Revamp and Replicate
October 27, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Ann Tilley · website
Workshop Overview
In this workshop, students will learn how to create a paper pattern from their favorite clothes (without disassembling them), and use that to make an entirely new garment. Students will also work on existing garments (that students bring in) to rework into something better suited to the desires of the wearer, using practical alteration and mending techniques, to more creative improvements like over-dying and embellishing. This workshop will cover all the cursory knowledge needed for making original garments, such as choosing fabrics, working with paper patterns, and a variety of sewing construction techniques. Students need to have a basic knowledge of the sewing machine for this class, and some garment-making skills would be helpful, but every technique will be taught in a beginner-friendly format. Open to all skill levels.
Techniques
- Drafting and modifying paper patterns
- How to make fit alterations on existing garments
- Garment construction techniques
- Over-dying and mending
Materials
- Paper clothing patterns
- Fashion fabrics
- Existing clothing
- Fabric dyes
Outcomes
- Skills for improving their wardrobe
- How to make a garment from scratch
COURSE FEE: $690
Fees exclude housing and meal plans. Review housing options here.
Artist Bio
Ann Tilley is a textile artist, clothing designer and teacher from Durham, NC. After earning her BFA at Savannah College of Art and Design in Fashion and Fibers, she’s gone on to work in a variety of small-scale garment studios and factories, including two eponymous clothing lines. She now runs a business selling her original clothing patterns for home sewists. Her teaching aesthetic blends disciplined production techniques with home-sewing freedom and playfulness. She also maintains an active studio art practice, working in color knitting. Tilley lives in a self-built, tiny house in Liberty, NC.
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