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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:

NEW! Summer Retail Hours
SEE STUDIO CALENDAR FOR SCHEDULED CLOSURES
Monday4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Wednesday4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday Shut
Friday Shut
Saturday11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday by appointment
Please note classes and events occur outside retail hours.
Please e-mail: 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.
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