Sewing for beginning and Intermediate students.
Students are guided through a project of their choice. Instruction is customized to each student's skill level.

Students bring a project which includes Pattern, fabric and thread. They may also purchase something in our store.

Please note:

*ALL students who have never used a sewing machine before must take our Machine Basics Class before enrolling in any of our Classes and/or Workshops.

*Drop-in Classes are reserved for returning students and students needing to make-up a missed class. Please do not sign up for these without approval. Email Jennifer@TheSewingRoomAlameda.com with any questions you may have.

Cancellation Policy : 24 hour notice for rescheduling. No-shows and cancelations with less than 24 hours notice will not be refunded or rescheduled. Students may make up missed classes within a month of the missed class. Rescheduling should be done via email. If you know which days will be missed, prior to signing up, please sign up for Drop-in Spots if they are available instead of the series.

Instructor Aguida Zanol is a Bay Area sustainable designer passionate about rethinking and redesigning excesses into resource materials. Her strengths are refashioning clothes, furniture, and object design. With 18-plus years of experience researching new possibilities with recyclable material, she has come to find many ways to re-design and re-think products. Originally from Brazil, Aguida moved to San Francisco in 2017 to experience a sustainable City and implement AZ Ecodesign Lab through Refashion Hubs after successful work and awards in Germany, Netherlands, Africa, and Brazil.