A. Laura Brody classes

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A smiling woman with red bangs stands in front. Her torso is covered in black duct tape with silvery stars. Behind her, a woman applies more tape to her back.

photo by Libby Pace

Sewing Sunday:
DIY DUCT TAPE DRESS FORM

January 26th, 11 AM - 2 PM
Wingwalker Brewing
235 W. Maple Ave in Monrovia, CA. $45
Do you want to make your own clothing, but don't want to spring for an expensive dress form? Make your own out of duct tape and stuffing!

Bring a "sacrificial" t-shirt (to use for the base) and a couple of rolls of duct tape in your color of choice. We'll make a form that's just your size.

A tomato shaped pincushion and pair of scissors in front of a pint glass of porter

photo by Heidi Marie Photography

Mending Monday

February 3rd, 7-9 PM
Wingwalker Brewing
235 W. Maple Ave,Monrovia, CA. $30

Bring in your hand sewing, mending, and clothing/housewares/soft toys that need repair. I'll bring my full kit, and together we'll get that mending pile down to a manageable level.

Let's mend the world instead of trashing it!

A diverse group of women hold up colorful pajama pants

Pajama party at Introduction to Sewing

Glendale Community College classes

February-March 2020
1122 E. Garfield Ave, Glendale, CA 91205
Intro to Sewing
2/1/20- 2/22/20 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM
$149
Knock it Off Pattern Making
3/7/20- 3/28/20 from 9:30 AM -12:30 PM
$149
Alter Your Clothes Like A Pro
3/7/20- 3/28/20 from 1:30 -4:30 PM
$149.

about the instructor:

A. Laura Brody has 30 years experience as a costume crafts person, designer, and maker. She's made costumes for LMFAO, the Black Eyed Peas, and Rhianna, among others. She has worked for Netflix, Disney Imagineering, the LA Opera, Disney and Nickelodeon TV, Diavolo Dance Theatre, and many specialty costume houses. Her relaxed, encouraging, and adventurous approach to teaching makes pattern making, draping, crafts, and sewing accessible and fun.
If you can dream it up, she can make it- and show you how to make it too.

CLASSES offered:

Introduction to Sewing
Alter Your Clothes Like A Pro
"Knock It Off" Pattern Making
The Politics of Pockets
Fashion on the Fly: Staple Drape Your Own Designs
Get Your Stretch On (Alter Your Stretchy Clothes)
DIY Duct Tape Dress Form
Visible Mending
And many more!