Intro to Garment Making- Cotton Sweatpants Workshop

Join STITCH AND DESTROY for their newest garment-making workshop!

STITCH AND DESTROY owners, Haven and Corey, will instruct you in the various steps of sewing your own sweatpants. Patterning, applique, sewing with knits and adding elastic will be covered. Haven and Corey will guide you step-by-step on how to construct this beginner friendly garment. In the first hour of class, we will also go over the process of how to add applique shapes to create a custom fabric design. Then, you’ll learn how to sew the pants and add an elastic waistband. Sewing machines, fabric, thread and all other materials will be provided! We will be sewing on Singer Brilliance machines.

The fabric will be pre-cut to save time! We will be sewing with deadstock french terry. When signing up for the workshop, please let us know your fabric color choice, as well as your measurements. Email us if you have any questions!

While this is a beginner friendly workshop, we do request that you have some prior experience with machine sewing. If you have used a sewing machine before, know the basics of threading a machine, and how to sew a simple straight stitch, this workshop is perfect for you! However, we will still perform a quick run through on how to thread and operate our sewing machines. This workshop is open to folks 18+.

Space is limited in our studio- we are able to accommodate 4 attendees. Sign up now to secure your spot!

Location and Accessibility:

This workshop meets in-person for 3 hours.

STITCH AND DESTROY is located right off of South Street on 4th St in Philadelphia. Our address is 523 S 4th St. Philadelphia, PA 19147.

There is limited metered street parking on our block and in this area it can be difficult to find parking. We suggest taking public transportation- Bus 40, 57, 12, 47, 42 and 21 are nearby. The Market-Frankford Line 5th St stop is 7 blocks away. The Broad Street Line Lombard-South stop is 10 blocks away.

Please arrive on time so that the workshop can begin at 6 PM.

We do have a bathroom available to attendees. The studio/workshop space is up 4 steps of stairs, making this workshop not wheelchair accessible. Email stitchanddestroyclothing@gmail.com with any questions.

Workshop Policy:

Ticket refunds are available through eventbrite 7 days before the workshop. Please request refunds through eventbrite or email stitchanddestroyclothing@gmail.com. Please be mindful that space is limited in our small studio and there is a waitlist. Ticket processing fees are non-refundable.

In the case of last-minute cancellations, after the 7-day refund window, due to sickness or unexpected unavailability STITCH AND DESTROY will offer attendee a ‘Workshop Credit’ equal to the price of the purchased Workshop Ticket . This will be in the form of a personalized Coupon Code, which can be applied to any one upcoming workshop we offer within the year. If this circumstance occurs, please email StitchAndDestroyClothing@gmail.com AT LEAST 36 HOURS BEFORE THE WORKSHOP START TIME- we want to be able to fill your spot!

In the event that STITCH AND DESTROY cancels this workshop, an alternate date will be chosen and ticket refunds will be available to all that are unable to attend the alternate date.