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Non-Binary/Gender Fluid Fit Clinic
Struggling with off-the-rack garments that don’t fit the way you want? Join our monthly Non-Binary Fit Clinic, designed to help you feel like your best self. This class provides a supportive and inclusive environment where you can learn how to achieve the perfect fit for your garments.
Class Highlights:
- Understanding Fit: Gain insight into common fit issues and how to address them to ensure your favorite garments fit your body.
- Garment Fitting and Alterations: Learn practical techniques for adjusting garments to improve their fit, including taking measurements and making slight alterations.
- Finding and Making Clothes: Discover tips for finding ready-made garments that fit well and explore basic skills for making your own custom-fit clothes. We’ll explore resources for gender-neutral patterns, learn how to read them, and understand garment construction.
- Safe and Inclusive Space: Connect with others in a welcoming environment that respects and celebrates non-binary identities.
- Flexible Attendance: This is a monthly clinic where you can drop in as needed. Attend just one session or join us every month to continue refining your skills and enhancing your wardrobe.
Whether you’re looking to alter your current wardrobe or learn how to create clothes that truly fit, this clinic is here to support you on your journey to a better fit and a more confident you.
We recommend purchasing the book: Radical Sewing to use as a reference for the clinic.
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| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | This clinic is for all sewing levels - it would be helpful if you had some sewing machine experience but not necessary. |
| Instructor: | Beth Paolini |
| Instructor Bio: | Beth is an accomplished seamstress, who has taught sewing classes for Mt. Airy Learning Tree. She currently works at the Philadelphia Art Museum and has been doing reproduction sewing & upholstery there since 2005. A patient instructor, she loves walking sewists through the magic of garment construction to help them build their own handmade wardrobes. |
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This class cannot be purchased online. Please contact the store for more information.