Sewing Machine 101: Learn the Basics + Build Your Skills

Name: Sewing Machine 101: Learn the Basics + Build Your Skills
Start: 2025-09-16T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-16T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 8711 Burnet Rd Suite B30, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78757

Schedule

Tue Sep 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

8711 Burnet Rd Suite B30, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78757 | Austin, TX

Got a sewing machine gathering dust? Or maybe you’re brand new and eager to learn? Join us for Sewing Machine 101, a beginner-friendly workshop that will walk you through the essential skills needed to get comfortable and confident with your machine.
🧵 What You’ll Learn
Understand how to operate your sewing machine
Learn basic sewing techniques for mending and simple construction
Explore fabric selection, pattern basics, and pressing/ironing skills
Complete small hands-on projects during class
This course is all about building a strong foundation—so you can repair, create, and stitch with ease and confidence.
🪡 What to Bring
Your working sewing machine that can do both straight and zigzag stitches
Machines should ideally be made after 2010 and in good working condition (plug it in, test the pedal, bring universal needles, and the accessories bag that came with your machine)
Brands we love are: Brother, Singer, Juki, Pfaff, Janome, Baby Lock, and Husqvarna Viking. Different brand? Just email us: [email protected] and we'll confirm!
👩‍🎨 Who Can Join
Open to adults of all sewing levels who are ready to get to know their machine! Total beginners welcome.
Let’s start stitching your way to creative confidence!
🌸 About our amazing instructor:
JeanEva Alvarez is an Austin-based fiber artist committed to sustainability and self-expression. Her specializations include costume design, crochet and knit pattern drafting, tailoring, and general mending/darning. She is a professional artist and has previously worked as a crochet designer for Oscar De La Renta. She is a native Texan, raised in Corpus Christi, TX and also holds a Master of Public Health degree from George Washington University. “One of the best feelings in the world is having the knowledge to fix something when it’s broken or torn. Sharing that knowledge with others is a passion of mine, I hope to be of service to the community in that way!”