Rare Bird is a gift shop, gallery & studio in Oakland, California. We feature independent artists, and makers from California & the U.S. Founded in 2010 by maker & arts educator, Erica Skone-Rees, Rare Bird's focus is on celebrating creativity and cultivating community.
Rare Bird offers a carefully curated selection of workshops in art, crafts, meditation and magic in our Makers' Studio. We also lead team building workshops and private parties. Classes are led by the Erica, our founder and over 45 artists from the Bay Area.
We love the Bay Area and are so appreciative of our Oakland community.
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Michelle is a well seasoned professional, calm, patient teacher with over 50 years of sewing experience and over 37 years of sales and service to the local sewing and craft stores. Michelle also has a degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise (FIDM). She has a passion to give back to the community with her volunteer program Sew For Love, come check us out. The class schedule has hearts by some locations these locations she offers students time to sew items for the community to be donated.
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Sewing Lessons in Redwood City specializes in one-on-one, individualized sewing lessons.Our personalized lessons are designed especially for you, with your level of experience, interest and ultimate goal in mind. Whether you would like to show your sewing machine who is boss, learn to sew a straight line, make a garment, know how to read commercial sewing patterns, refashion your closet, alter/mend your clothes or complete a project, we are here to help and would **love** to work with you.Our main goal is to increase your confidence and build your skills by focusing on progressive development. We work at your pace and guide you step by step,
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Take your sewing skills to the next level
Sandra is a hall of fame and sewing teacher of the year. She owned and operated a sewing school in San Francisco, wrote a syndicated sewing column and hosted “Sew Perfect” on HGTV for 6 years. Sandra has written several books, numerous articles for Vogue Patterns Magazine and Threads Magazine.
Currently Sandra designs patterns for Vogue Patterns under the label Today’s Fit. In addition to 4 classes for Craftsy- Pant Fitting, Pant Construction, Sewing on the Bias, and Fabric Know-how, Sandra cohosts a sewing lessons with Ron Collins, available on this website cur
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My work is unique and stands out for it's originality. I have been creating poetry for over 27 years and have quite a few kid's books under my belt including BELIEVE YOU CAN! President Barack Obama which is a great children's book about our former president's dream of becoming the president and it (his dream) being fulfilled as he held on to his dream until it was realized.
My qualifications include 6 kid's books, all written in a poetic format and at least 200 inspirational poems.
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I am passionate about sewing and teaching sewing. I am able to provide each of my students with exactly what they need to either learn or to improve their techniques. I am patient, enthusiastic, understanding, and an excellent communicator. Additionally, I have decades of experience in sewing and have sewn and sold women's clothing, hats, bags; costumes for dancers, theater, and other performers; and soft goods for the home (e.i. drapes, pillows, bedding, etc.). One project that was especially challenging was the net I made to protect Claude the Albino Alligator's habitat at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
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Stitch Sewing Lab opened up in 2012 and is located in Berkeley, California. Stitch's natural lighting, open design, and state-of-the-art equipment make it the perfect setting for everyone, from serious studio artists to social stitchers. We offer studio time, specialty workshops, adult classes, youth camps and classes, and private lessons.
Our studio is fitted with professional sewing equipment: embroidery machines, sewing machines, sergers, coverstitch machines, a large cutting table, rotary cutters, dressmaker's shears, and irons and boards. We have a library of sewing books and patterns and a large selection of machine embroidery desi
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I love to sew and create things and I get excited about other people sewing too. But sometimes folks just need a little help getting started or with a difficult project. I’m just the person to help! I’v been sewing making and sewing things for about 40 years but in the last ten years I’v explored many different techniques and craft projects so I’v gathered a lot of knowledge. I am a graduate of the College of Alameda Fashion Design Program and I’m constantly exploring new sewing classes or workshops. I enjoy sharing that knowledge with people that want to learn. If you are a complete beginner or even a confident
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What makes RICOCHET DIFFERENT.....WHY JOIN US?
Our environmentally aware Wearable Art Academy studio makes for a cheerful mix of sewing-lounge camaraderie and creative studio. These classes are intended to be fun and informative, where you can learn & express yourself through your individual creativity, helping to make your dream of fashion design a reality. Our workshops offer a creative haven for anyone who loves sewing & wishes to reinvent his/her wardrobe that's one of a kind!
We have small class sizes for all skill levels
Each student works on projects of their choosing
Students work at their own pace
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I have an extensive background in all types of sewing, patterning,draping, and construction. In addition, I also have a background in HANDSEWING techniques- embroidery, quilting, fabric piecing, as well as fabric dyeing and weaving.
s hold a MFA from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU in Costume and Lighting Design for Theatre. While attending grad school, I worked in the major costume shops in NYC and regionally. I spent 16 years designing costumes before beginning to teach sewing privately and at the college level. Having this background, allows me to work with many different shapes and fabric combinations.
My Website is www.barbarab
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We specialize in mentoring young designers through the fashion design process and help Sewing enthusiasts learn how to make well fitting, beautiful clothing.
We really strive to help our students get confident in their sewing skills. This helps with overall Confidence and it's a joy to see that happen over time.
VITA provides creative design and conscious consulting to empower and inspire people and communities to learn and live creatively.
With a Master's Degree in Transformative Arts and a background in Behavior Analysis, this interdisciplinary approach transforms outcast objects, willing individuals and challenged systems into beautiful opportunities to grow, connect and thrive.
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www.vitalifestyledesign.com
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Old time skills inform modern living. I was reared by a Jamaican suffragette who raced bicycles in the 1900's before moving to Harlem in early 1929, in time for the artistic revolution that was the Harlem Renaissance. She survived the Great Depression and her family thrived!
Sewing, cooking and gardening were skills for empowerment for women because your self-sufficiency meant freedom for you, your husband, your children and your whole community. I carry the lessons forward into the 21st Century.
Let me share with you. It will be my pleassure!
I have sewn professional for college theater, for a nationally renown historic preservation organiza
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