WHAT IS Haute Couture

KIDS TEENS & TWEENS! Sharpen your creative skills by designing your own line of clothing, at Sewing Kamp!

Haute Couture is a French phrase for high fashion. Couture means dressmaking, sewing, or needlework and haute means elegant or high, so the two combined imply excellent artistry with the fashioning of garments.

Kampers will learn different hand and machine-sewing techniques as they create handbags, pants, shorts, shirts, bandanas and more. Under my guidance they young budding designers will learn how to choose fabrics, and assemble garments. These creations will be showcased at the end of session fashion show & on my website.

I love my computerized quilt & embroidery machine

Learn to sew in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Classes will include everything you need to know to get started sewing simple projects and getting creative with your own ideas.

While making a pair of comfy pj pants or shorts, you’ll be learning basic machine sewing skills and safety, readying and interpreting a commercial sewing pattern, and basic information about fabrics and cutting. Small classes for lots of personal attention - Sign up Early! Get your friends together and take a class!

Victorian Lace

What is Fashion Design? It could be something as grand as the top fashion designers in New York or Paris, who design some of the most elegant clothing in the world using the best of fabrics, or it could something as simple as taking a regular white t-shirt, ripping the sleeves off, and ripping the bottom off, dyeing it light blue, cutting holes in it and replacing the fabric with lace, and adding ribbons, buttons, and bows!

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Trend to start:

1. Baseball T-shirts: are really cool and look good on everyone.

2. Denim Shoes: Look awesome stylish and cool with any out fit.

3. Denim Jackets: AS some people like I say there's nothing like a good 'ol denim jacket and it goes with anything. Embellish. applique, monogram and more...

Lounging PajamasThese pants should be constructed from light weight cotton or rayon that drapes well. They are quite baggy and very comfortable worn with a long shirt overtop.

My first sewing machine and it still works!

Lesson learned- Don’t rush your sewing and ALWAYS stitch the crotch seam TWICE for extra reinforcement.Lesson learned- always where shoes when in a sewing room!-ALWAYS put your pressure foot down before you begin to sew.
-ALWAYS wear proper shoes when sewing.
-Hold your scissors properly. -Never run with scissors. -Make sure there isn’t anything under your fabric before you begin cutting. -Always turn your sewing machine OFF when you are done. -Always have an adult help you with ironing and turn your iron OFF when you are done. -When you are done sewing for the day put your needle down in the machine by using the hand wheel, put your pressure foot down, turn your machine off and cover your machine. -Take your time on making your projects. Do not get in the horrible habit of rushing.

Add streatch lace, breads, and embellishments to your anklet socks.