Knowing how to sew can come in handy in numerous scenarios, such as patching up a favorite pair of pants or performing an emergency fluffendectomy on teddy bears. Practice suturing skills with today's Groupon to The Sewing Studio. Choose between the following options:

• For $35, you get a two-hour Beginner Basics sewing class (a $75 value).
• For $179, you get a beginner sewing package (a $365 value) that includes:
  • A two-hour Beginner Basics sewing class
  • A 6-month drop-in membership

Groupon customers also receive a $35 gift card, which can be used toward the studio's Introductory Sewing program.

The Sewing Studio introduces aspiring thread charmers to the proper skills and techniques for mending, modifying, and creating apparel. Students of all skill levels take on projects during two-hour Beginner Basics classes that include all necessary materials. Congenial sew-mavens cheerily share creative inspiration or tips for attracting hard-working nocturnal elves in the intimately sized classes, which allow for individual attention from instructors. The Sewing Studio's facility hums with happy needle jockeys working at elevated cutting tables, sewing machines, and pressing stations that fill the sunny shop, allowing pupils to work efficiently through basic exercises and move onto complex cummerbunds for octopi.

A six-month drop-in membership allows access to open studio time, which falls from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Students can use all of the same equipment available in the classes, sculpting their own brought-in materials into exciting new garments or fabric monocles.