Are you a bit of a hobbit? Craving cottagecore? Does your Renaissance Faire season last the whole year? Or are you just curious about pattern drafting and boned garments? This 2-day drafting & fitting workshop is for you!

Prerequisite: Students must be familiar with operating a sewing machine. Students are expected to know how to wind and load bobbins, thread machines, troubleshoot a jam, and are familiar with terms like "back stitch" and "seam allowance."

Sew With SCRAP: Draft and Fit a Cottagecore Bodice

Over the course of this 2-day, 10 hour workshop, we’ll use our own measurements to draft stays-stiffened bodices in a style like those of the 15th through 17th centuries.

Ren Faire and Sewing Enthusiast Kate will guide you through:

Using a generator to draft a conical bodice block.
Turning that block into a working pattern.
Creating baste-on lacing strips to save time and materials.
Sewing up and fitting boned mockups.
Identifying material for boning, both traditional and reused.
Translating alterations and style choices back to working patterns.
Construction methods for your finished bodice.

Confident sewists may even create a finished bodice by the end of our two-day workshop, but students of all working speeds will walk away with a fitted mockup, and the materials to create a finished bodice for their costume, cosplay, Ren Faire garb, or whatever dress-up they may delight in!

$120 will get you ten total hours of hands-on instruction and materials for your mockup (maybe even your first draft!)

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All tools and materials provided | Ages 16+ (parents must purchase for their children) Students are welcome to bring their own sewing machines.

Questions on the day of the event? Don’t hesitate to call the store (503-294-0769).

All event ticket sales are final and non-refundable. If you cannot make it to the event, feel free to send a friend in your place— we’d love to host them! Thank you for understanding and supporting our SCRAPpy little creative reuse non-profit!