1 CLOTHES, from Local 1 Classes deal with introduction in basic hand and machine stitching, textiles, pattern making and draping, fashion sketching, and the business of fashion design, merchandising and marketing.

Each of six courses run six. to eight weeks. Golatt has made garments for such entertainers as Patti LaBelle and Chaka Chan, and newscaster Belva Davis.

She also made a wedding dress for Jami Floyd, a former Stanford University professor. Floyd turned to Golatt when she applied for a job as a reporter for Court TV.

"She wanted to look like Barbara Walters, so I made something for her," said Golatt.

of San Francisco. "It cost a lot to go there and I want to give these children an opportunity to learn and create. I also want them to know a lot more than what I knew when I was their age."

Her classes are free because she teamed up with the Rev. George Matthews of Genesis Worship Center and shares his 501(c) nonprofit status. She donates her own fabrics for the classes.

At the loft, there is no rent to pay and she has access to computers and other artists, which help keep, costs low.

Now she has plans to apply for foundation grants and parents are asking her to teach even younger girls to sew. "I may go as low as 9-year-olds, but I would have to teach them on a different Saturday, maybe once a month."