Personal Enrichment
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HOB B IES AND EXP L O R ATIO N
How to Reline a Coat or Jacket Do you have a favorite suit coat, leather jacket, wool dress cover or other coat with a torn lining? Don’t throw it away. Reline the garment in this special skills class. HEC 4274 $59
Lea Morello
38069 Tue 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Mar 15 – Mar 29
MAI
Introduction to Home Machine Sewing If you have a sewing machine and have little or no sewing experience, this class is for you. Learn how to set up your sewing machine and operate it safely. Sample basic skills and stretch your creative muscles as you learn a skill that will last you a lifetime. HEC 1003 $59 | mandatory fee: $10
37850 Sat 10:00am – 12:00pm
Heather Reed Jan 15 & Jan 22
MAI
Introduction to Millinery Create a Personalized Sewing Kit What’s in your sewing kit? Build your own or sort out your vintage pieces. Bring what you have, ask questions about unknown items and try out tools in the trainer’s kit. Walk out of this class with either a full kit ready to go, or the plans to create yourself a kit that will have everything you need to be a successful crafter! HEC 4271 $25
Heather Reed
37944 Thu 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Jan 20
WEB
DIY Spring Table Runner All you need is your machine and your creativity! We will provide the supplies you need to create a unique, simple, modern table runner in spring colors. Practice sewing on buttons, attaching ribbon, and using decorative stitches with specialty threads. HEC 4246 $39 | mandatory fee: $15
37855 Sat 10:00am – 12:00pm
Heather Reed Mar 12
MAI
DIY Weighted Blanket A weighted blanket is meant to help people calm down, relax and sleep well. They can be pricey and finding the right weight and style for an individual can be difficult. With a few basic machine sewing skills and some patience, you can make your own quality blanket in your unique style at a fraction of the cost. Supplies will be discussed to prepare you to purchase on your own so you can make as many as you desire. HEC 4267 $89
Heather Reed
37924 Sat 3:30pm – 5:00pm & Sat 10:00am – 12:00pm & Sat 10:00am – 12:30pm
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Learn the basic skills and history of this age-old craft. Create numerous styles and shapes in many different mediums for all seasons. Develop techniques to mold, shape and style a straw or felt hat on a wooden hat block and finish it off by hand or machine sewing. HEC 4208 $135 | mandatory fee: $65
37908 Thu 9:00am – 4:00pm
MAI
Mar 3
MIF
Machine Embroidery Basics Fine tune or refresh your skills on decorative sewing. Learn how to navigate stabilizer options, thread and needle choices, and correctly place a design. Your new knowledge will be useful for simple sewing machines as well as computerized embroidery machines. HEC 4244 $35 | mandatory fee: $5
37856 Sat 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Heather Reed Mar 12
MAI
Serging Necessities Bring your machine and get the basics you need to use your serger. You will thread together and run a couple samples using both three-thread and four-thread settings to help you serge with more confidence. Let’s get serging! HEC 4172 $49 | mandatory fee: $5
37852 Sat 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Heather Reed Jan 15
MAI
Urge to Serge Now that you have the basic understanding of how to thread your serger, what’s next? Join us to increase your serging skills. HEC 4172 $115 | mandatory fee: $15
Mar 12 – Mar 26
MI Folk School
37853 Sat 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Heather Reed Jan 22 – Feb 12
MAI
Register online: wccnet.edu/noncredit
