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These sessions will be offered live from 8PM to 9PM EST using the Zoom platform. Students will receive a link and password following registration. When you log on to zoom, please have the password ready.
We will not post recordings of class sessions and students are advised to check that they can readily access Zoom before class.
Over the course of three weeks, we will learn how to construct some of Kenneth’s favorite ruffles and pleated edgings! After discussing a gallery of images from his couture work, students will learn how to make pleated edgings, twisted insertions, prairie points, corded ruffles, and baby ruffles. Professor King will teach how to get consistent and beautiful results using your sewing machine, readily available attachments, and simple pressing tools.
Sewing along is not required, but is encouraged. Be sure to tag your samples with #kennethdkingonline and #twinsnneedlesevents
January 4, 2021
Couture Finishes, Session 1: Perfect Knife-pleated Edging, Hand Tacked Down Pleats, and Hand-Beaded Tacked Down Pleats
Professor King will teach three variations on pleat edgings, sharing his tips to help you turn out reliable, professional results.
Sew-along materials:
- 6” wide strips of muslin or scrap fabric, cut on-grain
- 18” wide pieces of scrap fabric for your sample edges (a fat quarter will be enough)
- Posterboard or a heavy folder to cut up
- Paper scissors
- “Perfect Pleater” or pleating board (you can make one yourself! Ask Lisa how at twinsnneedlesevents@gmail.com or on Instagram at @lisacneel.)
- Adding-machine paper tape (available at office supply stores)
- A handful of beads or sequins
- Usual sewing supplies such as thread, pins, marking tools, pressing surface and iron, etc.
January 11, 2021
Couture Finishes, Session 2: Prairie Point Piping, Prairie Point Trim
Professor King will teach how he uses the precision of the zipper foot to create a pair of beautiful trims.
Sew-along materials:
- 4” wide strips of fabric, cut on-grain
- 2” wide bias strips
- A zipper foot for your sewing machine
- 18” wide pieces of scrap fabric for your sample edges (a fat quarter will be enough)
- Usual sewing supplies such as thread, pins, marking tools, pressing surface and iron, etc.
January 18, 2021
Couture Finishes, Session 3: Baby ruffles, corded ruffles, and twisted strip insertion
In this session, Professor King will demonstrate how he combines the precision of the zipper foot with the adjustability of the ruffler attachment to create two tidy, beautiful ruffle treatments. An alternative technique will be presented as well, requiring buttonhole thread but no sewing machine attachments. Finally, he will teach a three-dimensional twisted strip insertion.
Sew-along materials:
- ½ yard of silk doupioni, satin, or taffeta
- 18” wide pieces of wool fabric for your sample edges
- 1 yard of satin cord, either “rat tail” or “mouse tail” weight
- Buttonhole thread (mara 30 is preferred)
- A ruffler attachment for your sewing machine
- A zipper foot for your sewing machine
- Usual sewing supplies such as thread, pins, marking tools, pressing surface and iron, etc.
Sign up for individual sessions at $20 each, or save 25% when you book all three for $45! We cannot offer refunds on this special price, but contact us at twinsnneedlesvents@gmail.com before January 2, 2021 if you want to to transfer your registration to another person.
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About Professor King:
Kenneth D. King produces one-of-a-kind, made to measure pieces for women and men, as well as limited-edition pieces for boutiques. Professor King is an adjunct instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Manhattan. In his public-facing work, he teaches fitting and couture sewing techniques to the general sewing community. His work is in the permanent collections of the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and many private collections.