​ This class will focus on reusing, up-cycling & budget friendly pattern making & made-from-scratch garment / accessory fabrication. Perfect for your next Ren Faire outfit or if you are simply looking to incorporate more handmade clothing into your daily looks, you will leave with a complete or partially completed getup, confident in your ability to do it yourself. For beginner to intermediate sewists, all genders welcome.

​Lesson Plan

​➛ Receive a brief history of historical* garment making & an introduction to foundational stitches

​➛ Discuss ideas & brainstorm practicality & uses of imagined garment (or repurpose of old garment)

​➛ Draft your own custom pattern from draping techniques

​➛ Begin cutting, piecing & sewing fabric together to form general shape

​➛ Discover methods of hand-sewing, machine, or no-sew and techniques for finishing or embellishing 

​Materials

​➛ Fabric or used clothing

​➛ Needles & thread

​➛ Scissors

​➛ Ribbons, lace, buttons, elastic 

​➛ Other sewing supplies

​➛ Sewing machine (optional) 

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​Don’t worry if you don’t have everything on the list, Mnemonic will provide extras and freebies! ♥︎