Clothing 1:Sewing for the Home (PA)

Credit--.5 or 1.0 (Semester or Year)

Grades 9-12

Fee: $10/sem

Prerequisite:

Homework: Weekly

This course is a beginning level sewing class designed for those students who want to sew items for their home. The student will operate a sewing machine, serger, pressing equipment and develop basic sewing techniques such as casings, hems, tabs, buttons, buttonholes, facings, mitering, seams, seam finishes, pattern interpretation and construction analysis. Projects will include decorative toss pillows, pillow shams, duvet covers, simple window dressings, shower curtains, bed skirts, table dressings, simple slipcovers, rugs and more! This class is the gateway to more advanced concepts taught in the quilting class that can open the door to entrepreneurial opportunities. Participation in FCCLA may be an integral part of this course.

Course Catalog 2008-2009