Portland Fashion Institute | Portland Sewing – Sewing classes for the beginner to the advanced stitcher!

START WITH THE BASICS

learn tricks to make great clothes

SEWING CLASSES

LAUNCH YOUR CAREER

start your own line or land a job

Earn your certificate

LEARN THE INDUSTRY

from those that live it every day

BUSINESS CLASSES

GET THE SECRETS

to making patterns that fit

PATTERNMAKING

MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE

learn to draw by hand & computer

DESIGN CLASSES

SPECIAL EVENTS

Embroidery & Beading ala Lesage

Learn traditional and couture embroidery and beading techniques with our Lesage classes

Lace Shaping

Sew lace seamless across your garment with these couture tips and tricks.

Sew Vintage

Capture the look and feel of garments made when craftsmanship counted.

Pattern Grading & Marking

Add sizes to your basic pattern. Set up your own grade rules. Make best use of your fabric.

Swimwear

Control stretchy fabrics and get ready for fun in the sun! Vaca inspo!

Color Theory

Discover color and its implications for designers and artists.

EARN A CERTIFICATE. HERE'S HOW.

Apparel Designer

Follow your dreams and become an apparel designer. Gain the right skills to enter the apparel business and opens the door to jobs at apparel companies.

Focusing on computer skills and patternmaking become an apparel developer or work as a technical designer, product developer, patternmaker or fit engineer.

Here are the classes you need to start and stay with your own apparel business. You will complete a business plan and be ready to get financing upon completion of this certificate.