Slip Cover Basics
CCOM 1705
Breathe new life into older, tired-looking furniture by making your own slipcovers! Slipcovers are easier to make than you think. Under the expert guidance of instructor Glenda Guitard-Bruce, learn the basic steps involved in making slipcovers – pattern-making, sewing and fitting. You don’t have to be an experienced seamstress to master this craft - although you do need to have basic sewing skills and know how to use a sewing machine.
Materials List: A small furniture item, such a dining room or small arm chair; cheap cotton for pattern drafting and good fabric for the finished slipcover; a sewing machine (including needles, bobbins and zipper foot); an extension cord; good pair of fabric scissors; a measuring tape; pins: (straight or T-pins); a pencil, chalk, a notebook; and magazines pictures for inspiration.
Course Outline:
1st week
- Safety
- Introductions
- Contact information
Bring furniture to class and we will talk about fabric requirements and supplies needed. Instructions on fabric repeat patterns and content. Drawing of furniture and measurements. Notions and decorative trims.
2nd week – Pattern making, fabric notching, layout directions and seam allowances.
This part of the course is important for you to get use to the way slipcovers are made and used.
3rd week – Sewing and fitting of patterns. (Piping using a zipper foot) Even if you sew all the time or if it’s been awhile since you’ve done any sewing, you will need this portion to practice your skills.
4th week – Cutting out good fabric. How to layout your patterns for your slipcover and allow for shrinkage when cleaned.
5th week – Sewing and fitting. All fabric stretches folds and lies differently.
6th week – Hems, notions and trims. Zippers, piping, buttons or fancy trims, all need to be addressed.
7th week – Completion of slipcovers, show and tell
Bring a camera if you have one, you will want to show your friends your progress. - Course outline
Instructor: Glenda Guitard-Bruce
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Dates:Tuesdays, Jan 28 – Mar 18, 2014 (No class Mar 4) (7 weeks)
Location: Room 26, Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Dr., UNB campus click here to view the UNB campus map
Course Fee: $175 (+HST)
About the Instructor: Glenda Guitard-Bruce has worked for almost 20 years in the upholstery industry and has extensive experience in all aspects of the trade, including sewing, pattern-making, and the design and construction of draperies and slip covers. She has also been involved in making ottomans, headboards and window box valances. Glenda is presently a student at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She graduated with honors from their Textiles program with a major in Surface Design and is now in the Advanced Graduate Studies Program. Her independent studies are in tapestry and weaving with alternative fibers.
For more information
Please contact Alison Howells at 452-6360
or email pce@unb.ca
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