Policies

Updated policies 8/20/2024:

New students:  When a time/date has been arranged, I will email an invoice for you to pay a $20 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot. Deposit will transfer to lesson payment amount if lesson is not cancelled. If lesson is cancelled by you, it will not be refunded.

~Payment~

Tuition is due before the first of each month. After the first lesson, a late fee of $10 will be applied.

There will be a one time studio supply fee of $15 for each new student (after the intro lesson) on the first of each new schoolnyear (September).

Payment options are:

1. Cash

2. Check - in person or mailed (If payment needs to be mailed please mail to the address on the invoice)

3. Zelle - a free transfer from bank to bank. Send to the phone number: 

4. Venmo- @ -- if you select to pay as a service there will be a 3-5% transaction fee added to the next month’s invoice. (There are several -- so please check with me for the image if using this method and are unclear which one.)

5. If credit card is desired, Venmo has an option to select your card as payment.

~Attendance~

If there is ever a day for the upcoming month that you will not be available, let me know asap, so I can omit it from the invoice before it is sent. 

Out of courtesy, please let me know two weeks before the upcoming month if you will not be continuing lessons.

There will be no refunds for missed lessons. Please let me know asap if you will miss a class, a quick text is best. Missed classes will be added to a waitlist and may be made up during the month if a spot becomes available. A make up spot is not always guaranteed. I will try my best to offer an option for a make up spot, but please be aware it isn’t always possible. If I have to cancel a lesson, I will credit you on next month's invoice.

If a Semi-Private student needs a make-up lesson, the difference will be charged at the private price of: $.

Arrive on time but please don’t arrive more than a few minutes early. Just enough time to enter and wash your hands while I am finishing up with the previous lesson.

At the end of lessons, please arrive on time to pick up student. I do not have an option to supervise them and it’s not safe to send them outside if their ride is not here. Repeated lateness in pickup will result in a cancellation of lessons.

~Fabric and project selections~

I have a selection of fabrics available for the beginner projects, but when the student has a different style, they are free to bring in their own fabrics.

When a student is ready to start making clothing and other advanced items, they will need to supply their own fabrics and notions for their project. I will update you on the fabric that they will need to bring in and how to pre-wash beforehand and any needed notions.

Beginners will work through a selection of assigned projects first that will cover basic skills. These may not be the student’s first choice but it's necessary for the learning process to build the foundation for advanced projects-including clothing. As student advances, we will then move on to projects with the student’s input in mind.