Retreat with us in 2020 to up your sewing game! Increase your garment sewing expertise as you work beside fellow sewists and the Fit for Art team at one of our retreats. This week at our Sew Successfully Summer retreat, participants developed well fitting patterns for Eureka! Pants and Tabula…
What a crazy week for Fit for Art! We spent 4 fabulous days at the American Sewing Guild (ASG) Annual Meeting on Boston’s North Shore. We met new friends and greeted many of our sewing acquaintances in our booth and classes. One highlight was Carrie’s runway walk in the annual…
Join Rae at Stitchin’ at the Beach for a fun week of learning and sewing camaraderie January 5-10, 2020. The event is held at the Hilton Myrtle Beach, a wonderful property right on the water. Rae will be teaching the following all day and evening classes. Visit the Stitchin’ at…
This is our favorite knit rayon jersey—great for basic tees, for mixing with knit prints, and even for painting knits. Fabric is 58-60″ wide, 92% rayon, 8% spandex. Priced and sold per half yard (so order quantity “2” for 1 yard, “3” for 1 1/2 yards, “4” for 2 yards, etc.); min. qty. 1 yard. Please select color and quantity.
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This lushly painted Tabula Rasa Knit Tunic features a ballet neckline and flared cuff from Wide Neckline Variations for Tabula…
Embellishment techniques for fabric require a bit of doodling around, testing each idea on small fabric samples. In preparation for the first Fit for Art La Cascade adventure, Enchanting France-Embellishing Fabric, I have been doing just that, scheduling time every couple of weeks to test ideas and techniques. If you…
Sewing interesting knit tops is regularly on our agenda. Recently I have been playing with some new three-dimensional knit decorating techniques. As with any embellishment project, you need all the right materials, ample time to place the embellishments artfully and then time to secure them by hand or machine. I love…
Many days my mind is partly in France as I gear up for our French sewing adventure July 5-12. Our sewing focus at La Cascade will be fabric embellishment, so I have been testing some projects to fill out the week’s activities. One fun project has been the creation of…
Spend a fun day with Rae Cumbie learning her favorite surface design techniques for clothing. Try rubbing & stenciling easy-to-use paints on woven & knit fabrics. Experiment with machine stitched and hand stitched fabric collage. And learn to mend with boro, a japanese hand quilting technique. You’ll see a clothing trunk show with embellishments of many…
We are thrilled to announce two Fit for Art sponsored retreats and a Eureka! Pants Professional Licensing seminar scheduled in 2019! We so enjoy spending one-on-one time with our students in these multi-day sewing retreats and hope you will join us for one of these events. First up in March…