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. Click the links to sign up! I look forward to working with you.

A walker is dressed in red, orange, black and gold fabrics and fringe.

photo by A. Laura Brody

**RE*MAKING 101**

October 27th, 11 AM - 2 PM
Online via Zoom. Contact me for details. $45

Turn old clothes and soft housewares into something new-to-you. Once you start looking at old items as material you can use, you'll see everything in a new light.

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

What do you have that wants a new life?

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

November 2nd, 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.

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.

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

Intro to Sewing
9/5/20- 9/26/20 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM

Knock It Off Pattern Making
10/3/20- 10/24/20 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM

Alter Your Clothes Like A Pro
11/7/20- 12/5/20 from 9:30 AM- 12:30 PM

Come and join us! You'll get to take a project from start to finish.

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!