Welcome to Lost Art Sewing Club
Welcome to the Lost Art Sewing Club
From
Soft Launch Until 2025
Why?
For many years I have built close relationships with many of you, one on one via email, without ever meeting in person. As we all live in distant places this club is a new space online that will bring ‘us’ and all of ‘you’ closer together.
For a variety of reasons, I do not care to participate much in traditional social media platforms. The logic of likes and followers - whether real or fake - are not part of my ethos.
Community is really important and a community centered around garment sewing is even better!
What?
A private online space, free of advertising, and membership based (small fee starting at $6 a month). You choose how you want to participate. No pressure.
Inclusive. Everyone is welcome, this is a place of love and support. No stress, more like an escape from the daily.
The unique sewing interests and expertise of the group include some of the following: fashion forward, couture, casual with a twist, fine handwork, draping, fitting, tailoring (coats, jackets, pants), fearless cutting, vintage/period, Japanese style, knits, special details in trims and embellishments including ribbon embroidery and bobbin work, wardrobe building, surface design, up-cycling, zero waste, party dressing, dyeing, pattern matching, wearable art, learning new skills or improving current skills.
Monthly sewing club meetings and sewing get togethers conducted via zoom within the space. You can participate without attending meetings as well. You can request one on one assistance with orders and current stock for projects too.
3 x skill seminar workshops every year. This year we had a 2 part Underlining class that is recorded and 2 classes scheduled Chinese Knots and Boutis, Corded Quilting. Each is 3 hours long. The annual cost of the club covers is less than one workshop.
The club is always active, you can meet and chat with other members at anytime, post photos for inspiration or a current project, check out other’s work, get feedback, host a local group, find resources, etc. Search functions across posts via hashtags, there are pages for different subjects/topics.
We will inspire, experiment, share, and acquire knowledge and skills from each other.
I will host Q & A’s with invited professionals 2 x a year.
All Center For Pattern Design pattern tutorials and other tutorials will live here and will be available after the soft launch on a monthly payment plan launching soon.
We will explore subjects in depth, sometimes with goals and guided projects to complete together with a focus on inspiration and creativity.
You don’t have to participate actively, you choose what works.
Access to fabric drops and deals from L'Etoffe Fabrics available only to members. Along with a suite of concierge services like swatches and order holds, more soon.
What is the Soft Launch?
The launch is basically getting in on the ground floor. You will help me build the community. I am working on the club work flow and wrangling lots of new technology - it will take some time and patience so until December 31, 2024 I am offering an annual subscription $6 a month that includes 2 months free so you will only pay for 10 months = $60 for an entire year - this will include the 2 part couture underlining class in May and June (fee for swatches in second class). Only annual memberships will be able to access recorded classes and the entire community. After 2024 it will be $6 a month for entire year so $72 annually.
