Flawless Bound Buttonholes
Bound buttonholes are a classic feature that adds a couture touch to any garment. The method taught in this class will provide you with the control needed for consistently flawless results every time. While we create samples to take home, we will also explore creative ways to use these skills to complete buttonholes of virtually any shape, and pockets too! The class kit will include a full-color booklet with step-by-step instructions. This is a 3 1/2-hour hands-on class.
Classroom Juki sewing machines will be provided. No need to lug your machine to class!
Students will need to bring the following supplies:
· Very sharp #2 pencil
· Reading glasses, if needed
· 2 seam gauges
· Pins
· Hand sewing needles
· Fabric scissors
· Seam ripper
Class Kit (included in class fee) includes:
· full-color booklet with step-by-step instructions
· Multi-sized buttonhole template
· Pre-cut mini jacket front and facing
· Organza patches
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | Intermediate to Advanced |
| Materials Included: | Kit includes Pre-cut fabric for samples, full-color instructional booklet, and buttonhole templates |
| Instructor: | Jeanette Bussard |
| Instructor Bio: | Jeanette Bussard is a wearable artist and couture fashion designer. She began her journey in sewing in the 4-H program in Anderson, Indiana at the age of eight-years-old. The ten-year 4-H program provided the basic garment-sewing skills that Jeanette has built on for over 40 years. The self-proclaimed "Bound Buttonhole Queen" has furthered her sewing education by pouring over books and magazines, attending countless sewing seminars and conferences, and just plain experimenting on her own. Jeanette has created wearable art ensembles and couture garments that have won her many awards at such competitions as the Pacific International Quilt Festival, Nancy's Notions Creative Jacket Contest, the American Sewing Guild National Sewing Contest, Make It With Wool, and the Illinois and Wisconsin State Fairs. Now retired from accounting, Jeanette looks forward to devoting herself full-time to passing on everything she knows to other sewists, learning from others, and providing the supplies and inspiration necessary to help others reach their creative potential through her new studio and online store, High Sewciety Boutique. |
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