Explore Our Workshops

Katy’s PlayHouse: Kids & Teens Summer Workshops for kids & teens 8 -14 with popular kids sewing teacher, Katy Hadad of Tati & Me Childrenswear Make every day a sewing day! Learn to sew. Advance your skills. Choose from any one of Katy’s projects — including the featured project for the day: Create a slouchy, crescent-shaped shoulder bag with a long strap, spacious interior, and often a top zipper or magnetic closure. Your kit includes fun fabric and trims that you can customize with pockets, linings, and bohemian accents like fringe.

Learn to sew. Choose your project. Featured project: Boho Bag, Quilted Lap Top/ipad Case Day 2

2026-08-13

Katy’s PlayHouse: Kids & Teens Summer Workshops for kids & teens 8 -14 with popular kids sewing teacher, Katy Hadad of Tati & Me Childrenswear Make every day a sewing day! Learn to sew. Advance your skills. Choose from any one of Katy’s projects — including the featured project for the day: Next, make a custom-fit, padded sleeve with a flap closure for your laptop or iPad. Make a "quilt sandwich" of outer fabric, batting, and lining and stitch your own designs.

Learn to sew. Choose your project. Featured project: Apron With Pockets

Learn to sew. Choose your project. Featured project: Kimono Top

2026-08-18

Workshops For Adults & Teens

Secure your spot. Classes are capped at 10-12 students.

Learn to sew. Choose your project. Featured project: Reversible Tote With Pockets

2026-08-17

2:00 PM

Katy’s PlayHouse: Teens Summer Workshops for teens 14-17 with popular kids sewing teacher, Katy Hadad of Tati & Me Childrenswear Make every day a sewing day! Learn to sew. Advance your skills. Choose from any one of Katy’s projects — including the featured project for the day: Reversible Tote with Pockets

Teen Workshop: Upcycling Day 1

2026-08-10

Are you a creative teen who wants to get into fashion design -- or maybe just sew and explore? Let your inner sustainable designer break free. Learn how to alter, design, and transform your own clothes. With popular teens sewing teacher, Katy Hadad of Tati & Me

Teen Workshop: Upcycling Day 2

2026-08-11

Are you a creative teen who wants to get into fashion design -- or maybe just sew and explore? Take your ideas one step further. Use our box of trims and fabrics to rethink, reimagine and recreate what you wear.

Recurring - Multiple Dates

Visible Mending / Sashiko

You have the right to repair! Make whatever you are fixing a work of art with Japanese style. Discover methods to restore pants, shirts, jackets, any woven garment in a beautifully visible way. With teacher Lisa Silveira, designer for Wandering Muse. Sashiko needles & threads available next door at Portland Fashion Supply.

$65.00

Recurring - Multiple Dates

Pattern Hacking Fun

Let's hack our patterns and add some fun details. Open to commercial patterns or ones you made yourself. We have the pattern paper and tape. You bring your ideas, pattern rulers and scissors (also available next door at Portland Fashion Supply). Here are the projects you have requested. Make the details that you would like to have on your garment. Patternmaking teacher Anne will guide you to happy results with a steady hand. Then let her know what other hacking projects you’d like to tackle. -- July 18: Sleeve details: Puff, petal, bell, we have them all -- August 8: Collars. There are 38 kinds. Let's see what you have in mind. -- September 12: Dress shirt cuffs and gauntlets. A mystery no more.

$155.00