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Bagged Lining Skills Workshop
Master the art of professional finishes in our Bagged Lining Skills Workshop, an online sewing class you can stream anytime. Learn step-by-step how to sew a bagged lining, handle sleeves, and navigate tricky vents with ease. We’ll share expert tips, fabric advice, and troubleshooting methods. Plus, discover Seamwork sewing patterns that let you practice your new bagged lining skills right away. Perfect for sewists of all levels!
Seamwork Members: Free!
Non-Members: $49
Class opens to members on October 1, 2025.
Bagged linings can feel like a puzzle you’re not sure how to solve.
With so many pieces—vents, sleeves, hems, and seams—it’s easy to feel stuck before you even start.
In this workshop, we guide you step by step, showing exactly how each piece fits together and why every detail matters. You’ll gain the confidence to navigate tricky areas with ease, experience satisfying “aha!” moments as everything clicks into place, and finish with a smooth, polished lining that transforms your garment into a professional, beautifully finished piece you’ll be proud to wear and excited to show off.
Introducing
Bagged Lining Skills Workshop
Elevate your coats and jackets with a perfectly bagged lining. Learn to master hems, sleeves, vents, and more, creating polished, professional garments you’ll be proud to wear—inside and out.
By the end of this course you’ll be able to:
- Prepare your coat shell and lining for bagging, and attach the lining to the shell.
- Finish the lining around a vent.
- Keep the lining in place using thread chains, tacking, or stitching in the ditch.
- Close lining openings with slip stitches for a clean finish.
- Choose the right fabrics for coats and linings for drape, durability, and comfort.
- Press hems and seams like a pro using a ham, clapper, and press cloth.
- Grade and clip seams to ensure a professional, crisp, finish.
- Troubleshoot common bagged lining challenges.
- Choose the perfect Seamwork patterns to hone these skills.
Meet Your Teacher
Erica is the Head of Education at Seamwork. She’s been sewing since she was 10 and taught sewing at a fabric store for 12 years. She loves the endless possibilities sewing your own clothes offers, and she's excited to share her knowledge with you.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Class Overview
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to construct a bagged lining for coats and jackets, giving your garments a clean, professional finish with...
Lesson 2: Get Prepared
In this lesson, we’ll prepare your coat or jacket for the bagged lining process, which happens near the very end of construction. You’ll...
Lesson 3: Attach Lining Unit to Shell Unit
In this lesson, we’ll join your shell and lining units together, starting with the center fronts and neckline, and then moving on to...
Lesson 4: Attach Lining to Sleeves
Learn how to attach your sleeve lining to your coat or jacket. This step-by-step lesson guides you through joining the shell and lining...
Lesson 5: Finishing and Turning Your Coat
In this lesson, we’ll focus on finishing the hem and any back vent on your coat or jacket. You’ll learn how to miter...
Lesson 6: Tacking the Lining
In this lesson, we’ll secure your lining in place with tacks to prevent shifting, using methods like thread chains, hand stitching in the...
Lesson 7: Choosing Fabrics
In this lesson, we’ll explore choosing the right fabrics for your coat shell and lining to achieve a polished, professional bagged lining finish....
Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Tips
In this lesson, we’ll cover common challenges when bagging a lining and how to prevent or fix them. You’ll learn strategies for handling...
Lesson 9: Put it into Practice
In this lesson, we’ll explore how to put your bagged lining skills into practice on real garments. You’ll get pattern recommendations—including the Larkin...
What’s Included
You’ll get:
- 9 video lessons that take you through everything you need to know to bag a lining successfully.
- A downloadable troubleshooting tips guide, so you know how to handle it if things go sideways.
- A downloadable project checklist, so you can easily keep track of all the steps as you go.
- Practice swatch cards you can reference later.
About our Skills Workshops
Each month, we create a new 30-day live Skills Workshop, focusing on helping you improve one particular sewing ability.
We alternate these with our seasonal Design Your Wardrobe program, and all these resources are available for free to our members.
It’s part of our SEAM method, to help you learn as you sew:
- Seasonally plan the wardrobe you want to wear
- Explore unlimited access to 250+ patterns
- Advance your skills through targeted workshops
- Make connections in our supportive community
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a skill workshop?
- Each month, we focus on a single sewing skill, helping you build your expertise step by step. Over time, you'll create your own skills library with technique samples you can reference again and again. You can apply these skills to any pattern you choose, allowing you to learn while making something you truly want to wear!
- How does it work?
- The workshop is made up of self-paced video modules you can watch whenever it fits your schedule. Go at your own pace!
- We will release the workshop on the first day of the month, and then it will be available to you as a member anytime moving forward. There will be video lessons and downloads that you can access anytime, and you’ll be able to go at your own pace through the course material.
- During the month the workshop is released, we will be posting about it in the community and sending emails to keep you motivated so that you can share progress and inspire each other. A new Skill Workshop will be released each month, except for the months where we are doing Design Your Wardrobe.
- You will be able to access this skill workshop anytime starting on October 1, 2025.
- Will I be able to interact with other people who are also in the workshop?
- You’ll receive weekly email reminders and forum prompts to keep you motivated and connected with fellow sewists. You’ll be able to ask questions and get feedback to build your skills even more. We’ll also have a live Zoom event for even more interactive learning.
- Which pattern should I use to learn the skill?
- We’ve designed these workshops so that you can learn the skill AND pick a pattern that works for you and your style. Unlike a sewalong, you don’t have to make one specific project.
- What if I’m not ready to make a pattern? Can I still learn the skill?
- Absolutely! Cut out some test fabric and practice, practice, practice. Use the handy downloadable sample cards to keep things organized and easy to reference later.
Bagged Lining Skills Workshop
Master the art of professional finishes in our Bagged Lining Skills Workshop, an online sewing class you can stream anytime. Learn step-by-step how to sew a bagged lining, handle sleeves, and navigate tricky vents with ease. We’ll share expert tips, fabric advice, and troubleshooting methods. Plus, discover Seamwork sewing patterns that let you practice your new bagged lining skills right away. Perfect for sewists of all levels!