All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Pressing Matters

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Meet Gail, your instructor, and work with your iron to get amazing pressing results with woven fabrics and knits in a variety of ways.

  • S01E02 Stitch Perfect

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    In this lesson, Gail walks you step by step through staystitching, understitching, and topstitching techniques.

  • S01E03 Curves & Corners

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Learn efficient ways to sew, grade, clip, and press tricky curves and corners.

  • S01E04 Interfacing Tips

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Choose the best interfacing for your garment, fuse full pattern pieces, learn block fusing, and reinforce shoulder seams.

  • S01E05 Beautiful Bindings

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Learn about bindings and facings; cut, join and attach binding strips; and create perfect inside and outside curves.

  • S01E06 Sleeves Made Simple

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Discover excellent gathering tips and construction methods for flat-constructed and set-in sleeves.

  • S01E07 Getting Closure

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    Finish off your garments expertly as Gail shares tips for zipper installation, automatic buttonholes, bound buttonholes (even faux ones!), and making your custom covered buttons.

  • S01E08 Bonus Tip

    • January 1, 2016
    • The Great Courses

    In this bonus tip, Gail shows you how to sew small circles and steep curves with ease!