bits and bobbins

this one is for the bay area folks!

the sewing workshop is a “sewing and arts school” in san francisco’s richmond district that offers private sewing lessons, plus a TON of classes geared toward the fashion-minded do-it-yourself-er, focusing on sewing, embellishing, restyling, and the like. many of the classes seem to be broad in their subject matter (like beginning sewing: learning the basics), specially crafted to teach prospective students the basics of an area of interest, while others are project-based (such as the jean jacket workshop) and still others teach special interest skills (like japanese shibori for today).

a complete list of the sewing workshop’s class offerings may be found here:
http://thesewingworkshop.com/classes.php

some other classes they have on offer in the coming months which sound like a lot of fun (to me, anyway!) include:

-couture sewing school
-vintage re-dux
-springtime hatstravaganza!
-hand sewing 1
-painting and embellishing shoes

(thanks to san francisco’s discount fabrics (where i found a flyer advertising the sewing workshop…)! it’s a great bay area chain of fabric stores that sell “wholesale” to the public…)