Velvet Techniques

Saturday, December 10^th, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

$30.00

Soft and luxurious, velvet can nonetheless be difficult to work with. The professionals have ways to ease the pain and Leslie Mayfarth is here to let us in on their secrets.

We will make a scarf or small drawstring bag while learning to stitch it up. And once our seams and casings are perfect, we'll embellish with rubber stamp presses.

Topics covered include:

• myths/urban legends about sewing velvet

• direction of nap on a garment

• interfacing, pros and cons

• pockets, zippers, piping

• pressing and pressing equipment

• cutting pattern pieces on velvet

  • nap to nap vs back to back

  • chalking out pattern pieces

• scissors vs rotary cutters

• how to handle the fabric while sewing

• imprinting velvet with stamps

• address individual velvet issues

Supplies:

• Velvet – yardage is good, but scraps are fine too.

  10% off fabric purchases at Nob Hill Fabrics for this class.

  We have silk/rayon velvet in black and brown with remnants in a variety of colors.

• Sewing machine, needles, thread scissors.

• Rubber stamps (optional)

Please call us at Nob Hill Fabrics (266-0674) or email (liz@nobhillfabrics.com) to sign up.