Hands-On Classes

Wednesday is "set-up" day at the show. It is UNBELIEVABLE how much work goes into building a vendor floor. There are hundreds of trucks, moving in and out, taking their turns offloading the shelving, tables, displays, boxes and crates of merchandise...this is what it looked like in 2011:

We decided, several years ago, to do hands-on classes on Wednesday. WOW! What a great idea! Our hands-on sewing machine classes sell out very quickly. AND YOU LOVE THEM..!!

Of course, a big reason for the success of these classes is the machine companies that provide the sewing machines for the rooms in Clover hall...

Thank you, Pfaff...

And Thank-you, Baby Lock...
(Yes, we know you loved Candace Jewett...she is amazing...)

Thank-you, Brother...


And Thank-you, Bernina....
Here's the way it works. These wonderful sewing machine companies equip a room in Clover Hall with 30 machines AND they provide a tech.

SewExpo teachers are all encouraged to submit topics (some have favorite companies) -- and Ann & Joanne do their best to "match them up". Because we only have 30 seats in each classroom, many of these classes sell out on the first day. Some topics are wildly popular...

If you took one of these three-needle hands-on machine classes -- you know how much work goes into it. The teachers plan their project well in advance, assemble and ship their kits to Puyallup, etc.

During our recent 2012 Planning Meeting, we reviewed every single class. We'd like to thank you, our fabulous attendees, FOR SIGNING UP, and of we'd also like to thank our wonderful teachers for BRINGING IT.

The Sewing & Stitchery Expo provides more hands-on classes than any consumer show in America. It is a lot of work for everybody involved -- but your enthusiastic response to our class schedule makes it ALL A WORTHWHILE EFFORT!!