Jan Bones

Jan Bones is an accomplished teacher, author, designer and pattern maker.  She travels across Canada and United States teaching sewing seminars and hand on workshops.  Jan has designed a successful line of sewing patterns called “Lingerie Secrets”.  “Threads” magazine has published nine of Jan’s informative and educational articles and the “What’s New” publication has printed one as well.  Excellent reviews of

Jan’s work have appeared in “The Creative Machine’, “Vogue Patterns Magazine” and “The Western Producer” She is a contributing author to a collection of stories entitled “Women Artists”.  Jan designs wonderfully elegant ballroom dancing costumes, costumes for theatre productions and a wide range of outer wear designs for winter sports.  Jan has been hired as a consultant in different sectors of the garment industry and has been retained by other areas of manufacturing that required he unique technical construction skills. 

Since 1978, Jan has taught pattern design, garment construction, tailoring, draping and fitting in the Clothing and Textiles Department at the University of Manitoba. Jan also teachers the “Apparel Design” Certificate Program, an evening class taught through the Continuing Education Division, also at the University of Manitoba.  Visit her web site at www.sewinglingerie.com

CLASS: DRESS FORM
DATE:  Thurs., June 3 OR Sun., June 6 from 900 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
COST:  $75.00 Kit Fee: $30.00
DESCRIPTION:  You are invited to join this workshop and recreate your body in paper!  This workshop is simply the best investment you will make for yourself.  Learn fun, easy and inexpensive ways to make your own dress form.  By day’s end you will have completed all the steps to make your own sewing and designing tool and experienced the art of Dress Form Creation! Check www.sewinglingerie.com for photos & student comments about this class.

CLASS: PATTERN DRAFTING
DATE:  Fri., June 4 from 900 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sat., June 5 from 9:00 a.m. to noon
COST:  $125.00    Kit Fee: $20.00
DESCRIPTION:  Pattern drafting opens a whole new world to the understanding of patterns.  Pattern drafting uses a set of your own body measurements and a series of specific written instructions to create a personalized pattern.  This workshop will teach you how to take accurate body measurements, then draft a basic skirt pattern, then sew a test copy, check the fit of your skirt and finally transfer the fitting changes back to the pattern.  You will leave the workshop with ways to more easily understand personal fitting and best of all pattern drafting is also fun!