818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1988
LANCASTER The follow
ing educational activities have
been scheduled for the coming
months,
If you want to enroll, please
complete a separate registration
form (found at the end of this arti
cle) for each of the workshops or
meetings you plan to attend and
RETURN WITH YOUR CHECK
made payable to “Agricultural
Extension Service." No registra
tion will be accepted without
payment.
All of the classes will be held m
the Extension Training Center
(unless indicated otherwise) which
is located in the basement of the
Farm and Home Center, 1383
Arcadia Road, Lancaster, Pa.
Registration deadline for each of
the activities is one full week
before the meeting or the first of a
series of workshops. Registration
will be accepted on a first come
basis. Unless you hear from us,
please come to the meeting or the
first class scheduled for the work
shop in which you enrolled. Please
call the Extension Office if you are
unable to attend a class.
Clothing Construction
Workshops
Sewing Basics 111- If you are a
seamstress who has mastered the
basic skirt and simple blouse, then
you are ready for the challenge of
Sewing Basics 111. This class is
designed to build on previous
learnings, and will focus on a
classic shirt-look blouse or dress.
New learnings will include yokes,
collars, banded front openings,
sleeves with cuffs and pockets.
This is a hands-on class so bring a
sewing machine or indicate if you
would like to borrow one of ours.
No machine needed for the first
class, but bring a tape measure and
a pencil. Class Limit; 12.
INSTRUCTOR: Mary Alice
Fyock. Cost: $30.00.
Workshop #1- 9:30 a.m.-ll:30
a.m., October 19,26, November 2,
9, 16, 23.
Ultrasuede Or Facile Skirt
Workshop- Take the fear out of
cutting into expensive, luxurious
ultrasuede by doing it in a class
under supervision. Leant the spe
cial techniques used to sew this
easy to care for fabric available in a
wide range of fashionable colors.
Bring your sewing machine (not
needed for first class) and add a
skirt to your wardrobe that is sure
to become a favorite. If you need to
borrow a sewing machine, indicate
that on your registration form.
Class Limit: 10. INSTRUCTOR:
Mary Alice Fyock. Cost: $20.00.
Workshop #2- 12:30 a.m.-2 30
p.m ' T ovcmber 1 and 12:00
p.m.- ,).m., November 8 and
15.
Tailoring For Beginners-
Does the word “tailoring” scare
you? If you have an interest in
learning to work with wool, but
have been afraid to try on your
own, this class is for you. You will
leant step-by-step how to select an
easy to work with fabric, how to
sew and press wool, and will sew a
lined skirt and jacket. The empha
sis will be on simplicity, and a
quality finished product using time
saving materials and techniques.
Students should have an interme
diate level of sewing skill. This
class will involve sewing in class.
No machine needed for first class
but bring a pencil and pad and tape
measure. Class Limit: 15.
INSTRUCTOR: Mary Alice
Fyock; Cost: $35.00.
Workshop #3- 12:30-2:30 p.m.,
Octobers, 10,17,31, November 7,
14 and 21.
Sewing Machine
Maintenance- When was the last
Lancaster Extension Workshops
time you serviced your machine,
as recommended in the owner’s
manual? Sewing machines are sen
sitive to accumulations of lint, dust
and thread pieces which collect in
the moving parts of the machine.
Lack of proper oiling and lubricat
ing can also interfere with opti
mum machine performance. If
your machine starts sluggishly, is
noisy, makes loose or skipped
stitches, maybe it’s time for a thor
ough cleaning. Why not bring in
your machine and learn the basic
maintenance procedures, includ
ing tension and pressure
adjustment.
Participants arc requested to
bring the following items to class:
sewing machine, sewing machine
oil, tweezers, brush for cleaning
machine parts,"screwdrivers (the
liny ones which came with your
machine, and one medium size),
threaded bobbin, spool of thread
and small piece of scrap fabric to
test thread tension, and your user
manual.
Class Limit: 15. INSTRUC
TOR; Donna Lucidi-
Nachwostach. Cost: $7.00.
Workshop #4- 6:30 p.m.-8:30
p.m., November 22.
Sewing Grainboard
Workshop- Have you ever wished
that your ironing board was wider
and things didn’t slip off? Have
you ever wished for a cutting sur
face that didn’t allow fabric to slip
and slide? If you have wished for
either of the above, consider max- appearance of the garment and the
ing a sewing grainboard. In this comfort of the wearer. In this class
four hour class you will construct a you will analyze your individual
padded gridded board which figure, and learn how to adjust a
makes straightening, cutting, * commercial pattern to your mea
pressing and tailoring faster and surements and achieve perfection
easier. Part of the class will be a in fit. Each student will construct a
demonstration of its multiple uses, basic fitted garment using a com-
This versatile board is guaranteed mercial pattern. Various methods
to become one of your FAVO- will be- used and texts will be sug-
RITE pieces of sewing and fabric gested. For the first class, bring a
craft equipment. A supply list will notebook and pencil and a tape
be sent prior to class. Class Limit: measure. Also, please wear form
-15. INSTRUCTOR: Mary Alice fitting underwear OR a leotard for
Fyock. Cost: $15.00. figure evaluation and measuring.
Workshop #5- 9:00 a.m.-l:00 Class Limit: 12. INSTRUCTOR:
p.m., November 4. Mary Alice F>ock. Cost: $30.00.
Custom Fit Workshop- Good
fit is the most crucial part of clo-
thing construction. It aflccts the
Workshop
7:00 pm.-9:00
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