Recreate Your Wardrobe - Sewing with Scraps

Transform leftover fabric into wearable art.

In this hands-on class, you'll learn how to turn your woven or knit fabric scraps into new, usable fabric yardage—perfect for creating garments that are both sustainable and stylish. Whether you're cleaning out your stash or looking to breathe new life into pre-loved textiles, this workshop will teach you the fundamentals of piecing like fabrics together to make something beautifully functional.



Skill Level: Intermediate 

Skill requirements:

Have sewn a few garments projects on your own, know how to read a pattern and understand size chart PLUS basic sewing experience (knowing how to thread and use a sewing machine, wind a bobbin, construct simple seams, and be familiar with sewing terminology such as "right sides of fabric together" and "seam allowance"). 

Must be aged 16+

What You’ll Learn:

• How to sort and prepare scraps for sewing

• Techniques for joining woven or knit fabrics effectively

• Methods for creating stable, garment-ready yardage

• Tips on cutting and planning patterns using your newly made fabric

By the end of the course, you'll leave with:

• Panel of scrap-made fabric at least if not also have cut out and sewn into a new garment

• A foundational understanding of scrap sewing techniques

   

What we provide:

• Scraps from our curated scrap bins

• Machine and serger (if you don't have one) 

• !2 hours of instruction 

What you provide:

• Fabric scraps from home left over form other projects, and or use scraps from our curated scrap bins

• Machine and serger (if you have one) 

• Thread

• Rotary cutter

• Marking tools/pens/markers/chalk

• Pins/clips

Let’s sew sustainably—one scrap at a time.