Fashion...Camp Sew Social
Want to seriously dive into fashion design and sewing?
Wondering what you would learn in a Fashion Design College?
Fashion Camp Sew Social!
Fashion Camp:
Drafting the Basic Slopers
Weekend Immersion: Drafting Basic Slopers
Sat & Sun, Feb 28–March 1 | 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sat & Sun, Aug 22 - 23 | 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Curious what fashion design school is really like? This two-day immersion offers a true introduction to professional pattern drafting, starting exactly where every fashion line begins: the basic sloper.
Over the weekend, you’ll work with professional dress forms to draft both a bodice sloper and a skirt sloper using industry methods. From there, we’ll transform the basic sloper into a princess sloper and use it to develop a simple design—giving you a clear picture of how flat patterns evolve into garments.
If time allows, we’ll also demonstrate grading the basic block into a size range (this is not custom fitting, but grading as used in ready-to-wear fashion).
This class is ideal for students who want to:
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Understand how slopers are used in fashion design and patternmaking
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Experience the structure and pace of a fashion design college environment
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Build a strong foundation in professional drafting techniques
This is a learning-focused drafting experience, not a custom-fit pattern class. You’ll leave with a solid understanding of how slopers function as the backbone of a fashion collection.
New workshops are in the works to follow up with the basic slopers immersive:
we will be adding these weekend immersions later in the year if there is enough interest: please let us know your interest.
*The Fabric Intelligence Weekend
Fabric, Grain & the Science of Fit
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*The Couture Thinking Weekend
Creative Construction & Design Techniques
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*The Designer’s Eye Weekend
Line, Color & Fashion Identity
By the end of the series, students will:
Understand how garments are built from the body outward
Draft, manipulate, and refine foundational patterns
Choose and work with fabric intentionally
Use couture techniques and visual design principles
Develop a personal fashion point of view and design confidence
Each workshop builds on the previous, but may also be taken à la carte
