Join us as we continue to level up our serger skills with this super versatile pattern. The Wanda wrap dress is a true wrap style dress that has a flattering fitted bodice and a flowy multipanel bottom skirt. The dress has a true timeless silhouette that’s easy to wear anytime of year. You can create a sleeveless summery version, or maybe make it with short sleeves. This class is sure to level up your serger skills as you piece together the 6 gore (panel) skirt. In this class we will even learn about using a coverstitch machine for hemming our gorgeous knit jersey fabrics. This class will surely bring any sewist some new found confidence.

Skills covered:

• Sewing with knit (jersey) fabrics

• Constructing a wrap bodice

• Assembling a multi-panel (gored) skirt

• Working with stretch and achieving proper fit

• Finishing techniques for a polished garment

Materials needed:

• Wanda Wrap Dress pattern

• Lightweight jersey fabric with stretch

• Coordinating thread

• Ballpoint/stretch needle

This class is suitable for students who can thread their sergers successfully. 

It is a 3 session class, each night is 2.5hrs.

You will learn how to:

• Measure and accurately cut the pattern and fabric

• Grade between sizes if needed

• Adjust your sergers tension and differential to sew your fabric perfectly

• Serge quickly and effectively to minimize mistakes

• Assemble a gored skirt

You will need:

• Sewing tracing paper

• 2.5-3.5m of 60” wide light weight knit fabric with at least 5% stretch and good recovery,

Look for light weight jersey, viscose blends, cottons and anything non clingy.

• Your serger and thread. Remember only the left needle thread needs to match your fabric. 

We will provide:

• The use of all the tools necessary for a successful project. 

• A digital copy of the pattern pages and the printed AO pages. 

A list of our class policies can be found here.

Minimum enrollment is 3, maximum is 5.
This class is taught by Crystal.