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• ZERO-WASTE BLOUSE SEW-ALONG

  • Start
    1 Aug 2025
  • End
    31 Aug 2025

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  Draft, cut and sew...and leave no remnants behind.  Create this versatile 'almost zero waste' blouse with ease.  Detailed instructions will guide you in drafting a pattern (2 size options) and constructing this garment.  Plus, with a bit of creativity, you can use the small fabric scraps to add optional pockets.  Wear it as a blouse or a jacket.

  Cost:  Free for members   | Non-members - $35

  
  

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• ADDING SLEEVES TO A SLEEVELESS KNIT GARMENT

  • When
    23 Aug 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Online

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  An online lecture using ZOOM video-conferencing.

  In this class, you'll learn how to take a sleeve from one pattern and incorporate it into a sleeveless garment pattern.  NOTE:  Both patterns are designed for knit fabric.

  TIME

  10:30 AM AEST (Queensland time)
  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• DESIGNING WITH YOUR SKIRT BLOCK

  • When
    6 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An online lecture using ZOOM video-conferencing.

  A skirt block is a starting point to create many different styles.  You will learn how to create 3 different variations:

  • a skirt with a yoke
  • a wrap skirt
  • a flared skirt with princess lines

  Note:  This is the third class in a series on drafting and fitting a skirt block.  Attendance at the first two classes is not a pre-requisite for this lecture.  Anyone wishing to learn how to re-design basic patterns is welcome to attend.

  TIME

  2:00 PM AEST (Queensland time)
  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• FRENCH SEAM POCKETS

  • When
    20 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An online interactive workshop using Zoom video conferencing.

  Who doesn’t love pockets? They come in many styles and often play a key role in a garment’s design. For a clean, minimalist look, an in-seam pocket adds functionality without drawing attention. In this class, you’ll learn how to incorporate a pocket into a French seam while also finishing the pocket itself with French seams.

  TIME

  2:00 PM AEST (Queensland time)

  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• FRENCH SEAM POCKETS

  • When
    27 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Register

  An online interactive workshop using Zoom video conferencing.

  Who doesn’t love pockets? They come in many styles and often play a key role in a garment’s design. For a clean, minimalist look, an in-seam pocket adds functionality without drawing attention. In this class, you’ll learn how to incorporate a pocket into a French seam while also finishing the pocket itself with French seams.

  TIME

  2:00 PM AEST (Queensland time)

  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• INSERTING AN INVISIBLE ZIPPER

  • When
    18 Oct 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An hands-on class using ZOOM video-conferencing.

  Learn a simple, fool-proof method for installing an invisible zipper without that annoying bump at the end.

  TIME

  11:00 AM AEST (Queensland time)
  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  A supply list will be mailed to you with your booking confirmation.

  
  

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• BUST ADJUSTMENTS

  • When
    25 Oct 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An lecture using ZOOM video-conferencing.

  Learn how to make bust adjustments for both full and small bust in:

  • garments with darts
  • garments without darts
  • Princess line garments

  TIME

  11:00 AM AEST (Queensland time)
  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  This is a lecture, so no supplies are needed.

  
  

  You need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• ATTACHING A COLLAR STAND

  • When
    1 Nov 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An online interactive workshop using Zoom video conferencing.

  Shirt makers often struggle with attaching a neckband (or collar stand) smoothly. Do you find a little bump appears at the front edge where the band meets the shirt? In this class, you’ll learn how to overcome that problem.

  TIME

  11:00 AM AEST (Queensland time)

  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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• PERFECT TUCKS

  • When
    15 Nov 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  An online interactive workshop using Zoom video conferencing.

  Marking tucks requires absolute precision. The fold lines must be parallel, on grain, and perfectly straight. Because fabrics suited to tucks are often delicate, sheer, or unstable, the marking process can actually be more difficult than sewing them. In this class, you’ll learn a simple technique for stabilising fabric and marking tucks accurately. You’ll also discover how to calculate spacing and fabric requirements, and finally, how to transform a plain shirt yoke pattern into one featuring tucks.

  TIME

  11:00 AM AEST (Queensland time)

  Be sure to adjust for your local time zone

  TUTOR
  

  Louise Sparrow

  COST

  ASG members - $7.50   |  Non-members -  $15

  Online credit card payments only

  CANCELLATION POLICY

  WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  Most importantly, you need to be able to join a ZOOM meeting.  Here is a user guide that will explain what you need to know.  Some parts of this document may not be relevant to you i.e. meeting participants DO NOT need to create a ZOOM account, nor do they need to know how to schedule a meeting. 

  
  

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