Workshops & Classes · Sunday, November 15, 2026
Learn to Use Your Sewing Machine
About
Bring your own working sewing machine and learn to set it up, thread it, wind bobbins, adjust tension, pick needles and presser feet, sew basic stitches and keep it clean (machine servicing is not included). The class runs 1–4:30pm Sunday at Reuse Commons Lake City, 12558 Lake City Way NE (bus 522 from Roosevelt Station or route 61 from Northgate Station), and costs $10. Once you are set up, the free Community Threads sewing circle meets here again on 13 December.
Good to know
Pick a date and tell us how many. We arrange it with Reuse Commons for you. Free to ask; nothing is charged today.
Read off Reuse Commons’s own page. Times and prices can change; the venue’s page wins.
How it compares
- Weekend
- Take it home the same day
At $10, this is the cheapest of the 22 single-session textiles classes we list in Seattle. They run from $10 to $300, and the typical price is $60.
That works out to about $3 an hour for a 3.5-hour session.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 1 studio we list runs multi-week textiles courses, from $80.
Other textiles classes in Seattle
- Janna Avner in the Artist StudioBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture · U District & North SeattleSAT, NOV 7 · Included with admission; FREE for Burke members
- Blackberry Dye WorkshopEarthCorps · U District & North SeattleSAT, NOV 14 · Free · registration required
- Pocket ShrinesReclaim Clay Collective · Downtown & Pioneer SquareSUN, OCT 25 · $35-$50-$65 sliding scale
- Tuesday TeaThe Nifty Knitter · EastsideTUESDAYS · 10:00 AM · Free
New to textiles?
Textile classes range from weaving on a frame or rigid-heddle loom to embroidery, knitting, crochet, natural dyeing, felting and sewing a first garment.
- Check whether the class is for complete beginners or assumes you can already cast on or thread a machine.
- Single sessions usually make something small: a wall hanging, a hoop, a dyed scarf.
- Bring reading glasses if you use them; most fibre work is close-up.
Taking it home: Usually the same day. Larger pieces may be finished at home with the yarn or thread you leave with.
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