Learn to:
mend, Drape, and make fiber art with A. Laura Brody
"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.
A. Laura Brody by Heidi Marie Photography
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Contact me for master classes in draping, textile art, mending, and specialty costume crafts. $200 an hour gives you my undivided attention and 30+ years of experience. You'll get the information you need to build a stellar fabric-based project, custom fit your clothes, and even begin a new career.
Fiber arts and wearable art groups, you are welcome. Get in touch and we'll create a class perfectly suited to your desires. Rates are based on group size. Check the blog for occasional in-person class opportunities. |
WORKSHOPS at the Los Angeles Makery Fall-winter 2023
VISIBLE MENDING at the Makery
Let’s mend the world instead of trashing it.
Visible mending makes repair fun, meditative, and beautiful. We’ll use techniques inspired by classic Japanese Boro and Sashiko hand sewing and turn your worn out clothing into wearable art. This is a great way to keep old clothes out of the landfill, save their memories, and to sew in good company.
Bring items you love that need mending! Click the picture to sign up.
Supply your own materials or purchase on site: embroidery floss and needle, patching material, and pins. Instructor provides pins, scissors, and thread conditioner.
Choose from August 13, September 10, or October 15 from 1-3 PM. $95.
Let’s mend the world instead of trashing it.
Visible mending makes repair fun, meditative, and beautiful. We’ll use techniques inspired by classic Japanese Boro and Sashiko hand sewing and turn your worn out clothing into wearable art. This is a great way to keep old clothes out of the landfill, save their memories, and to sew in good company.
Bring items you love that need mending! Click the picture to sign up.
Supply your own materials or purchase on site: embroidery floss and needle, patching material, and pins. Instructor provides pins, scissors, and thread conditioner.
Choose from August 13, September 10, or October 15 from 1-3 PM. $95.
TEXTILE PORTRAITS at the Makery
Our inspiration for this workshop is the artist Faith Ringgold! She is a painter, sculptor, teacher, performance artist, and writer best known for her painted story quilts. Her work covers personal, political, and social issues and is often a combination of images and text using both fabric and paint.
Bring in a picture of loved ones (or a favorite scene) that you want to create in fabric, and we'll break it down into parts and create your own work of art. Supply your own materials or purchase on site: packets of fabric, embroidery thread and needles, and marking wax. Instructor provides scissors, pins, and fabric glue.
Click the image to sign up.
Choose from August 20, September 17, or October 22. $95
Image by artist Kim Kyne.
Our inspiration for this workshop is the artist Faith Ringgold! She is a painter, sculptor, teacher, performance artist, and writer best known for her painted story quilts. Her work covers personal, political, and social issues and is often a combination of images and text using both fabric and paint.
Bring in a picture of loved ones (or a favorite scene) that you want to create in fabric, and we'll break it down into parts and create your own work of art. Supply your own materials or purchase on site: packets of fabric, embroidery thread and needles, and marking wax. Instructor provides scissors, pins, and fabric glue.
Click the image to sign up.
Choose from August 20, September 17, or October 22. $95
Image by artist Kim Kyne.
RAG RUG MAKING at the Makery
Turn your old clothes and fabric scraps into beautiful rag rugs! Rag rug making is fun, meditative, and a great way to keep worn out clothing and materials from going to the landfill. We'll cover basic twisted and braided rag twine and use it to start building a rug of your own.
Supply your own materials or purchase on site: scraps of material or old clothes in colors you like and a hand sewing needle and thread. Instructor provides safety pins, scissors, and thread conditioner.
Click the image to sign up. Choose from August 27, September 24, or October 29 from 1-3 PM. $95.
Turn your old clothes and fabric scraps into beautiful rag rugs! Rag rug making is fun, meditative, and a great way to keep worn out clothing and materials from going to the landfill. We'll cover basic twisted and braided rag twine and use it to start building a rug of your own.
Supply your own materials or purchase on site: scraps of material or old clothes in colors you like and a hand sewing needle and thread. Instructor provides safety pins, scissors, and thread conditioner.
Click the image to sign up. Choose from August 27, September 24, or October 29 from 1-3 PM. $95.
Paper costumes for the Season 7 HBO gala for Game Of Thrones, created by A. Laura Brody, Carol Kline, and Kitty Murphys-Youngs. Now on display at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Ireland.
Rag Rug Making (online course)
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Hate wasting fabric? Turn old clothing and fabrics into beautiful rugs! Rag rug making is fun, meditative, and a great way to keep worn out clothing and materials from going to the landfill. You'll learn multiple techniques and find one that's just right for you.
$299 for 6 online tutorials. https://textile-arts-with-a-laura-brody.thinkific.com/courses/rag-rug-making |
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.
If you can dream it up, she can make it- and show you how to make it too.
For free tutorials and videos, check here.
Staple Draping © 2011 by A. Laura Brody is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0