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FASHION SERGE

In this on-demand* course, instructor Pamela Leggett demonstrates easy and imaginative garment projects and embellishments you can make, all with your serger. Along the way, you’ll learn how a serger can be a more versatile sewing tool than you ever imagined. Discover a world of stylish possibilities with your serger. Fashion Serge is a companion class to Serger Techniques, which introduces the basics and beyond of serger use. So, if you are comfortable with a serger's essential functions, you are ready for Fashion Serge.

*This course is on-demand. You will have access to the content as soon as you sign up. There is not a course schedule to adhere to or a specific time you need to set aside for learning. From the date of sign-up, you will have a full 12 months to view the content.

You’ll learn to make or modify garments:

  • Construct a classic knit shirt

  • Upcycle a T-shirt for a better fit

  • Add a zipper to create a cardigan  

  • Embellish a skirt or top with flatlock seams

Create innovative fabric treatments:

  • Serge curves with accuracy 

  • Create heirloom look pintucks and ruffles  

  • Attach delicate lace insertions  

  • Edge woven strips to layer on a garment 

Plus, Pamela demonstrates how to: 

  • Make a cozy fleece vest with fancy seams 

  • Design cording, piping, or buttons 

  • Insert hidden elastic waistbands 

  • Create a lacy faux-crochet edging 

Bonus Materials: 

Separate attachments, four PDFs:

  • Achieve Effortless Heirloom Effects

  • Flatlock for Fashion

  • The Cover Stitch

  • Meet Your Serger

Meet the Instructor

Pamela Leggett is a nationally recognized sewing/serging instructor, teaching in-person and virtual classes. Since she began teaching in 1981, she developed a fun and informative teaching style and founded Pamela's Patterns, designs with many built-in fitting solutions. In addition, Pamela is a contributing writer, book author, video personality for Threads, a Craftsy instructor, and director of the Palmer/Pletsch Philadelphia and Connecticut sewing workshops. Pamela lives in Connecticut, where she operates her business and has a teaching program at The Studio at Pamela's Patterns in Vernon.

Fashion Serge with Pamela Leggett

Discover a world of stylish possibilities with your serger. Instructor Pamela Leggett demonstrates easy and imaginative garment projects and embellishments you can make, all with your serger. Along the way, you’ll discover how a serger can be a more versatile sewing tool than you ever imagined.

$49.99 USD

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