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) ​
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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.
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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.
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Lunches, snacks and drinks included. Transportation, hotel, breakfast and dinners are Not included.
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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
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Aug 22-23
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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
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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!