Sewing Classes

I make costumes and teach sewing for all ages, abilities, colors, bodies, and genders.

How to Enroll:

This workshop will cover absolute beginning sewing skills.
An additional $25.00 Material Fee due to instructor at the first class.
Each session is two hours. The material fee covers illustrated handouts and small project patterns. If you have your own sewing tools, you may bring them to class, or use the ones we provide.
Session one: introduction to hand sewing - tools needed, stitch types, when and where to use them, mending.
Session two: introduction to fabrics and continued hand sewing. How various fabrics behave. When to hand sew versus machine sew. Sewing machine basics. Start a project.
Session three: complete a project (drawstring bag, tiny wallet or pin holder, hair scrunchy, pot holder, microwave bowl holder, etc.)

Learn to decorate a mid-Victorian Bonnet to wear to the Dickens Fair or anywhere your mid-Victorian travels take you. An additional $40.00 Material Fee due to instructor at the first class.
Beginning hand sewing experience will be helpful for this class.
Learn to decorate a mid-Victorian bonnet to wear to the Dickens Fair.
The materials fee pays for an undecorated bonnet, ribbon, lace, buttons, and other trimmings required for decoration. Hand and machine sewing tools are provided in the classroom, but you are welcome to bring your own.
We will talk about mid-Victorian color pallets, design styles, and other considerations for outfitting your character for an historically inspired impression.
If you have ribbons, lace, or trims you’re interested in incorporating into your bonnet design, bring them.
If you have a costume for fair or in the process of making one, bring it to class so we can coordinate your bonnet with your costume.

Beginning sewing skills, taking measurements, working with patterns, hand sewing techniques, and finishing garments. An additional $25.00 Material Fee due to instructor at the first class.
This workshop caters to all levels, from beginners to advanced sewers. It covers garment making, hand and machine sewing skills, taking measurements, working with patterns, mockups, sewing challenges, fabric sourcing, and starting a project.
If you have an incomplete project and would like to finish it with the help of the instructor, this is a great class for you. Mending, up cycling, and Halloween costume making are also welcome.
The course materials fee is optional and required only if you want a custom pattern created by the instructor, or need fabric/supplies not available at The Fiber Shed. By the second class meeting, all students should have at least one garment or costume to work on.

My Recent Designs

Here is some recent work I've done. I design and make hats, bags, jewelry, full costumes, and history-bounding looks.

I especially like creating mashups and costumes inspired by both sci-fi and historical dress.