EARLY FALL 2026 • REGISTRATION OPEN
Class Offerings • Fall 2026 • OCT - DEC
Live on Zoom • All sessions recorded • Pacific Standard Time
Alter Commercial Patterns
Start date:
Begins Oct 21
Duration
8 weeks
Price
$295
Offered:
W 2:30-4 pm, PST
Tired of patterns that never quite fit? In this 8-week class, you’ll learn how to use your personal bodice sloper as a template to adjust commercial patterns for your unique shape. From bust, back, and shoulder adjustments to sleeves and final fittings, you’ll gain the skills to make any pattern your own—with comfort and confidence.
Tailoring Part I
Start date:
Begins Oct 26
Duration
6 weeks
Price
$250
Offered:
M 5:30-7 pm, PST
Start your hand-tailored jacket journey! Learn to fit muslins, adjust patterns, choose fabrics, and master essential hand-stitching techniques in this 6-week live Zoom class—laying the foundation for a perfectly tailored jacket.
Basic Pant Sloper and Jean Draft
Start date:
Begins Oct 20
Duration
8 weeks
Price
$295
Offered:
Tu 3:30-5 pm, PST
In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to draft and fit a custom pant pattern from your own measurements. Guided step-by-step, you’ll discover how to translate numbers into a basic pant sloper that reflects your unique shape and style.
Starting with how to take accurate body measurements, you’ll move on to drafting the front and back pant patterns, sewing a muslin test garment, and mastering the art of fit adjustments. You’ll learn to recognize balance lines, refine proportions, and make precise changes that transform a basic pattern into a beautifully fitted garment.
Recommended Text: Building Patterns by Suzy Furrer (optional)
Bodice Sloper With Sleeve (Moulage)
Start date:
Begins Oct 19
Duration
8 weeks
Price
$295
Offered:
M 3:30-5 pm, PST
The student will learn how to draft a pattern from measurements that fits the figure exactly. This is the moulage - no wearing ease added. Upon completion of the draft, the student will make a muslin test garment to check and adjust the fit. The student then creates a pattern, based upon that moulage, that includes wearing ease. This is the bodice sloper or bodice block and can be used as a starting point to create blouses, dresses, jackets, and coats. Once you have the bodice sloper, you will create an accompanying sleeve sloper. The sloper with sleeve will be sewn up in muslin and fitted as well.
This class, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite for Drafting a Jacket/Coat and Altering Commercial Patterns.
Finish It!
Start date:
Begins Oct 20
Duration
4 weeks
Price
$200
Offered:
Tu 10:30-12
Bring your unfinished sewing projects and finally get them done! In this 4-week live Zoom class, Lynda provides personalized guidance, troubleshooting tips, and motivation, while you work alongside supportive peers to complete your projects.
Gowns & Party Dresses
Start date:
Begins Oct 21
Duration
8 weeks (6 wks if you have a corselet)
Price
$295 (8 wk) / $250 (6 wk)
Offered:
W 4-5:30 pm, PST
Create couture-quality gowns from start to finish in this 8-week live Zoom class. Learn muslin fitting, corselet construction, hand-finished details, and professional hemming. Finish the course with a stunning gown you can be proud to showcase!
NOTE: Dress shown above was made by Richard Paras, a student of Lynda's
Silk Charmeuse Techniques
Start date:
Begins Oct 26
Duration
6 weeks
Price
$250
Offered:
M 7-8:30 pm, PST
Silk charmeuse is a luxurious fabric known for its luminous surface and fluid drape—but it can be challenging to sew well. In this six-week online course, Lynda teaches the professional techniques she uses to work confidently with silk charmeuse, from proper layout, cutting, and marking to precise stitching and refined finishes. You’ll learn how to handle this delicate fabric with control, accuracy, and ease.
This technique-focused class covers all the essential construction skills needed to sew a silk charmeuse blouse, including darts, seams, baby hems, plackets, collars, sleeves, cuffs, and edge finishes. While you won’t complete a full garment during the course, you’ll gain a deep understanding of how silk charmeuse behaves and the skills needed to apply these techniques successfully to your own projects.
HOW IT WORKS
About the Classes
DURATION
Lynda's classes meet weekly for 4-weeks ($200), 6-weeks ($250), 8-weeks ($295) or 4-weeks, 2X/week for 8 sessions ($295)
ONLINE / ZOOM
Each 1½ hour meeting is live on Zoom and all class meetings are recorded. The link to the recording is sent out at the end of each class and is available to students for 8 weeks. All class times are noted in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
As part of each class, Lynda also shows instructional videos, which students will have access to after class. These links do not expire
CLASS SIZE
12 students in classes that include fitting, 15 students in classes that do not.
OFFICE HOURS
Lynda will hold two office hours each week. Details will be sent as classes are about to begin.
INSTRUCTOR ACCESS
You'll have access to Lynda during class and in our weekly office hours — your best opportunity to ask questions and get hands-on help. If you run into something that can't wait, Lynda is still available by email between classes
PRIVATE LESSONS
Online private lessons are also an option if you'd like more personalized guidance.