5-Week Sewing Course - Button Up Shirt

Please note: All class registrations are final; please view our Cancellation Policy and Covid-19 Policy for more information. By registering for this workshop, you are agreeing to abide by these policies. Thank you for supporting our small business!  

Skill level requirement: this is NOT a learn to sew class; you must have sewn in the recent past, and be confident operating a sewing machine independently. See below for more info. If you're a total beginner, check out our  Sewing 101 Workshops.

Ready to take your garment sewing skills to the next level? Join us to to make a Helen's Closet Cameron Button Up Shirt in this 5-week course!

The Cameron Button Up (available in sizes 0-34!) has all the classic features you look for in a great button up shirt. Collar and collar stand, front button placket, and optional chest pocket. Cameron is dartless and has a boxy fit from the chest to the hip. View A features long sleeves with sleeve plackets and cuffs. View B features short sleeves. Try Cameron in flannel for the ultimate cozy layer or make it in linen for a modern look. Play with prints or solids and customize the length, pockets, and collar shape to suit your personal preferences. Cameron will surely be your go-to button up shirt for yourself and loved ones!

Under the guidance of teacher Diana Rodgers, you'll learn the basics of shirt construction as you master several garment-sewing essentials. We'll cover:

• Measuring the body accurately to create a perfect fit

• Working from a commercial pattern, including size selection, deciphering instructions, cutting from paper pattern pieces, and more

• Understanding garment sewing basics such as proper fabric prep, pinning, cutting, ironing and troubleshooting

• Becoming familiar with sewing jargon commonly found in commercial patterns

• How to construct a collar, cuffs, placketed long sleeves or or short sleeves, patch pockets, and buttonhole.

• How to set sleeves

Skill Requirements
This is an intermediate level workshop. Advanced beginner sewing experience is required; you must be comfortable using a sewing machine and have sewn garments from a commercial sewing pattern in the recent past. If you're unsure if you have the right experience for this workshop, feel free to email hello@brooklyncraftcompany.com for more info!

Materials Required:

(Not included in registration fee. A 10% discount will apply to class materials purchased at our shop. Use code CAMERON10 if shopping our online store, or feel free to swing by our shop anytime ahead of the workshop! Materials will be available for purchase the day of class, as well.)

• 1.4 - 4 yards (Depending on size, pattern version, and fabric width-- see sizing details here!) light to medium weight woven fabrics with no stretch. Linen, cotton (seersucker, shirting, chambray, quilting cotton, flannel)

• All-purpose sewing thread

• 3/8” - 1/2” wide buttons, 10 buttons for View A and 8 buttons for View B

• 1 yard (68.5 cm x 68.5 cm) of lightweight fusible interfacing

This is a five-part workshop taking place on the dates below:

Tuesday 9/20 at 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 9/27 at 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 10/4 at 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 10/11 at 6:30-9:30pm

Tuesday 10/18 at 6:30-9:30pm

Meet Your Instructor 

Diana Rodgers is a fiber artist and educator who grew up on Long Island and is now based in Bronx, NY.  Since receiving a BFA from The Fashion Institute of Technology, Diana has pursued three creative career paths: fashion designer, manufacturer, and sewing educator. Sewing is the common thread among all three.

Most of her days are spent teaching people of all ages how to sew, but Diana finds time to work on soft sculptures, embroideries, and quilts.  Career highlights include teaching over 1000 people how to use a sewing machine, and selling her products to MoMA Design Store.

Find her work on Instagram @wonderthreads and dianarodgers.com

Special Thanks

Thank you to BERNINA for furnishing Brooklyn Craft Company's sewing machines. Visit BERNINA online at WeAllSew.com.