Fashion camp is designed for teens and tweens who are already hooked on sewing and want to take their skills and ideas to the next level! This camp is geared towards to ages 12-17 and requires some previous machine sewing experience.
Does your teen love fashion and sewing?
Our five day camp will cover the following material:
Fashion design & process
Illustration & working drawings
Choosing the best fabrics for your design
Reading patterns
Measurements, pinning & cutting fabric
Upcycling and re-purposing
Garment construction
Finishing techniques (including hemming, zippers, button holes and working with elastics)
We encourage our participants to delve into our library during the week and students are welcome to sign books out for 2 days at a time during the week (so long as they all come back on Friday!)
Skill requirements: Fashion Camp is geared towards ages 12-17 with basic sewing skills. The includes being able to thread the sewing machine, sew straight lines & curves, back stitch and have completed several sewing projects either at home or in lessons. No previous experience sewing clothing is required, this is your chance to get started!
Material requirements: Sewing patterns and some materials are included in the cost, however you will need to purchase your fabrics for the clothing projects. You will receive a 20% discount on materials purchased through The Makehouse and Gala Fabrics.
We like to begin the camp with fabric education as we find this helps with making good decisions and gives us a chance to discuss patterns and project options. If you happen to have fabric at home already that you would like to use during the camp, please bring these along on the first day so that we can look at the options.
Equipment requirements: Please note that we provide a sewing machine for you to use in the studio, but you are more than welcome to bring your machine from home. If you’d like to bring your home machine, please remember to bring the manual (and foot pedal/power cord) and arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time. You are welcome to store it here for the week of the camp.
Group size: We like to keep this camp cozy and fun, so attendance is limited to 5 guests.
We encourage you to send snacks and refreshments with your kids as it’s much easier to be creative when you have fuel for the brain! We serve herbal teas and water during the camp. Please inform us if your teen has any food allergies.
