Want to seriously dive into fashion design and sewing?
Wondering what you would learn in a Fashion Design College?
Fashion Camp Sew Social!
A Fashion Design Workshop Series for Design-Minded Sewing
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For intermediate to advanced sewists who want to move beyond following patterns and begin thinking like a fashion designer. Ideal for those considering fashion school, portfolio building, or elevated personal design work.
Weekend Immersions are $495each
($50 off if you have taken 2 or more intermediate sewing series at FFD)
This camp is for intermediate to advanced sew-ists only,
as we will be covering pattern making - drafting basic slopers.
2-4 students in each immersion weekend.
Please call us to see if this is the right camp for you before you sign up.
We cannot offer a refund unless we fill your space, so please be sure you can make the date before you commit.
Lunches, snacks and drinks included. Transportation, hotel, breakfast and dinners are Not included.
Weekend Immersion: Drafting Basic Slopers
Sat & Sun, Feb 28–March 1 | 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.
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Weekend Immersion:
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The Blueprint Weekend
Drafting the Body: Bodice & Skirt Slopers -
Feb 27-28
or
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Aug 22-23
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.
Neighbors near us - Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Asheville, Waxhaw, Matthews, South Carolina and Georgia can now easily join the sewing fun at our nearby retreats!
Heck you can come join us from anywhere USA!