Not just for doing chores
We’re inspired by the French workmen and their bleu de travail or blue de chauffeur. In this 3-1/2 day workshop, you will make your dream jacket with excellent fit and precise finishing details.
Costume technologist, expert fitter, and me-made rockstar instructor Caroline Cook will lead students through the whole process: choosing a size, making a mockup and adjusting the fit, and stellar construction & finishing details such as welt pockets. The workshop is in a bright solar-powered commercial sewing workshop with access to some professional sewing tools.
Caroline explaining good fit on student’s jeans, Jeans Camp 2023.
In this class you will learn and practice:
Taking accurate measurements and choosing the right size
Good mockup-making technique
Identifying fit issues and how to fix them, for BOTH upper and lower body
Garment finishing techniques
Caroline will recommend some patterns that she has personal experience with, but students can choose their own pattern.
Class size is limited to allow for personal attention and maxes out at 8 students.
Students working on their patterns, Jeans Camp 2024
Who’s this class for?
You should have some experience sewing garments – if you’ve made at least a couple garments from a pattern before, you’ll do fine. New students may be encouraged to make simpler design/finishing choices and may not finish their garment by the end of class (but will have the skills to complete it at home). Experienced students may be able to make some adaptations to their pattern to make it extra-customized, and fast workers may even start a second garment! EVERYBODY will leave with a custom-fitted pattern.
Students in jeans camp 2024 installing buttons and rivets in their garments
What’s included?
This workshop includes a welcome dinner and three lunches. There will be one optional late evening worksession with snacks to keep you going.
You’ll have first dibs and a special discount for Make It Sew’s pop-up shop, which will include supplies for your c/overalls as well as other sewing projects!
And, students will receive a goodie bag including some of our favorite things!
How/when to register
Registration will open in early 2026. Contact us if you have questions.