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: 
  1. Visit the Mt. SAC Schedule of Classes online to view classes for the current term.
  2. Click "Search for Classes."
  3. Select the appropriate term.
  4. Click the bubble next to "Noncredit."
  5. Type in the Course Number (e.g. ESD08, QLT, ST1, etc.)
  6. Click the bubble next to "No" in the Open Classes Only section.
  7. Optional: select your preferred day(s) of the week.
  8. Click "Submit."

For further assistance with navigating the Mt. SAC Schedule of Classes, contact Student Online Support (SCE SOS).


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