TEXTILES – SUMMER SESSION 3
June 16-28, 2024 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Libby O’Bryan and Jonnie Rettele
Capsule Wardrobe Design/Build 

Learn to build pieces of your dream wardrobe using the on-trend patterns from our company, Open Studio. Sewing and pattern-making techniques will build your skills in construction and fit, while a dialogue around labor, craft, and consumption will fuel your home sewing practice. We will start by making a class “uniform” that offers several variations. Then we will shift into a more independent direction, teaching how to hack Open Studio patterns to make garments just for you. We will help you discover your personal style through the most sustainable fashion choice—making your own clothes! All levels. This workshop takes place in a third-floor walk-up studio that has partial access by a stair lift.

Libby: owner and founder of the industrial sewing factory and design studio Sew Co and the clothing brand Rite of Passage; co-founder of Open Studio Patterns; exhibitions: Chicago Cultural Center, Knoxville Museum of Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (NC), Center for Craft (NC). 

wcsewco.com | @sew_co | riteofpassageclothing.com | @riteofpassageclothing

Jonnie: independent designer who began by producing her own menswear clothing line for the contemporary fashion market in 2009 then expanded into naturally-dyed quilts and interior soft goods for custom clients and large retailers; co-founder of Open Studio Patterns with industry peers Libby O’Bryan and Leigh Hilbert to empower home sewists to make their own clothing.

openstudiopatterns.com | @openstudiopatterns
January 15 – Regular enrollment opens