SEW AN UNLINED HOODED COAT with Ryliss Bod, pattern designer + visiting instructor

An All-Day Class with Lunch Provided

Many students will complete this versatile unlined coat in this one day class; most will be nearly completed.

The pattern (Ryliss’ s own design) includes deep pockets, princess seams, and a hood! It can be made in a variety of fabrics – and later, you can even make a lined version, change the hood to a collar, add a belt, change the closure….or whatever you imagine.

In the first step, the students will select the fabric and alter the pattern if necessary.  Then the fabric will be cut out and the fabric scraps will be tested. There will be hands-on help all along the way.

SKILLS NEEDED

• This class is designed for sewists from advanced beginners through experts. At a minimum, participants should be comfortable with
  • •      Threading and operating a sewing machine
    •      Sewing straight lines
    •      Laying out a pattern on grain
• SUPPLIES NEEDED
  • Fabric (Woven fabric with no or very little stretch)
  •       Both sides of the fabric will be visible in the finished coat, so choose something with a “wrong” side that you enjoy
  •       Approximately 3-4 yards of 60”wide fabric, depending upon the size
  •       If you plan to launder the coat, please launder the fabric ahead
  • Matching Thread
  • Buttons (optional)
  • Fabric scissors
  • Pins
  • Sewing Machine (machines are also available to rent for $10)
  • Curiosity, humor, and a bit of grace (perfectionism may be left at home)

  ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

  Ryliss Bod is the Director and Head Instructor at the Sewing and Design School. She has extensive teaching experience teaching Fashion Construction & Design at a Washington State Technical College. She instructed courses for both continuing education and career training in all levels of sewing construction, home decor construction, fashion accessory construction, fashion design, fitting & pattern alterations, pattern making, textiles, history of fashion and quilting.

  Ryliss received her teaching degree and studied art, clothing construction and textiles at Central Washington University, pattern-making and CAD from Gerber Technology, fashion design at the Paris Fashion Institute and pattern-making and construction techniques from Kenneth D. King and countless others. Throughout her career she developed workshops and fashion shows, hired instructors and conducted fashion and fabric shopping field trips to Portland, San Francisco and New York.

  Ryliss was a contributing Editor at Sew News Magazine in 2013 and Threads Magazine August 2016. Vogue Pattern Magazine named her Instagram Account as one of the Top Eight Instagram Accounts inspiring sewing and fashion in their August/September 2016 issue. Go to @RylissBod on Instagram.

  Ryliss is the Director of the Washington State’s Central West District for the National Make it with Wool Contest.