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Textiles & Sewing

Ever want to sew your own accessories, or experiment with designing and decorating through embroidery? We offer sewing and digital embroidery classes in our Textiles department to teach you tips and techniques on how to use sewing machines, digital embroidery machinery, and software.

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Available Machines and Tools

Walking Foot 3: Weaver 205 Weaver Walking Foot highlead-skiver Skiver consew-walking-foot Consew Walking Foot Equipment Beveler Beveler singer-heavy-duty-sewing-machine Singer Sewing Machine arbor-press Arbor Press burnisher Burnisher leather splitter Leather Splitter two-head-kick-press Two-Head Kick Press juki-chain-stitch Juki Chainstitch Sewing Machine singer-bartack-68-sewing-machine Singer Bartack Sewing Machine weaver-205-walking-foot Weaver 205 Leather Sewing Machine brother-serger-industrial-sewing Brother Serger foiling-heat-press Foiling Heat Press clicker-press Clicker Press juki-walking-foot Juki Walking Foot union-special-chain-stitch Union Special Chain Stitch juki-serger Juki Serger juki-strait-stitch-sewing-machine Juki Straight Stitch Industrial Sewing Machine button-hole-machine Reece Buttonhole Machine brother-digital-embroidery-machine Brother Digital Embroidery Machines

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Walking Foot 3: Weaver 205

Weaver Walking Foot

Specialized walking foot industrial machine that can process materials other machines can't. Its 1" lift walking foot and 16" arm allow for clean stitching of difficult materials. Leather, Nylon, plastic webbing, rubber, canvas, tack. highlead-skiver

Skiver

Used to remove thin layers of leather material to create leather products, such as shoes, suitcases, and belts. consew-walking-foot

Consew Walking Foot

Utilizes a two-part foot to regulate the movement of the material beneath it. In combination with the feed dogs, it prevents slippage of materials allowing thicker textiles to be sewn. Equipment Beveler

Beveler

Essential leatherworking tool that uses two knives to cut down the hard edges of straps or belts creating a refined-looking edge. singer-heavy-duty-sewing-machine

Singer Sewing Machine

Basic multi-use, general-purpose home sewing machine. This machine is ideal for everyday lightweight projects. arbor-press

Arbor Press

Small hand press used to emboss logos on leather, bend materials, and other pressing applications. Used for riveting, punching, bending, and other pressing applications. burnisher

Burnisher

Rotary tool used to smooth edges with sandpaper or the grooves in the rosewood spindle to finish the edges of your leather, creates a smooth edge leather splitter

Leather Splitter

Designed to easily split almost any weight of leather down to your desired thickness. two-head-kick-press

Two-Head Kick Press

Used for setting of grommets, eyelets, snaps, and rivets into leather work, clothing, and other textiles materials. juki-chain-stitch

Juki Chainstitch Sewing Machine

Uses one continuous thread that is looped back on itself. This creates a stitch that has more stretch than a lock stitch. Ideal for thinner materials. singer-bartack-68-sewing-machine

Singer Bartack Sewing Machine

A type of reinforcement stitching machine that is used to fortify stress points in textiles, such as to secure pocket corners, belt loops, and zipper flies. weaver-205-walking-foot

Weaver 205 Leather Sewing Machine

Designed for industrial uses that allows for clean stitching of heavier textile materials, such as leather, nylon or canvas, sewing up to 3/4" thick. brother-serger-industrial-sewing

Brother Serger

Designed for finishing the edges and hems of a wide range of fabrics to prevent fraying. foiling-heat-press

Foiling Heat Press

Used on leather to emboss, brand, and adhere metallic foils using custom dies or letterpress type. clicker-press

Clicker Press

Simple die-cutting machine used to cut out shapes of soft materials like leather, cardboard and rubber. juki-walking-foot

Juki Walking Foot

Utilizes a two-part foot to regulate the movement of the material beneath it. In combination with the feed dogs, it prevents slippage of materials allowing thicker textiles to be sewn. union-special-chain-stitch

Union Special Chain Stitch

Uses one continuous thread that is looped back on itself. This creates a stitch that has more stretch than a lock stitch. Ideal for heavier materials. juki-serger

Juki Serger

Designed for finishing the edges and hems of a wide range of fabrics to prevent fraying. juki-strait-stitch-sewing-machine

Juki Straight Stitch Industrial Sewing Machine

Foundational heavy duty sewing machine that can handle thicker or layered materials. button-hole-machine

Reece Buttonhole Machine

Sews professional buttonholes with an automated specialty stitch that both sews and cuts your material, commonly seen on jeans and jackets. brother-digital-embroidery-machine

Brother Digital Embroidery Machines

Converts digital images into embroidered patterns for patches and garments.