Sewing - Fly Front Zippers
This purely techniques class will step you through the process of sewing a fly-front zipper. After the class, with your newly gained fly-front zipper skills, you’ll have the confidence to tackle the trickiest sewing part of jeans and trouser sewing.
Teacher: Anna Ng
Workshop Duration: Half Day
Description: Are you interested in sewing your own jeans or trouser and would relish the chance to sew a sample fly-front zipper without the pressure of making a finished garment? Then this half day techniques class is just what you’re looking for.
Using a single-sized cut-down pattern created especially for this class, Anna will step you through the process of sewing a sample fly-front zipper. Specifically, the class will focus on:
Seam finishes
The wonders of machine basting
Zip insertion
Those necessary but sometimes confusing fly extensions and facing pattern pieces
Top-stitching
Materials to bring: There will be a materials change for this class that includes the sample fly-front pattern & instructions and denim fabric. Details to follow.
Students to bring:
All purpose navy & one other colour polyester thread (the second colour is for machine basting)
Sewing machine with a zipper foot
Two bobbins (one for each thread colour)
Denim sewing needle (a brand new one will give you the best results)
Fabric scissors
Pins
Tailors chalk
Measuring tape
Quick unpick
Takeaway: At the conclusion of this class, you will have sewn your very own fly-front zipper sample. Please note, this will not be a wearable garment, but a sample piece showcasing all the new skills you’ve learnt.
Level: Advanced Beginner
Prerequisites: Familiarity with a sewing machine and straight-stitching experience.
Homework: None
So I wrote last week a post asking “Is my making fast fashion?”. And then I did a video on Instagram discussing similar topics in a slightly different way. And as always, you lovely humans have helped me clarify some of my thinking with your thoughtful, clever commentary.
And while I think there is so much more to discuss, here are four key possibly-more-meta ideas that have come up for me out of those conversations.
In using the quote last week that suggested that there was no single answer, and suggesting that this was freeing, I really did mean that we should sit in the grey. Not that the lack of “an” answer to this question should mean we get to ignore the question but rather that the lack of “an” answer means that we need to keep asking bigger more beautiful questions. And keep asking them.
Is my making fast fashion?
Am I living my values or merely thinking them?
And how can I make those two things a little more aligned in this moment?
These are my big beautiful questions.
Yours might be different.
And importantly this leads to point 2.