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My Art and Fashion Summer Camp was such an amazing success last summer...
I am now starting an afterschool program focusing on sewing skills, fashion art and sustainability.
It's here at Peach Berserk every Monday for 14 weeks - from September 16th to December 17th from 3:30 to 6pm
This is taught by me, Kingi the owner of Peach Berserk. I am a well known Canadian screenprint artist / fashion designer and teacher with a 35+ year history. My iconic fashion brand has made countless unique and fun prom and wedding dresses, and more including making outfits for Prince, Paula Abdul, Olivia Chow, Wendy Mesley, plus for many movies, music videos and more—
I ran my famous pink boutique on Queen Street West for over 20 years; a destination shop for fashion seekers across Ontario and beyond, and am now focused on teaching silkscreening and running events in my gorgeous, spacious, art gallery/ storefront studio at 1694 Queen St West, Toronto.
I am a registered teaching partner with the TDSB, CAMH and various Community Organizations and has taught over 10,000+ people over my career all over Ontario and as far as teaching young people in Northern Cambodia.
And Sewing Expert Sarita Malan
Sarita has taught machine sewing and design techniques for over 10 years and is an ongoing sewing instructor at the TDSB.
With our focus on sustainability and upcycling, the skills and projects everyone will learn and do will last a lifetime for all.
I think it is fun to pick the one you are into that day, or do some of both !
You can sign up for one or a few dates or better yet come to them all ! The days individually are $49 each, and the FULL 14 week program is $589 (2 sessions free).
Perfect for fashionistas 8 to teen.
Here's the weekly program...
Each week will highlight :
1) a practical step by step sewing skill
And
2) a fashion arts project.
Sept 16 . Intro to Sewing and Fashion Arts
Getting to know you - we will discuss participants creative dreams and fashion goals. Participants are encouraged to bring any art/fashion pieces/sketches they have made in the past to show the group. Then we will go over the upcoming program and everything the fashionistas will learn and do !
Questions and suggestions are encouraged.
Everyone will recieve at totebag sewing kit that they can decorate and paint and we will start ‘getting know our sewing machines’.
Sept 23 Sewing- Learning sewing machine basics, how to thread it, how all the parts work, changing needles, making bobbins, and everyone will sew a simple pillow - to take home and use!
Fashion Arts Project -Hand Sewing Techniques - let’s ‘embellish’ the bag or pillow we made with hand sewing, buttons, patches and more.
Sept 30 Sewing- more advanced techniques how to upcycle a thrift shop piece- Everyone will pick a thrift shop dress or jacket from our collection here tocreate something new - practice using our measurements and sketches to create a plan. Learn the power of using existing clothes to make something new and wonderful
Fashion Arts Project -Upcycling Techniques/ideas - what can we add to our upcycling project ? Ideas - hand sewing, new buttons, painting. We can also add handmade plastic beads/buttons and more. Let’s do a little fancy dress fashion show !
Oct 7 Sewing- Finish our Dress upcycle project - with more skills of cutting, tailoring, remodling, hemming and fitting
Fashion Arts Project -Upcyling Techiniques/ideas and something new (old!) a local thrift shop excursion - everyone picks something to create something new with (and we will use the ‘clothes upcycling’ skills we learned last week. This is always SO fun.
Oct 14 Sewing- Starting a clothing project from scatch - How to cut a simple pattern and make it fit. Picking a pattern - A line or gathered waist skirt is recommended. Taking measurements, adjusting the style, choosing the hem, altering pattern and cutting. These will be made of white cotton that we can add to later.
Fashion Arts Project - finish both of our upcycled projects and a discussion - so much we can do to make these ‘our own’!
Oct 21 Sewing- Sewing our individual skirts and learning sewing techniques as we go. Fashion Arts Project - Everyone gets an oversized men’s shirt - what fashion custume can you create ? We will discuss ideas, have use of many art/sewing supplies - the sky’s the limit!
Oct 28 Sewing- Finish skirts and learn/use machine sewing techniques on our ‘men’s shirt costume’.
Fashion Arts Project - Finish and model/display our upcycled Halloween Creation - Can’t wait to see what everyone makes out of their shirts !
Nov 4 Sewing- Start a new simple draft/cut/sew project - an unlined jacket.
Fashion Arts Project - Silkscreening 101 Learn and do the process of screenprinting - work on first silkscreened project’ with the theme - ‘print ideas for our jacket’.
Nov 11 Sewing- Continue working on our jacket project. Learn/do more sewing techniques as we go !
Fashion Arts Project - Continue our screenprint skills/project - and start printing print on our upcycled pieces and the jacket we are sewing !
Nov 18 Sewing- Finish our jacket project. Display and wear our pieces and discuss ! Fashion Arts Project -Finish our Screenprint projects - what else can we do with screenprinting ?
Nov 25 Sewing- Start a new project or enhance the ones we have done. Everyone can pick from a variety of patterns/fabrics we have to alter/cut/sew
Fashion Arts Project - Explore more fabric/fashion skills - hand dyeing, hand painting patchwork and embroidery we can use these on the pieces we’ve created and are making
Dec 2 Sewing- Work on fashion project started last week. Time to practice/perfect our sewing skills.
Fashion Arts Project -more indepth fabric/fashion skills - everyone gets a white silk scarf to use all the techniques we have learned on - can’t wait to see the amazing scarves we create - and makes an amazing holiday gift !
Dec 9 Sewing- Finish our fashion project + gifts learn and do machine sewing ideas for holiday gifts - pillows/bags/shrunchies and more with a focus on upcycling
Fashion Arts Project - Use all our new skills - Enhance our gifts we are sewing with all the fabric/fashion embellishment skills we have learned.
Dec 16 Finish all our projects and … Fashion Party ! Fashion show, pizza, gifts, awards and FUN
Everything is included -including all fabric, sewing,print making, dyeing and painting materials and a budget for our 'thift shop find'. Participants just bring snacks ... ideas and energy
Outcomes:
Questions ? Call Kingi anytime at 647 740 1141 and hope to see YOUR young fashionista here !
