Re-create your Favourite Outfit from Scratch!

Hosted over 3 consecutive Tuesday nights :

November 26th, December 3rd, December 10 - 6pm-8.30 pm

This workshop series will teach you pattern drafting and sewing skills.

Objective:
Learn how to create basic clothing patterns by drafting from your favourite existing stretch garments without taking them apart. Specifically leggings, bike shorts, hot pants, underwear, crop top or jumper. You will then learn how to sew your garment using a sewing machine or overlocker.

You will come away from this workshop series with 1-2 new patterns and 1-2 new garments drafted and made by you from scratch! You will also cultivate a new understanding of patternmaking, how garments go together, garment construction, and basic stretch sewing.

This class is suitable for beginners to intermediate crafters.

Hosted at the Sunroom @ NECCHI - East Coburg Neighbourhood House, 32 Nicholson St, Coburg VIC

Fees: $290 full $220 concession - Please reach out if you need help with a payment plan :)

All materials provided for pattern drafting, please BYO: One to two stretch garments to take a pattern from, fabric for making your garment, and your own sewing machine or overlocker if you have one. Please get in contact if this is not possible.

I will have some fabrics to choose from if you are unable to source your own.

Class 1- pattern drafting from pre existing garment. Learn how to read a garment and take a paper pattern without needing to take it apart.

Class 2- Laying out and cutting your pattern from fabric. Preparation and sewing basics.

Class 3- Sewing and finishing your garment.

Sarah Seahorse is an award-winning wearable artist, costume + fashion designer, and milliner creating wearables that serve commentary on social, environmental, and political issues.
Sarah was the resident milliner at Circus Oz for a decade, she has won two awards at the prestigious World of Wearable Art Awards in Aotearoa, is part of artist collective Fast Fashun, is a self described trash troll, lover of rubbish & recycled materials and loves to generously share her lifetime of creative skills within community settings.

Banner photo of Glitter and Snatch by Theresa Harrison

This workshop will be held on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. I recognise their continuing connection and custodianship of country, waters and culture, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.