Knowing how to sew can come in handy in numerous scenarios, such as patching up a favourite pair of jeans or concealing a flask inside a teddy bear. Nurture your sutures with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $20 for a three-hour beginners' sewing class for one (a $40 value)
$40 for a three-hour beginners' sewing for two (an $80 value)

During each three-hour class, instructor Kathy Kennedy equips students with all necessary materials before taking them through the steps needed to make a pouch purse or tote with pleats, a zipper, and lining. See a schedule of times for the pouch purse class.

The Sewing Machine Store

Bobbin winders, needle plates, and feed dogs—the pair of technicians as The Sewing Machine Store have learned the ins and outs of all these components during more than 63 collective years of servicing sewing machines. Although they specialize in models from Pfaff, Singer, Baby Lock, Janome, and Bernina, the experts will tackle any machine whose needle has signed a peace treaty with the fabric it once stabbed, even providing one-day turnaround for those out of town.

In addition to mending broken machines or equipping shoppers with new ones, The Sewing Machine Store—once known as S & S Sewing Centre—also holds acres of quilting fabrics and space for classes. Owner and veteren seamstress Kathy Kennedy preside over many of these lessons, which focus on everything from sewing basics to advanced quilting techniques. In addition to classes, the Saskatoon location also invites guests to use the machines and tools in its pay-by-the-hour sewing lounge whenever their own gear is out of commission.