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SUMMARY:Sew a Buttondown Shirt
DESCRIPTION:Experience level: Beginner with sewing machine experience; ages 18+ \nUsing a commercial pattern\, create a button-down shirt in Sew a Button-Down Shirt on Saturday and Sunday\, January 30-31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Studio.  \nLed by instructor Caitlin O’Donoghue\, students will learn the basics of reading a commercial pattern and create a shirt that they or a loved one can wear out and about. Techniques include facings\, buttonholes\, and collars. \n$160/person*. Register here. Registration closes January 23 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.  \n*Students should bring:\n-3 yards of prewashed cotton fabric (45 in wide)\n-Matching thread\n-Five 3/8″ buttons\n-Sewing machine (A limited number of machines are available to rent on a first come\, first serve basis.)\nOptional\, but encouraged: thread snips\, fabric scissors\, preferred sewing items if desired \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the instructor: \nCaitlin O’Donoghue is the Costume Shop Manager at Millikin University\, where she teaches intro and advanced costume construction\, pattern drafting and stage makeup. She has been working in professional and academic costume shops for fifteen years and loves working with beginning stitchers.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/sew-a-buttondown-shirt/2027-01-30/
LOCATION:Studio\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Sew a Buttondown Shirt
DESCRIPTION:Experience level: Beginner with sewing machine experience; ages 18+ \nUsing a commercial pattern\, create a button-down shirt in Sew a Button-Down Shirt on Saturday and Sunday\, January 30-31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Studio.  \nLed by instructor Caitlin O’Donoghue\, students will learn the basics of reading a commercial pattern and create a shirt that they or a loved one can wear out and about. Techniques include facings\, buttonholes\, and collars. \n$160/person*. Register here. Registration closes January 23 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.  \n*Students should bring:\n-3 yards of prewashed cotton fabric (45 in wide)\n-Matching thread\n-Five 3/8″ buttons\n-Sewing machine (A limited number of machines are available to rent on a first come\, first serve basis.)\nOptional\, but encouraged: thread snips\, fabric scissors\, preferred sewing items if desired \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the instructor: \nCaitlin O’Donoghue is the Costume Shop Manager at Millikin University\, where she teaches intro and advanced costume construction\, pattern drafting and stage makeup. She has been working in professional and academic costume shops for fifteen years and loves working with beginning stitchers.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/sew-a-buttondown-shirt/2027-01-31/
LOCATION:Studio\, 515 Old Timber Road\, Monticello\, IL\, 61856\, United States
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