HAPPY 250 ANNIVERSARY USA!
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Fall Class Registration Open
Hello fellow patternmaking and sewing enthusiasts,
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Fall class registration is open. This is the perfect opportunity to make a final push toward your pattern drafting and construction goals for the year. Our fall class line up and descriptions are listed below. Signing up is easy - just click the links provided.
Don't forget to check out the professional tips videos at the end of each newsletter. Click to sign-up. We are on part three or an 8-part series on sewing open work fabric (fabric where holes or openings are used as a design element, like crochet and some lace fabrics).
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Want to know what students are saying about Apparel Arts' classes? Check out our testimonials.
We look forward to seeing you in a class!
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​​Suzy​
September 16 - November 7
Small class sizes. Weekly online classes through Zoom.
ABOUT
With over 35 years of experience in the fashion industry, Suzy Furrer is the Founder and Director of Apparel Arts (established in 1996) and Apparel Arts Productions, an online fashion design school (established in 2020). Apparel Arts has successfully trained hundreds of students who are now employed in the apparel and costuming sectors.
Suzy's expertise extends to corporate training as well, as she has been an instructor for GAP Inc.’s Product Development Immersion Program and has led classes for employees at Pixar and Lucas Films.
In addition to her teaching and leadership roles, Suzy is the author of Building Patterns and has been instructing online pattern drafting classes for Craftsy.com since 2011.
We are excited to announce that Landauer Publishing has re-released Building Patterns!
You can order your hardcover with spiral or paperback versions below.
Suzy is a wealth of information... an excellent instructor giving clear and simple instruction even for the most difficult tasks."
– Susan F
I tried two bodice pattern drafting methods before trying your course, and neither gave me such a solid first draft!”
– Madeline J