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.
Your spot is not reserved until deposit payment and information form is filled out.
~Payment~
Tuition is due before the first of each lesson or semester. After the first lesson, a late fee of $10 will be applied.
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~
There will be no refunds for missed lessons. Please let me know asap if you will miss a class, a quick text is best. One free makeup class is offered at the end of the semester.
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 student.
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 or will have the option for me to supply it at a project supply fee. 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.