Longform improv comedy performed by a bunch of 90’s kids. Bring your slap bracelets and enough Koolaid Jammers to pass around. Tamagotchi Pets are welcome.
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Drop in on Tuesdays and we’ll treat you to $20 off of a complete pair of glasses or $20 off of one eye exam if you live in one of our designated ATL zip codes. Offer cannot be combined with existing promotions or insurance and must be mentioned at time of check out.
This fold-over, zippered clutch is a great intro to sewing project! In this class you will learn all the basics of sewing, including learning the parts of the sewing machine and how to use them, learn how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine and troubleshoot common issues. You’ll also learn how to cut and pin fabric, learn the basics of understanding seam allowance, straight stitching, sewing curves and corners, and inserting a zipper. We’ll provide the pattern to cut and specific instructions to guide you along the way to make a useful and beautiful clutch.
Skills you will learn: The skills you will learn in the class are how to understand a sewing machine, the concept of seam allowance and how to sew to a particular seam allowance, how to pin and cut fabric, how to sew in a straight line, pivot at corners & how to insert a zipper.
Skills expected: None!
Materials needed: 1/2 yard of fabric each for the Main fabric & Lining. Recommended fabrics include quilting cotton, linen, canvas, chambray. We have several suitable fabrics available for purchase in our shop online & in person.
Materials provided: A sewing machine, coordinating thread, fabric shears, pins, marking tools, measuring tape, an iron, interfacing, and your zipper.
In two sessions* of this 8-hour class, you’ll learn to make the hugely popular Making Backpack by Noodlehead featured in the “Color” Issue of Making Magazine. A perfect carryall for school, work or play. The zipper top and closure keep things secure. There is also an interior zip pocket and exterior slip pocket. Adjustable straps make it wearable in any season, also features additional top handles. The finished measurements are approximately 11 ½” wide x 15” tall x 5” deep (29 cm x 38 cm x 12 cm). This bag looks fantastic in canvas, twill and especially our unique oilskin from Merchant and Mills.
*Sessions span 1/29 & 1/31
Skills expected: This is an intermediate class. Please be sure you have experience equivalent to a level 2 class.
Skills you will learn: The skills you will learn in this class are inserting zippers neatly, sewing on webbing, sewing in lining and basic hand sewing.
NOTE: To save time and space for your fellow sewists, cut your pattern out before class. We encourage you to stop into the shop before class for help cutting out your fabric if needed.
Materials needed:
- 1 yard (1 m) Exterior Fabric
- 1 yard (1 m) Lining Fabric
- 3 ½ (3.2 m) yards straight-grain ½” (12 mm) wide double fold binding
Hardware kit provided:
- two 1 1/2″-wide rectangle rings
- two 1 1/2″-wide strap sliders
- 2 1/2 yards 1 1/2″-wide cotton webbing (for straps, etc.)
- 1 1/8 yards 1″-wide cotton webbing (for handles, etc.)
- 22″ zipper for top closure (head-to-head YKK metal zipper)
- 8″ zipper (YKK) for interior zip pocket
- small leather rectangle for optional front patch
Discover the art behind making fresh pasta. Led by a seasoned chef, this hands on cooking class will show you all of the steps to create delicious pasta at home. Following the cooking class, enjoy a tasting of the pasta made during class. Participants will also be able to take home their creations.
Placita is back!!!
PLACITA aka La Plaza de Santurce in PR is a open air block of restaurants and bars centered by the Farmers Market where the people of San Juan meet on weekends to eat, drink, dance and socialize. On Friday’s (most popular Placita day) the crowds start arriving after work 5pm and it goes on till 4am or later…everyone from teenagers to grandpas hang out together and celebrate LIFE!
We are Super excited to bring you Placita ATL this Friday. Come party with us at Ponce City Market. As always, we’ll have tasty libations from Don Q and delicious Puerto Rican inspired tapas. Where else in Atlanta can you groove to great tunes, while holding a Don Q cocktail in one hand and a Bacalaito in the other? No where! Only in Placita! We’ll see you this Friday! Wepa!!!
Our essential shirt is a great beginner sewing class, introducing you to the world of garment sewing. In this 4-hour class you will learn to sew and make our Topstitch Essential Shirt pattern. You will learn all the basics of sewing, including learning the parts of the sewing machine and how to use them, learn how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine and troubleshoot common issues. Once you’ve threaded the machine you’ll learn how to cut out your pattern, learn the basics of understanding seam allowance, straight stitching and sewing along curves. We’ll provide the pattern and specific instructions and guide you along the way to make a the shirt. It is a boxy, kimono sleeved pullover. With no fitting challenges and no fiddly closures, it’s a perfect intro project. The pattern and sewing tools included at class. Fabric not included. Please bring 1.5 yards of pre-washed fabric to class. It is best suited for fabrics such as cotton lawn, double gauze, voile or linen. NOTE: Fabric can shrink after washing so you may want a little more than 1.5 yds especially if your fabric has a width less than 50″. Ask a staff member if you’re unsure about your fabric shrinkage.
Skills you will learn: The skills you will learn in the class are how to understand a sewing machine, the concept of seam allowance and how to sew to a particular seam allowance, how to pin and cut fabric, how to sew in a straight line and how to sew curves.
Skills expected: None, just an open mind!
Materials needed: 1.5 yards of pre-washed fabric such as cotton lawn, double gauze, voile or linen.
Materials provided: The Essential shirt sewing pattern, a sewing machine, coordinating thread, fabric shears, pins, marking tools, measuring tape and an iron.
Are you traveling as often as you’d like? If your answer (like most everybody’s) is “no,” then it’s time to read Everywhere for Nothing: Free Travel for the Modern Nomad. A North GA native, Meggan Kaiser debunks the myth of expensive travel with all the different ways to fly, sleep, sightsee, and eat without spending a dime. There’s no secret to making travel a bigger part of your life, especially when you can do it for free! Find out how, step-by-step, in this fun new book. Meggan will be signing copies of her book on February 2nd, Saturday, from 1 pm – 3 pm.
Join us this month and our special guest, Jak Wilmot, founder of local VR studio Disrupt. Jak is an immersive storyteller and his passion lies in immersive storytelling, mind exploration, and good cups of joe. Wondering about what he’ll discuss at this session? “Virtual Reality has been referred to as the last medium; the simulation of the human experience. Which raises the question, where is our consciousness when inside the Virtual Landscape?”
The session will be followed by a showcase of his VR/AR experiences.
In our 2-part, advanced beginner dressmaking class, students will make The Day Dress by The Avid Seamstress. The classic silhouette is the essential dress pattern to teach you necessary dressmaking skills such as darts, set-in sleeves, gathered waist, invisible zipper closure … and POCKETS! Pattern and sewing tools included at class*.
*Note: Fabric not included. Check the pattern back for fabric yardage required for your size. Bring your pre-washed and pre-cut fabric to class. To save time and space for your fellow sewists, cut your pattern out before class. We encourage you to stop into the shop before class for help cutting out your fabric if needed.
- Skills expected: You’ve taken one of our intro-to-sewing classes or have equivalent of experience. You have some basic garment-sewing experience such as a pullover top or a-line skirt. You know how to thread and use a sewing machine. You’ve sewn within the last 2 years. You will not be taught to sew in this class so please be sure you already know how to sew!
- Materials needed: See your required fabric yardage on the back of the pattern and bring your fabric pre-washed to class.
- Materials provided: The Day Dress pattern, a sewing machine, coordinating thread, fabric shears, pins, marking tools, measuring tape and an iron.
Engage with some of the southeast’s most talented independent filmmakers. Listen as they tell you about their most current production and how they plan to take it from script to screen. Learn from them as they explain their concept, how they find cast and crew, their financing strategy, and their marketing and business plan… aka how do they plan to distribute their film and actually make money!
After each pitch, the director/producer of the project will open the floor to questions for a 5 minute Q&A with the audience… ask them anything!
Each project that pitches already has a finished script and is deep into pre-production, with the ability to begin principal photography within 6 months. Their presentation at Film Pitch ATL is to help them gain more exposure for their project, close a funding round, fill final cast and crew positions, and potentially begin distribution conversations.
Join us in the audience if you’re an investor, a potential investor, actor, above and below the line crew, film business professionals, film enthusiast, or just curious to learn more about the ATL film scene.
