Sewing, Jewelry & Other Artisan Crafts
The Vocational Re-Entry program offers classes that teach you creative skills for your own personal growth or to start your own business.
VOC ESD02 Production of Boutique Crafts for Retail Sales:
Design and production of boutique crafts. Includes marketing, pricing, cost analysis, and use of emerging technology.
VOC ESD07 Handcrafted Needlework for Retail Sales:
Needlework technique including knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint for plastic canvas, and emerging technology to construct finished products for sale.
VOC ESD08 Jewelry Production and Design for Retail Sales:
Design and construct wire-worked jewelry using beads and stones with various methods of wire wrapping, coiling, hammering and emerging technology.
VOC ESD09 Sewing and Design:
Basic sewing techniques, including basic tailoring, pattern reading, cutting, and style design to construct professional-looking garments.
VOC ESD10 Beginning Decorative Production for Retail Sales:
Introduction to decorative painting including painting on a variety of surfaces using tole brush strokes used in folk art.
VOC ESD11 Intermediate Decorative Art Production for Retail Sales:
Intermediate tole art brush strokes on a variety of surfaces using acrylic paints and associated mediums to create products.
VOC ESD15 Jewelry and Lapidary Production Design:
Jewelry making, stone cutting, polishing, and lapidary work, using emerging technology.
VOC QLT Artisan Quilting for Retail Sales:
Fundamental quilting techniques and essential skills to construct and complete artisan-quality quilts for retail sales.
VOC ST1 Sewing and Tailoring 1:
Patternmaking and garment fitting with flat pattern and draping methods, learned through process of creating a personal fitting form.
VOC ST2 Sewing and Tailoring 2:
Haute couture garment construction, including couture tailoring techniques for inner structure, finishing, and achieving superior overall appearance.
Spring 2025 Schedule:
- Visit the Mt. SAC Schedule of Classes online to view classes for the current term.
- Click "Search for Classes."
- Select the appropriate term.
- Click the bubble next to "Noncredit."
- Type in the Course Number (e.g. ESD08, QLT, ST1, etc.)
- Click the bubble next to "No" in the Open Classes Only section.
- Optional: select your preferred day(s) of the week.
- Click "Submit."
For further assistance with navigating the Mt. SAC Schedule of Classes, contact Student Online Support (SCE SOS).