One Stitch at a Time
CCOM 1098
Always wanted to sew or improve your sewing skills? Here's your chance. Let sewing connoisseur Rachel MacGillivray guide you through the fundamentals. You'll learn everything from basic layout and cutting techniques to reading and interpreting commercial patterns to practicing skills that will help you to complete clothing or home décor items. You'll also learn about what your sewing machine can and cannot do. Whatever your skill level, here's an opportunity to focus on a sewing project and gain more confidence!
Materials Students Should Bring:
- Portable sewing machine (foot control, extension cord, bobbins, manual)
- Thread
- Fabric to practice on
- Basic sewing supplies (shears, pins, seam ripper, tape measure, etc.)
- Other supplies will be discussed at the first class
Instructor: Rachel MacGillivray
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Dates: Mondays, April 22 - May 13 (4 weeks)
Location: Room 26, Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB campus (click here to view the UNB campus map)
Cost: $100 (+HST)
About the instructor: Rachel A. MacGillivray got her start in sewing making and selling aprons at the age of five. From there, she went on to study Fashion Design at Ryerson University. After working in the industry in Toronto, she moved to New Brunswick to follow her love of textiles and completed the Fibre Arts & Graduate diplomas at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. Rachel has won multiple national competitions, scholarships, and awards and has had her work shown in museums and galleries such as The Louvre, The Bata Show Museum, The National War Museum, and Government House Gallery. She currently works as an instructor at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design during the school year and teaches children at the UNB Design Works camps.
For more information
Please contact Alison Howells at 452-6360
or email pce@unb.ca
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