Introduction to Fashion Business & Entrepreneurship

Our afterschool and school day programs use fashion as a means to introduce children (ages 7–13) to low-tech, hands-on activities using fiber and fabric to develop creative expression that supports student authenticity and self-awareness.

Learn how to use pattern blocks or slopers to draft your own fashion designs in our Patternmaking Intensive: Create Original Styles Using Pattern Blocks. Students in this patternmaking class learn how to manipulate darts and make style lines to create their own original sewing patterns.

Create a simple garment while learning how to select and work with woven fabrics, how to read and understand a pattern, your correct size, and techniques to construct a basic skirt. Three versions including wrap, button front or zipper in back.

For aspiring entrepreneurs, this course equips students with the necessary skills to kickstart their own businesses. Covering legal frameworks, financial considerations, marketing tactics, and business models, students will gain a holistic understanding of launching and managing successful ventures

Students learn how to manipulate basic block patterns (called slopers) to create an infinite number of styles. We teach both the pivotal transfer and slash and spread methods for creating any silhouette from a basic pattern as well as the fundamentals of creating your own patterns from scratch.