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Small group courses in unusual and advanced applied arts.
Expand you skills with classes from seasoned artists and professionals

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Perfectly Tailored Trousers It's the Pants! Literally! six weekly 3-hour sessions - $271 (incl. $12 materials fee) Class size: 3 to 6 seamsters Leave class with a pair of tailored pants! Practice the fundamentals of altering paper patterns to your measurements before constructing a mock-up of your perfect pants. One-on-one fitting assures properly fitted pants and a pattern you will use again and again. Self-paced Pattern Drafting French Pattern Drafting to fit your schedule ongoing weekly 3-hour sessions - $123 (incl. $3 materials fee) Class size: 3 to 6 seamsters Understand and control dart manipulation and the various techniques used when contouring the 2D fabric to cover the curves of the 3D human body. Skirt Sloper Torso Sloper (Moulage)

Improve your skills and explore new techniques while working on great projects. PDX Seamsters Courses are project based classes that introduce complicated and challenging techniques with the guidance of a skilled instructor. Apply skills learned in "The Basics" and Intermediate classes and add new techniques to your tool box.

Classes are by reservation only ;
please enroll online with credit/debit/PayPal
or stop by during our regular business hours:

Winter Retail Hours SEE STUDIO CALENDAR FOR SCHEDULED CLOSURES
Monday	Shut
Tuesday	by appointment
Wednesday	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday	by appointment
Please note classes and events occur outside retail hours. Telephone: (503) 548-6319 or Email: pdxseamsters@gmail.com 48-hour notice is required to transfer enrollment, new students must attend the first class of the session. Please see our cancellation policy for more details.

Note that most Courses require only "The Basics" as a prerequisite.

PDX SEAMSTERS Courses

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