Are you an aspiring fashion designer? Do you want to learn how to sew? Are you curious about ways to become involved in Kansas City’s fashion community?

Join us for a hands-on, intensive experience for ages 7 to 13 that will teach the foundational skills necessary to design and construct simple garments and highlight a path to become a fashion designer. Featuring special guests from Kansas City’s fashion community! No experience required but sewing machine experience helpful.

Only 10 places!

Students will work on Janome HD-3000 and School Mate 7330 straight-stitch home sewing machines and Janome and Babylock home sergers.

Students will:
Learn how to operate a sewing machine, use a pattern, and sew garments;
Sew one garment that is emblematic of their fashion brand and showcase it via a fashion show for family;
Use creative and problem-solving skills to expand their imagination; and
Hear from industry professionals about how to prepare for careers in fashion.

Basic sewing supplies will be provided. A shopping list will be provided.

This class will be taught by Rightfully Sewn Instructor Nina Littrell. She is a graduate of Kansas City Art Institute, where she studied textiles and garment construction. Nina is a Kansas City-based fashion designer who is interested in merging art and fashion.