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Empower Your Stagecraft. Learn from Industry Pros

Welcome to the Western Washington Theatrical Training Trust, your home for continuing education in the entertainment industry. We provide courses that span the spectrum of theater and live event production disciplines, including audio, video, lighting, rigging, wardrobe, and beyond.

You do not need to be a Union member to take WWTTT courses!

Our instructors work in the industry. To accommodate their busy work schedules, classes are rarely scheduled more than 6 weeks out, sometimes less.

Subscribe to our newsletter email list and check back here often. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Email our Training Coordinator, Mylor Treneer. [email protected]

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Upcoming Events


  • How to Use an Industrial Sewing Machine #2
     July 17, 2026
     2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
     Seattle Opera Costume Shop Students will delve into the essentials needed to operate an industrial sewing machine.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THIS CLASS IS FULL. This is 3 hour long class that will explore the use of an industrial sewing machine taught by Patti Emmert and Jim Westerland. The class will delve into the essentials needed to operate an industrial sewing machine. The students will gain the confidence and the self-reliance needed to … How to Use and Industrial Sewing Machine #2Read More »


REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THIS CLASS IS FULL. This course will provide an introduction to MIG welding, metal work and metal craft safety procedures. Students will learn how to work with metal safely, including proper use of necessary PPE.  Students will be able to join steel pieces using MIG welding techniques. This class will be taught … Beginning WeldingRead More »


Join milliners and craftspeople Wayne Wichern, Jeanna Gomez, and Miriam Goodman-Miller for 2 days dedicated to all things hats, with an emphasis on theatrical millinery. We will be covering a range of hat types and techniques.  August 1st – Day 1 will start with an introduction to commonly used millinery materials and different ways to make a hat. From there, students will be able to … MillineryRead More »


  •  August 4, 2026 - August 5, 2026
     10:00 am - 2:00 pm
     New Labor Temple

SEWING 101 hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland The goal of this two-day workshop is to provide the participants with basic sewing machine skills, knowledge, and techniques. By the end of the second workshop session, attendees will be able to use a sewing machine accurately and with confidence. The Workshop will be carried out … Sewing 101 #2Read More »


  •  August 6, 2026 - August 7, 2026
     10:00 am - 3:00 pm
     New Labor Temple

SEWING 201 hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland PARTICIPANTS NEED TO HAVE TAKEN THE SEWING 101 CLASS OR HAVE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF A SEWING MACHINE. The goal of this two-day workshop is to provide the students with basic sewing skills beyond how to use the sewing machine. The students will learn the skills needed … Sewing 201-Basic SkillsRead More »


ZIPPERS hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland PARTICIPANTS NEED TO HAVE TAKEN THE SEWING 101 & SEWING 201 CLASS OR HAVE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO SEW AND OPERATE A SEWING MACHINE. The goal of this class is to provide the students with the skills, needed to install a zipper. They will learn about … ZippersRead More »

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Upcoming Events


  • How to Use an Industrial Sewing Machine #2
     July 17, 2026
     2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
     Seattle Opera Costume Shop Students will delve into the essentials needed to operate an industrial sewing machine.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THIS CLASS IS FULL. This is 3 hour long class that will explore the use of an industrial sewing machine taught by Patti Emmert and Jim Westerland. The class will delve into the essentials needed to operate an industrial sewing machine. The students will gain the confidence and the self-reliance needed to … How to Use and Industrial Sewing Machine #2Read More »


REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THIS CLASS IS FULL. This course will provide an introduction to MIG welding, metal work and metal craft safety procedures. Students will learn how to work with metal safely, including proper use of necessary PPE.  Students will be able to join steel pieces using MIG welding techniques. This class will be taught … Beginning WeldingRead More »


Join milliners and craftspeople Wayne Wichern, Jeanna Gomez, and Miriam Goodman-Miller for 2 days dedicated to all things hats, with an emphasis on theatrical millinery. We will be covering a range of hat types and techniques.  August 1st – Day 1 will start with an introduction to commonly used millinery materials and different ways to make a hat. From there, students will be able to … MillineryRead More »


  •  August 4, 2026 - August 5, 2026
     10:00 am - 2:00 pm
     New Labor Temple

SEWING 101 hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland The goal of this two-day workshop is to provide the participants with basic sewing machine skills, knowledge, and techniques. By the end of the second workshop session, attendees will be able to use a sewing machine accurately and with confidence. The Workshop will be carried out … Sewing 101 #2Read More »


  •  August 6, 2026 - August 7, 2026
     10:00 am - 3:00 pm
     New Labor Temple

SEWING 201 hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland PARTICIPANTS NEED TO HAVE TAKEN THE SEWING 101 CLASS OR HAVE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF A SEWING MACHINE. The goal of this two-day workshop is to provide the students with basic sewing skills beyond how to use the sewing machine. The students will learn the skills needed … Sewing 201-Basic SkillsRead More »


ZIPPERS hosted by Patti Emmert & Jim Westerland PARTICIPANTS NEED TO HAVE TAKEN THE SEWING 101 & SEWING 201 CLASS OR HAVE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO SEW AND OPERATE A SEWING MACHINE. The goal of this class is to provide the students with the skills, needed to install a zipper. They will learn about … ZippersRead More »

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