Nashville Sewing Center
We teach classes and workshops in sewing and related textile crafts. Come learn with us!
Meet Your Instructor
I’m Lori—teacher, professional costume and fashion designer, and visual artist. I’ve been teaching people of all ages to sew for almost 20 years!
What type of classes and workshops do you teach?
Basics of hand sewing and sewing machine safety and operation for adults and children. Use of simple sewing patterns, materials and tools, and more!
Basic Sewing Techniques
Intermediate machine and hand sewing including buttonholes as well as commercial pattern use and garment construction
Intermediate Sewing Techniques
Can be anything from embroidery techniques to visible mending, cord making, reverse applique, specialty garment techniques, block and screen printing, and more!
Textile Crafts
Instruction and guidance for specific projects and skills—sewing, patterning, alterations, etc.
Please request more information about private lessons on our Contact page.
Private Lessons
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Limited to 6 participants
Ages 16+
Saturday, August 22 10am-3pm
Learn one stitch and open the possibility of an infinite variety of patterns in Sashiko, which means “little stabs” in Japanese. Sashiko was traditionally used for mending clothing decoratively. We’ll create an 8” X 8” panel in a design of your choice, but you can bring something that needs to be mended to work on as well! All tools and materials for your panel will be provided for use during class. Please bring lunch or a snack to enjoy during our mid-workshop break.
Designed for participants 18+
August 24 - 28 nightly 5:30-8:30pm
This course will each you how to sew by hand with needle and thread as well as safely operate a sewing machine. Everything will be provided for you to use in this class, including a sewing machine (but you are welcome to bring your own machine if you have one!) Learn how to use a sewing pattern, how to lay out fabric and cut with the grain, and how to use your sewing machine and hand sewing skills to complete your project, a reversible, Japanese-style knot bag.