstrom which proved to be a great introduction to the business side of fashion. Her passion to sew and knit as a young girl led her to pursue the more creative side of the retail industry and head back to school for an Apparel Design degree, with a Textile Arts minor, at VCU in Richmond VA. Her career has included working for Armani Exchange and Ralph Lauren in NYC, then Lands’ End in Wisconsin. She is currently working as a contract designer, expanding her creative interests across interiors and textile arts.

Web: Sarah Best