Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Intensive Class (Advanced - Sewing)

Spend the weekend sewing your very own pair of jeans! In this intensive two-day class, you’ll learn how to work with denim, install a fly, topstitch like a pro, and create a great-fitting pair of jeans. You can choose any jeans pattern you like—stretch or non-stretch denim welcome!  Perfect for confident sewists, ready to tackle a rewarding new project.

When:

• Friday, January 30, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 
• Saturday, January 31, 2026 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Sunday, February - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where:

• A private workspace in Britannia

You will learn:

• how to correctly measure your body for pants
• how to choose your size(s) based on your measurements
• how to fine tune the fit
• construction methods to make jeans (fly front, top stitching, flat felled seams, etc.)

Will be provided:

• A delicious lunch catered by Thyme & Again (please let us know if you have any food allergies/sensitivities)
• Any sewing tools needed for use during the class
  
• Two sewing machines set up for top stitching

You will need:

• to bring your own sewing machine
• tracing paper
• a jeans sewing pattern
  • We suggest: 
    • Closet Core Ginger Jeans
    • Closet Core Morgan Jeans
    • Megan Nielsen Ash Jeans
    • Megan Nielson Dawn Jeans
    • Anna Allen Helene Jeans
    • Cashmerette Ames Jeans
    • Merchant and Mills The Heroine Jeans
    • Chalk and Notch Isle Jeans
• suitable fabric for your jeans (stretch or non-stretch denim as required by your pattern) in the quantity suggested by the pattern (please stop by the shop for help to determine how much you need!)
• notions required by the pattern.

Prerequisites:

• how to operate a sewing machine without assistance
• familiarity with sewing garments and how to read a pattern
• comfortable sewing with trickier fabrics (slippery, thick, etc.)
• experience with minor fitting and alterations (i.e. lengthening a pattern)

A list of our class policies can be found here.

This class is being taught by: Catherine