If you’re a crafty person like me, you’re probably searching for a new hobby to start this summer. Besides your typical watercolor artwork or air-dry clay hobbies, finding one that challenges you yet is still attainable can be hard. That’s why you should take up sewing! I know, sewing is one of those hobbies that seem too daunting to start. It feels like unless you learned how to sew as a kid, you’ll never be able to get it as an adult. Plus, you need supplies like a sewing machine, which feels too much of a commitment, especially if you can’t figure out how to do it.
Before spiraling down a hole of questions, do yourself a favor and head over to Cool People Sew in Duluth! This gem of a shop offers classes and workshops so you can learn how to sew from the pros. They have a fully stocked inventory full of fabrics and supplies so all you have to worry about is to reserve a spot in a workshop or class and get started on your sewing journey.
Get into your new hobby by going through their Sewing Basics, Beginner Series and Intermediate Series. These classes are designed to teach beginners everything they need to know to craft personal projects. Cool People Sew also offers an open studio for adults who are either pros or have completed one of their Beginner and Intermediate classes. Or, maybe it’s a random Friday night and you want to discover if you would like sewing and in that case, you can take one of their workshops! Once you’re in your sewing era, you can keep the projects flowing by stopping by their shop for fabrics, patterns or maybe one of their cute tees.
Make sure to check out the Stitching Atlanta: Sewing Shop Hop 2025 while you’re there! This fun initiative, led by String and Story, brings together fellow crafters through an interactive passport. As you visit each sewing shop location, you’ll have the chance to enter to win a Grand Door Prize. Each shop, like Cool People Sew, will offer three door prizes as well. You have from July 10 to July 26 to complete your passports, which can be picked up from a participating store location.
