Introducing All About Sleeves with Wendy Eakins! Wendy is a former Instructor in Pattern Drafting & Construction at University of Fraser Valley, and at the University of Manitoba. She has worked as a pattern maker in manufacturing, and most recently over the last decade, worked at as the Senior Cutter & Stitcher at Alberta Theatre Projects. She continues to work at Vertigo Theatre and Theatre Calgary, and now she is coming to Riyoko studio to share her depth of knowledge with us.

* Come get on a better path to fitting, adjusting, and customizing your sleeves. Have you ever made a garment and it was too tight in the sleeve cap, or the underarms were pinching? Was there too much ease? Not enough? What about getting a pattern with elbow darts you don't want? Ever want to know how to draft Leg-of-Mutton sleeves? Cap sleeves? How to sew a continuous vent and cuffs properly? In this class, Wendy Eakins will show you how. Come learn the foundational pattern making skills and different techniques to pattern make, adjust and design better fit into your sleeves. 

Until February 23, get $10 off with code ALLABOUTSLEEVES at checkout

This pattern drafting class is three 3-hour sessions.  

Monday March 11, 18 & 25 -  1 pm to 4 pm

or

Wednesday March 13, 20 & 27 - 9 am to 12 noon

*Prerequisite for this class is intermediate experience, or Patternmaking 101

Class fees include all supplies except rulers, tape, and fabric scissors. Rulers are available for purchase in the Assemble Work/Shop, and during the class.

Riyoko Studio, 1721 29 Ave SW, Suite 445

Instructor: Wendy Eakins

"To know how a garment pattern is made, helps in the sewing: and to know how to sew, helps in the making of a pattern. Understanding fit, it is a very satisfying accomplishment to design a one-of-a-kind pattern, sew it together and have it fit perfectly." Wendy looks forward to sharing her knowledge of how to do just that.