A. Laura Brody sustainable sewing classes

Sewing, mending, altering, and patterning classes

"Laura was a pleasure to work with. She takes a very creative approach and quickly adjusts to your preferences and experience level. I highly would highly recommend her to anyone with a fun or serious sewing project."- Julie M.

For free tutorials and videos, check here.

A smiling woman in black holds a seam ripper and prepares to take out a seam

A. Laura Brody photo by Heidi Marie Photography

One-on-one sustainable sewing lessons through Hire Artists:
Make Do and Mend
Alter Your Clothes Like A Pro
$60 per hour
Classes via Zoom, Skype, or Facebook messenger video

Bring your sewing, pattern making, repairs, and craft related questions and problems and we'll solve them together. Since it's one-on-one, you'll get the time and attention you need.
Click the links to sign up! I look forward to working with you.

Outlined in rainbow colored stripes is the word JOY in black letters.

photo by A. Laura Brody

Stitch Therapy

April 4, 5-7 PM
(First Sunday of the month)
Online via Zoom. Contact me for details. Free.

Let's find some joy together- and stab some fabric together. It's good Stitch Therapy.
Bring whatever you want to work on and we'll work on things together. This is a fun get together and a chance to get some sewing accomplished in good company.

From Sharon Owens:
DANGEROUS COATS
Someone clever once said
Women were not allowed pockets
In case they carried leaflets
To spread sedition
Which means unrest
To you & me
A grandiose word
For commonsense
Fairness
Kindness
Equality
So ladies, start sewing
Dangerous coats
Made of pockets & sedition

A tomato shaped pincushion full of pins sits in front of a pint of dark porter and a pair of scissors on a picnic table.

photo by Heidi Marie Photography

Mending Monday

April 26, 7-9 PM
Online via Zoom. Contact me for details. $30

Gather up your hand sewing, mending, and clothing/housewares/soft toys that need repair. Together we'll get that mending pile down to a manageable level. I will give tips and tricks to mend things quickly and easily.

50% of all proceeds will go to the Loveland Foundation. Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls nationally seeking therapy.

Let's mend the world instead of trashing it.
Single day classes like these are good for 2-4 short projects.

A diverse group of women hold up colorful pajama pants

Pajama party at Introduction to Sewing

glendale Community College Classes

Classes via Zoom meeting.
Sign up and pay by clicking the links.
4 sessions for $149

Alter Your Clothes Like A Pro
4/3/21- 4/24/21 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Bring in the items you've been meaning to alter and we'll get them conquered! Typically, students finish between three to six alterations in a 4-session class.

Intermediate Sewing Techniques
5/1/21- 5/22/21 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Learn some tips to level up your sewing skills! We'll cover zippers, seam finishes, bindings, piping, and pockets.

Intro to Sewing
6/5/21- 6/26/21 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Learn to use your sewing machine, make a reversible tote bag, and make a pair of PJ pants.

NEW!
Draping 101
7/10/21-7/31/21 from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Draping is the art of creating clothing using a form and fabric instead of a paper pattern. If you've seen Project Runway, you have seen draping in action. In this class we'll go over the basic principles of draping, and then make a piece of clothing designed by you!

Fabric creations from 2D to 3D
8/7/21-8/28/21 from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
A step beyond Draping 101 for adventurous designers and sewists. Come in with sketches and photographs of clothing designs you want to create, and together we can help make them a reality.

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:

Make Do and Mend
Re*making 101
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!