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Sewing - Bow Ties
Confident Beginner Level
Thursday, November 12
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Hiawassee Branch
Hiawassee - Craft StudioMake a custom bow tie. This fast and easy sewing project is a great gift for any occasion.
- Class Duration: 2 hours
- Age Requirements: Ages 13–Adult with a completed Sewing Lab Waiver. Ages 13-17 must have a parent or guardian present to complete the Sewing Lab Waiver.
- Recommended Prerequisite: Sewing - Patterns and Fabric
- Required Skills: Someone who can sew straight and curved seams while keeping a consistent seam allowance, can thread a standard machine and wind a bobbin, has a basic understanding of different fabric types and has completed several projects.
- Materials Fee: None
- Out of District Fee: $10 (includes class and materials fees)
Note: Fabric is provided for your first class from a limited selection. If you choose to attend this class more than once, please reference the materials list below and bring fabric for your class.
Materials: Students may bring the following materials to complete the project:
- Recommended Fabrics: Cotton Blends, Cotton Shirting, Cotton Lawn, Challis, Polished Cotton. Designed for medium-weight woven fabrics.
- ¼ yard woven fabric (45” wide)
- ¼ yard of fusible lightweight interfacing
Note: Sewing skills are necessary to be successful in this class. New to sewing? Check out Introduction to the Sewing Machine.
| Level | Description |
| Beginner | Someone has used a sewing machine before but may need aid on threading the machine and may need additional practice keeping an even seam allowance. |
| Confident Beginner | Someone who can sew straight and curved seams while keeping a consistent seam allowance, can thread a standard machine and wind a bobbin, has a basic understanding of different fabric types and has completed several projects. |
| Intermediate | Someone who is comfortable with working and threading sewing machines, sewing patterns with markings and notations, has an understanding of fabric types and interfacing, and has experience with using a variety of tools, notions, and presser feet. |
| Advanced | Someone who is comfortable with working and threading both sewing machines and sergers, sewing patterns with markings and notations, has an understanding of both woven and knit fabric types and interfacing, and has experience using a wide variety of tools, notions, and presser feet. |
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Maker/DIY | Life Skills | Arts & Crafting |
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LYNX Bus Link 37 Pine Hills / Florida Mall
Hiawassee Branch began as a bookmobile station in 1962 and was first known as the Pine Hills Library. In later moves the branch became the West Colonial branch and in March 2000, Hiawassee. In early 2010, the Hiawassee Branch moved to a new home near the corner of Hiawassee Road and West Colonial Drive in the Highland Lakes shopping plaza.