Words & Photos from Felina Y. & Beatrice F.
The Fashion Design Program offered a chance for students to create their own articles of clothing. On the first day, we were introduced to our leaders, Mariel and Sabine. We drafted and sketched out our envisioned pieces. Some pieces included bags, pants, tops and even dresses. Then, we went to Value Village and Gala Fabrics to buy materials and clothing to work with. After, we began making our own pouches/ kits for our sewing equipment like needles and stitch rippers. We were introduced to the basics of operating a sewing machine.
On the second day, we finished creating our pouches, which included steps like drafting the pieces, choosing fabric, sewing, hemming, surging, ironing and attaching a button. Afterwards, we started creating our pieces after becoming familiar with the sewing machine. We started by deconstructing the pieces we bought at the thrift store, to use as a pattern or to alter. Some students began altering jeans, tops, and even creating a dress with just fabric! We are all excited to return next month to continue working on our pieces.