Pant Hemming Sewing Workshop

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Sunday April 7

11:00 AM  –  2:00 PM

Pant Hemming Sewing Workshop
Instructor: Katie Furukawa of Old River Design Co.

Sunday, April 7, 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: The Center
$60 Center Members, $75 General Public

Skill level: Beginner

Knowing how to hem your own pants is one of the most frequently used sewing skills and is a fundamental skill for the average home sewer. In this workshop, our instructor Katie Furukawa will show you how to properly measure, mark and cut, then machine sew a hem on a pair of pants. Participants can bring a pair of pants to be hemmed during the workshop; all other supplies and materials will be provided.

Please note that participants in future Tezukuri Handcraft sewing workshops will need to know the skills taught in our Introduction to Sewing series in order to participate. Space is limited. Please e-mail us at programsevents@jcccnc.org if you are unable to register and would like to placed on a waitlist.

Tezukuri Handcraft Workshops at the Center are made possible with generous support from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation

Supplies & Materials

Up to 6 registrants will be provided access to a basic sewing machine and supplies kit of sewing supplies during the workshop sessions. Our instructor can accommodate over 6 participants if the additional participants are able to bring their own sewing machine to the workshop. All materials to create the workshop project are included with registration.

For participants bringing your own machine, we recommend you also bring the following supplies:

  • Water-erasable pen (for marking fabric)
  • Clover Chako liner white (for marking dark fabric)
  • Snips
  • Glass Head Pins
  • Magnetic Pincushion
  • Dritz Seam Ripper, heavy duty blade
  • Seam gauge
  • Tape Measure

About Katie Furukawa and Old River Design Co.

Katie Furukawa (she/her) is a quilter, designer, and educator based out of San Francisco. An alumni of the Nikkei Community Internship program, she has remained active in various Japantown community activities since then. In 2022, Katie began her own handmade home goods business, Old River Design Co. You can see her work at www.oldriverdesign.co