*new* summer dress patternmaking class

the second class i’m teaching in brooklyn this month is a two-hour patternmaking workshop at brooklyn general, in which you’ll draft a pattern for a sleeveless summer shift dress. here are the details:

Patternmaking Workshop: Shift Dress

Sunday, July 18   10am-12pm   $50

In this 2-hour workshop you will learn to draft a pattern for a simple sleeveless shift [...]

more brooklyn classes in june

also this month i’ll be back at brooklyn general on sunday the 20th, from 10am-1pm with a brand new class: make your own sunhat! we’ll draft a quick pattern and then whip up these simple reversible hats right on the spot.

after that i’ll be hoofing it over the Gowanus canal drawbridge to home ec for [...]

call for squirrels

my friends at brooklyn general are having a beauty pageant for handmade squirrels! i have always loved squirrels even though they are trouble makers. there’s one week left to enter, and there will be a party to announce the winners next saturday night, may 15. find all the contest guidelines here. and if you’re not [...]

back in the trees

this friday evening (the 19th) i’ll be visiting my old neighborhood and signing books (with the ever-so-stylish kayte terry) at treehouse. come by and say ‘hi’! you know siri knows how to throw a party, so there’s bound to be yummy snacks and drinks, along with all kinds of handmade loveliness. we’ll be signing from [...]

february classes

well i’m about to become a very busy bee this month (or at least a busier bee than i’ve been so far this year). i’ve got a few new teaching venue relationships brewing, in and around my new upstate locale, which makes me happy because it means i am slowly beginning to wean myself off [...]

january classes in brooklyn

here’s the schedule for my classes in brooklyn this month:

saturday 1/23, 11am-4pm: altered states @ lena corwin’s studio

inspired by the article she wrote for BUST (in the aug/sept ’06 issue), cal will show you how to make clothing fit better and look current. taking in side seams, adjusting hemlines, lowering waistlines, and piecing in other [...]

patternmaking classes this weekend

i just wanted to post a quick note to say that there are still a few spots open in each of my patternmaking classes this sunday the 13th. take one or both, and get started in the art of patternmaking!

10am-12pm Patternmaking/T-Shirt at Brooklyn General

Design and make your own clothes! In this 2-hour class you will [...]

december classes

i will be briefly in nyc this weekend for the CRAFTACULAR (yikes, still so much to do before i leave tomorrow!), but next weekend is my monthly bunch of brooklyn classes (and a book event) so before i forget, here’s a quick roundup of my schedule:

thursday 12/10: 7:30pm book signing and demo of taking proper [...]

design yourself some clothes

this weekend i’ll be back in brooklyn for two classes and a book signing! everything takes place this sunday, october 25: first is a beginner patternmaking class at brooklyn general, from 10am-noon, in which you’ll learn how to make a pattern for a t-shirt that fits YOUR body, followed by a book signing there from [...]

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