Completed Bodice Banner — An image showing the muslin bodice draft and the completed fashion-fabric bodice, as well as the practice lace-up strips (used to practice grommet-setting), the maroon cording used to lace up the bodice, and a grommet-setting tool.

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Picture your ideal Ren Faire or fantasy outfit... dream of the fey, the artists, the knights, and YOU, twirling about them in a look that's just right... Now let us guess: it's complete with a perfectly-fitted bodice, isn't it? OR are you just curious about pattern drafting and boned garments? This 2-day drafting & fitting workshop is for you!

Prerequisite: While there is no previous class requirements, participants should be familiar with operating a sewing machine. We ask that all participants know how to wind and load bobbins, thread machines, troubleshoot a jam, and be comfortable sewing with seam allowance and backstitching.

Sew With SCRAP: Draft and Fit a Renaissance Bodice

Two Saturdays: May 24th & May 31st, Noon-5pm both days.

Over this 2-day, 2-weekend, 10-hour workshop, we’ll use our 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. Still, 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!

$130 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.

Location: The new SE SCRAP Education Studio! 619 SE 6th Ave 😊

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!

Bodice Draft — A completed muslin draft of the bodice, worn laced up over someone wearing a button-down blue shirt.

Completed Bodice Photo — A photo taken at Oregon Ren Faire: an olive-green bodice laced up with a maroon cord over a cream blouse, worn with a dark green skirt and a leather hip bag.

Bodice draft different sizes — 6 different sizes / examples of completed bodice drafts made of muslin laid out flat upon a table, demonstrating the different shapes and lengths for bodices on varied body types.

SCRAP Renaissance Bodice promo poster. — SCRAP Creative Reuse PDX logo appears on the top left. Title to the top right reads: Renaissance Bodice Drafting and Fitting 2-Day Sewing Workshop. Image on poster is the same as the first image in the listing, the bodice draft and completed bodice. Bottom caption reads: Sat. May 24th & Sat. May 31st ~ 12-5pm Each Day. Ages 16+ ~ Tools & Materials Included