THE DO NOT MISS CHALLENGE FOR 2023!
Live Monday, Nov 13 - Friday, Nov 17, 6 PM PST
Want to sew your first (or first successful) knit garment?
The Knits for the Win Challenge will teach you the specific techniques to sew a wardrobe full of knit garments.
No more wasting time and money on another failed knit project!
You don't need special equipment, years of sewing experience, or luck—just the right tools and techniques!
Learn how to sew a knit skirt with a waistband that you can make in a variety of fabrics and lengths—a great staple for your everyday wardrobe
*In order to receive the replays of these live trainings, you must register to attend.
The trainings take place inside a private group, where the recordings will also be held for all registered attendees.
Don't Believe What You Hear
There is a lot of talk around town. Sewing with knits is hard. You need to be a very experienced sewist to make a knit garment. You must have a serger to sew knit fabrics. Let's dispel these myths and talk about the truth behind sewing with knits.
The truth about knit fabrics
Why you should start sewing with knits now
The many advantages of sewing with knit fabrics
What You Need to Know
You've been sewing for some time. You have made a few garments. Yet, your knit projects never come out right. Let's talk about what you might be doing wrong and get you on the right path for knit success!
The right tools for the job
How to pick the right knit fabric for your projects
Do's and don'ts of working with knit fabrics
Getting Ready To Sew
By now, you are ready to start working on our sewing project, a tube skirt with a waistband. Take out your measuring tape and let's talk about what you'll need for this project.
How to take your measurements accurately and create a simple pattern
What kind of fabric to use for the skirt
How to set up your machine to get sewing
We Are Sewing!
You have everything you need to start sewing: The pattern you have designed, the fabric you have chosen, and the confidence that this time, you are getting this right!
How to cut your pattern pieces from fabric
The right stitch type for the fabric you selected
Best practices when sewing knit fabrics
Q&A
Look how far you've come! You have a brand new skirt, and it looks SO GOOD! Now that you are feeling all the sewing feels, let's use this success to fuel our next steps.
Q&A
Sewing Knits Made Easy Course
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Techniques that are specific to knit fabrics
The right tools when working with knits
How to choose the right knit fabric for your projects
How to properly handle knit fabrics
How to finish a simple knit skirt that you teach you the skills you need to make many more variatons!
Anyone who wants to learn to sew
Beginner sewists
Sewists frustrated with knit fabrics
Sewists who want to expand their skills
I'm the sewist behind the SewGoth blog. I created SewGoth to teach, inspire, and motivate alt/goth and other non-conforming sewists to learn the skills to create a wardrobe that fits their styles and bodies.
You can continue to struggle with sewing knits, wasting time and money and ending up frustrated—or get proven skills and techniques to help you master sewing with knit fabrics in just five days!
We'll see you on the inside!
Paula Fonseca, SewGoth
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