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Laura Poehlman

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Laura Poehlman
home sewing enabler
Handmade wardrobe enthusiast

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Some of us aren’t made to measure, and if you’re tired of following instructions and answering riddles before you even get to cut and sew, try a different way. Learn to draft and sew a top, pants/shorts, and a skirt using your own measurements and favorite clothes as a blueprint. This course teaches you the foundations of garment design, plus tons of variations you can use to customize your style forever.
No confusing size charts -just fearless, quick and dirty results that you can replicate at home.
Make the most of your wardrobe. Just start sewing. taken in Twin Cities, MN by @schmatte_68

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15 days ago

Don’t let what you don’t try haunt you!
This fall, I’m offering a collection of student-led, pattern-free sewing classes designed to help you build the skills—and the confidence—to see what fabric can become.

These aren’t classes about following a pattern from beginning to end. They’re about putting fundamentals into play while building your sewing muscle: understanding shapes and construction, working from your own measurements, making choices, experimenting, and figuring out what comes next. You don’t have to know exactly what you’re doing. You just have to start sewing. Check out Autumn classes at my link in bio, or the pinned post on my wall. taken in Twin Cities, MN by @schmatte_68

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Register at my link in bio! Love a class, but no dates are favoring you? DM me and we’ll get you sewing! taken in Twin Cities. MN by @schmatte_68

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Think of when you first learned to ride a bike, or walk —you simply needed a little ballast to give you the confidence you were all right on your own. It’s like Dumbo’s feather, a confidence booster that’s reminds you that you can use that sewing machine, because you have used that sewing machine! Register at my link in bio. Just Start Sewing! by @schmatte_68

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12 days ago

Commercial Sewing Patterns can be as intimidating as an ancient curse. In this eerie class, we’ll unveil how to take your measurements and choose your correct size, uncover the secrets of “ease,” and decipher cryptic “finished garment measurements.” You’ll learn to decode a pattern symbols key and receive a spell to get you results that fit. This Saturday, from 1-3pm at Center for Lost Objects. Registration in bio! taken in Center For Lost Objects, Gallery & Showroom by @schmatte_68

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13 days ago

This Sunday, Oct. 4 we start with Square One, the first of the Capsule Wardrobe Building Blocks series. Starting with a simple measurement we cut and paste sew outside the lines, and don’t worry, the result will be the coolest! Sew it up in @themulletmpls @audreyrosevintage!
Register via my link in bio! taken in AudreyRose Vintage by @schmatte_68

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17 days ago

TWO WEEKENDS. FOUR WAYS TO GET INTO TROUBLE. 🧵

I’ve got sewing plans.

THIS SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 19 • CFLO

12–2 PM — MEET YOUR MACHINE
Bring the sewing machine you already own. We’ll thread it, wind a bobbin, make friends with the controls, troubleshoot the weirdness, and get you sewing.

3–5 PM — TEXTILE LAB
Create a potential disaster!
Needles! Stitch length! Finishes! Fabric with opinions! We’ll experiment, play, test things out and see what happens.

NEXT SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 26 • CFLO

12–2 PM — MEET YOUR MACHINE
Never sewn before? This is where you start.

3–6 PM — SQUARE ONE
Be There. Be Square.
Start with simple shapes and turn them into something you can actually wear. No pattern required. Just squares, sewing, and a willingness to see where it goes.

AND ONE MORE…

SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 27 • 2–4 PM
MEET YOUR MACHINE
at The Mullet AudreyRose Vintage

These aren’t sit-and-watch classes. Bring your questions, your curiosity, your machine, your weird fabric, your half-baked idea.

We’ll figure it out together.

Come sew something. Make a mess. Learn a thing. taken in Center For Lost Objects, Gallery & Showroom by @schmatte_68

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It will take a little courage, a little faith, a little patience. But I promise you can do it. Sewing empowers you. My handmade pieces are imbued with all the dreams that spun in my mind while sewing them. Edited to add: I used a manual editing tool that is not ai to create this graphic collage. My work is created and shared thoughtfully and with purpose.

Start in your own closet, take something that’s still compelling, but rarely worn and see if you can add, change, remove the element that gives you pause. You don’t have to start from scratch, try putting yourself into it and see how it feels. So many things feel better after you just chop them up! What do you have to lose? taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota by @schmatte_68

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Start sewing. Build your wardrobe. Make it yours.

This fall, I’m offering a collection of student-led, pattern-free sewing classes designed to help you build the skills—and the confidence—to see what fabric can become.

These aren’t classes about following a pattern from beginning to end. They’re about putting fundamentals into play while building your sewing muscle: understanding shapes and construction, working from your own measurements, making choices, experimenting, and figuring out what comes next.

Think of them as building blocks for a handmade wardrobe—skills you can keep using long after class is over.

✂️ Textile Lab — September 19| 4-6pm CFLO
✂️ Square One — September 26| 3-6 CFLO
✂️ Smarty Pants — coming soon
✂️ Skirt Chaser — coming soon

Classes are intentionally small—no more than four machines—because student-led teaching means having the time and attention to actually see what you are doing and help you move forward.

Textile Lab and Square One are open for registration now!
Come play, experiment, and start building your sewing muscle. Secure your spot via my Link in Bio.

You don’t have to know exactly what you’re doing. You just have to start sewing. Edited to add: I used a manual editing tool that is not ai to create this graphic collage. My work is created and shared thoughtfully and with purpose.

Start sewing. Build your wardrobe. Make it yours.

This fall, I’m offering a collection of student-led, pattern-free sewing classes designed to help you build the skills—and the confidence—to see what fabric can become.

These aren’t classes about following a pattern from beginning to end. They’re about putting fundamentals into play while building your sewing muscle: understanding shapes and construction, working from your own measurements, making choices, experimenting, and figuring out what comes next.

Think of them as building blocks for a handmade wardrobe—skills you can keep using long after class is over.

✂️ Textile Lab — September 19| 4-6pm CFLO
✂️ Square One — September 26| 3-6 CFLO
✂️ Smarty Pants — coming soon
✂️ Skirt Chaser — coming soon

Classes are intentionally small—no more than Cutout of midcentury illustration on abstract painted background. The background remover tool is not ai. taken in Twin Cities, MN by @schmatte_68

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Ever had a gorgeous fabric turn into a total nightmare the second it hit your sewing machine feed dogs? It puckered, it skipped stitches, or it stretched completely out of shape? You aren’t a bad sewist. You just missed the Invisible Elements. Textile Lab is NOT just a cute little accessory class. Whether you sew a scarf, a scrunchie, or a schmatte, this 2-hour deep dive on Saturday, September 19 from 4-6 PM at Center for Lost Objects is designed to unlock the secrets behind needle selection, thread chemistry, tension mastery, and edge finishing.
Let’s talk about fabric drama! What is the single most frustrating, shifty, slippery, or stubborn fabric you have EVER tried to sew? Drop your fabric nemesis in the comments! Ready to demystify your machine? Comment “LAB” below and I’ll send the direct registration link straight to your DMs...#TextileLab #CenterForLostObjects #Schmatte68 #MplsSewing SewingClass MplsMakers LearnToSew FabricAnatomy SewistsOfInstagram Minneapolismakers SewingTips ThriftedFashion taken in Center For Lost Objects, Gallery & Showroom by @schmatte_68

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2 months ago

Your Fabric Has Opinions.
You picked it because it was the right color, or because you thought it could adorn you with just the right hint of whimsy.

But that fabric has a future it aspires to. Maybe even a tradition to uphold.

Fortunately, you can tame it into becoming whatever you want by using a few fundamental tactics.

Fabric → needle → stitch → result.

In Textile Lab, we’ll experiment with needle choice, stitch length, finishing options, and the particular demands of different fabrics—and you’ll leave with a cute accessory of your choosing: a scarf, scrunchie, or schmatte.

More importantly, you’ll leave with a little more confidence, a little more understanding, and the inner calm to make the fabric you chose see things your way.

The first Textile Lab is limited to four makers, and those spots are ready to be filled with curious sewists and unruly textiles.
Come play at Center for Lost Objects September 19th. Register via my link in bio!

The fabric has opinions, sure —but you’ll leave it in stitches. taken in Center For Lost Objects, Gallery & Showroom by @schmatte_68

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Do you have a sewing machine tucked away because you’re not sure how to get started? Did you score a vintage beauty from your local No Buy Group? Meet Your Machine is a sewing class designed to help you get comfortable with the machine you already own. In 2 hours you’ll learn to thread your machine, wind a bobbin, adjust tension, sew basic stitches, and troubleshoot common problems. Absolute beginners welcome.

Do you have a sewing machine tucked away because you’re not sure how to get started? Did you score a vintage beauty from your local No Buy Group? Meet Your Machine is a sewing class designed to help you get comfortable with the machine you already own. In 2 hours you’ll learn to thread your machine, wind a bobbin, adjust tension, sew basic stitches, and troubleshoot common problems. Absolute beginners welcome. Learn in the magical vibe @themulletmpls behind @audreyrosevintage

Class Update: Sept 19: 12-2PM with a new FUNdamentals class 3-5PM More info to come!!!
Do you have a sewing machine tucked away because you’re not sure how to get started? Did you score a vintage beauty from your local No Buy Group? Meet Your Machine is a sewing class designed to help you get comfortable with the machine you already own. In 2 hours you’ll learn to thread your machine, wind a bobbin, adjust tension, sew basic stitches, and troubleshoot common problems. Absolute beginners welcome. @centerforlostobjects beautiful space of West 7th in St. Paul.

Start Sewing Saturdays or Sundays this September with Schmatte’68. DM me to claim your seat and register via my link in bio, payment via business Venmo.
Make the Most of Your Wardrobe! taken in Twin Cities, MN by @schmatte_68

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