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Advanced Sewing & Patterning Practice

Students registering for this course are required to have completed a Beginning Sewing course and/or be able to sew independently from a pattern.

This course provides the opportunity to practice and expand sewing and patterning capabilities, implement advanced sewing techniques, and improve garment fit—skills that are actively sought by industry leaders.

Students may work on individual projects or focus on skill-building practice to gain greater confidence and familiarity while sewing. Space is limited.

Maren Lyman is an award-winning costume designer and artisan with a BFA in Costume Design from Utah State University and an MFA in Costume Design from San Diego State University.

While at SDSU, Maren taught period costume movement and manners, costume sewing labs, and was an active member of the United States Institute of Theatre and Technology (USITT) and the Costume Society of America.

Her professional experience includes sewing and design work for BYU, The La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, Lamb’s Players, and PCPA Theatrefest. Locally, she has designed for Lyric Rep, USU Theatre, Music Theater West, Sky View High School, Green Canyon High School, Smithfield Youth Theatre, and Serendipity Dance Co.

Favorite designs include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Guys and Dolls, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Big River, Shear Madness, and Lysistrata.

In her free time, Maren enjoys costume history, reading, sewing, fishing, ballroom and tap dancing, and Disneyland. She is excited to be part of the BTECH family.