Fashion Lab Intermdediate
Boot Camp - Winter 2009
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Fashion Lab Boot Camp has taken what started out as Hoboken's Summer Fashion Camp for kids and transformed it into Five Week Sewing and Fashion Design Workshop for Adults.
Fashion
Lab Intermediate Boot Camp
This five week course meets for two hours in the evening. This course is designed for the intermediate stitcher. Pre-requisites include Fashion Lab Boot Camp Beginner or private sewing lessons with M Avery Designs or 3 or more MYO Workshops.
Our next Fashion Lab Boot Camp Intermediate (SPRING '09) is starting on Tuesday
April 7th, 2009.
Reserve your spot now.
Students will focus on learning more advanced sewing skills, in addition to more advanced fashion design techniques, pattern reading, as well as draping skills used in creating some of todays cutting edge fashion designs.
Upon graduation, each student will take home their finished projects, in addition to a mini-portfolio with photographs of their finished projects.
Class size is very small. There are only 8 spots per session.
Review
of sewing machine & Pattern
reading. Advanced pattern reading. Project:
Men's
Tie
Week 2
Tuesday
4/14/09 7-9pm
Thursday 4/16/09 7-9pm
Advanced
pattern reading. Project: Cotton Knit Jersey
Sleeveless Wrap Dress
Week 3
Tuesday
4/21/09 7-9pm
Thursday 4/23/09 7-9pm
Continue
to work on and finish up dress project.
Introduction to finishing work including
button holes, invisible hemlines, professional
looking handsewing and tailoring.
Week 4
Tuesday
4/28/09 7-9pm
Thursday 4/30/09 7-9pm
Introduction
to draping and patternmaking. Create pattern
for fitted skirt. Project : Customized fitted
& lined skirt based on pattern created in
muslin fabric. Learn to properly insert
zpper for skirt project.
Week 5
Tuesday
5/5/09 7-9pm
Thursday 5/7/09 7-9pm
Continuation
of pattern making and creating the "perfect" fit.
Create the "perfect fit" skirt from fashion
fabric. Review of finishing work including
lining the skirt, invistible hem and properly
inserting zipper and hook & eye at skrt
waistline.
Please note: This
will be the last Intermediate session until
September 2009.
Megan Avery, Instructor & Owner of M Avery Designs, started her handbag company in 2001. After creating and selling her handmade handbags for over 3 years, she began teaching her secrets to the public in the form of Handbag workshops to adults and kids. Today her studio is host to regular after school fashion accessory design classes at both the Hudson School and Hoboken Charter School, as well as weekly fashion accessory classes open to the public. In addition, Megan hosts numerous crafty bridal shower, birthday & girls night out celebrations at her inspiring studio. The M Avery Designs "Make your Own Handbag Workshop" was featured on NBC's Today Show. More about Megan