Garment sewing can be very rewarding and allows you to choose your best style and fit. Rae is here to teach you the best practices for sewing clothing before you sit down at the sewing machine. In this series you have learned how to choose and cut out fabric and…
Getting dressed is so automatic that we take for granted the ease of buttoning or zipping up our favorite clothes. It is essential to include appropriate openings and closings into your custom-made garments and they need to be supported to insure a long and happy life. During this class we…
The final finishes on a newly sewn garment are just as important as the first machine stitches. Find out which techniques are best for the garment you are creating and how to match the finish to a garment’s fabrication and style. Bring along some fabric, an iron, needle, and thread…
WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE HOSTS DUE TO THE CURRENT STATUS OF COVID. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE IN 2023! Join Fit for Art at the first ever International Sewing Arts Festival for fashion, home and costume sewers! This show is hosted…
WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA FOR THIS SHOW DUE TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE ISAF AND TO THE CURRENT STATUS OF COVID. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE IN 2023! Join Fit for Art at Road to California! This is our first…
We are looking forward to meeting old friends and new at the Atlanta OSQE! Visit us in Booth 218 where you'll find many new garment samples, especially of the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic, complimentary fittings for the Tabula Rasa Jacket and Knit top, Eureka! Pants fittings by reservation for…
Fit for Art looks forward to returning to Fredericksburg for the 2022 Original Sewing & Quilt Expo! Rae is teaching several classes during the Expo, and Fit for Art is hosting a 2-day pants workshop, selling our patterns and other merchandise, and doing both jacket and pant fittings in our…
With a well fitting Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern in hand, Rae and Carrie of Fit for Art Patterns will guide you in making the jacket of your dreams. We will begin the 1st session, October 15 considering techniques for piecing, layering, embellishing and making style changes with the Tabula Rasa…
With a well fitting Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern in hand, Rae and Carrie of Fit for Art Patterns will guide you in making the jacket of your dreams. We will begin the 1st session, October 15 considering techniques for piecing, layering, embellishing and making style changes with the Tabula Rasa…
Spend an action-packed day with Carrie and Rae and the Richmond/Charlottesville American Sewing Guild chapter, experimenting with a variety of embellishment techniques that enhance both gifts and garments. Stretch your fabric-mixing muscles as you create small samples that can have a fanciful impact on your DIY sewing. Explore hand stitching…
