A friend and I took a sewing lesson from Kate at her studio. I can't recommend her highly enough! It was the perfect balance of casual and structured (more looseness, Q&A is prob'ly easier w a smaller group). She teaches larger formal classes, too, and has a good sense for how to order and structure the lessons -- all the while answering just about every question we had. What a well of knowledge she has about sewing, machines, materials, levels of difficulty, even how best to avoid getting your fingers stuck by a needle...
Plus, she's super reasonably priced!
Not to mention, it was just fun -- tea & cookies, cool converted warehouse space, lots of learning made easy. I'll definitely take another private class from her. Two (unstuck) thumbs up. read more