I started Sew Lab again at Lake WA Tech. It's a great class led by master sewer, Jacque Goldsmith. About 12-18 students work on various sewing projects and have Jacque available to help and give advice. You might wonder why someone with 40 years of sewing experience needs help with sewing projects. In fact, most of us in class have at least that much sewing experience. That means there is at least 400 years of sewing experience in the room. We also are friends and freely give advice to one another. Jacque always seems to help us take our sewing up a notch. She gives us advice on fitting, style, and techniques that we wouldn't figure out without her.
Today I asked for her help in figuring out how to repurpose my cotton jacket from Thailand. It has some nice printed fabric and cross stitch trim on it, but is too big for me so I never wear it. I proposed making a Sandra Betzina shoulder bag from it, then using the lining for something else. She showed me the best way to take it apart, then use the pieces for the purse pattern I had. It would have taken me hours to figure out what she did in just a few minutes. When I'm done with the bag, I'll post a photo.
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