Garment Skill Building - Working with Knits

Ready to feel confident sewing knit fabrics? This 3-hour skill-building class focuses specifically on how to sew and finish knit garments using both a regular sewing machine and a serger. You’ll learn why knit construction differs from woven garments and how to choose the right techniques for professional, durable results.

Please note: In this class, students will be creating technique samples to take home for reference. This is not a garment project class.

This class is part of our Garment Skill Building series designed to help you focus on one technique at a time and build a strong reference library of samples and knowledge.

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Skill Level

Advanced Beginner · Ages 16+

Skill Requirements

Students must:

• Have basic sewing machine skills
• Have taken a beginner class (such as a tote bag class)
• Have completed several projects independently
• Be comfortable with standard sewing terminology

Previous experience working with knits is an asset so you don’t feel lost, as this class moves at a steady, skills-focused pace.

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What You Will Learn

• The difference between sewing knit seams on a regular machine vs a serger
• When and why to choose each method
• Proper seam finishes for stretch fabrics
• How knit hems differ from woven hems
• Hemming techniques using a stretch twin needle
• Knit-specific finishing techniques for clean, professional results
• Needle choices and why ballpoint/stretch needles matter

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What We Supply

• All knit fabric samples for practice
• Thread and notions for sampling
• Guided, step-by-step instruction
• Access to sergers for learning and comparison

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What to Bring (Recommended)

If you have them, please bring:

• Your sewing machine
• Serger (if you own one)
• Overlock foot
• Walking foot
• Edge/guide foot
• Stretch twin needle
• Ballpoint or stretch needles

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You’ll leave this class with a collection of knit sewing samples and the knowledge to confidently apply these techniques to future garment projects.