About this Event
All bodies alteration skills for trans, femmes, and thems!
Bring a project and machine (if you have one--limited machines provided, including a serger and coverhem). We'll begin with a brief sewing machine tutorial for beginners. We'll talk about how to shop for your body (including when to say no), and cover basic techniques to make that fit FIT.
Some machines, threads, needles, notions, and tools provided. Please bring a small kit if you have it or prefer your tools.
$10/person
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If $10 is not an accessible option for you, please send us an email at to RSVP for this workshop. You will not be asked to explain your financial situation.
BIOS
OUR GUEST: Glitter Grandpa, AKA Noah Riley first started sewing when he was 8 years old in 4-H. As an adult he revived his interest in sewing to make himself gender affirming clothing from button downs to underwear. Noah offers a binder drafting tutorial on Etsy, so folks can learn to draft their own binders. Nowadays Noah mostly sews for pleasure and does occasional custom work, including swimwear.
YOUR HOSTS are Gene Anderson (they/he) & Jenn Gooch (she/her). Gene is an enthusiastic, self-taught sewing, mending, and quilting novice. Jenn Gooch is a life-long textile artist, an all-ages sewing instructor for more than a decade, and a pro-stitcher (including tailoring for film).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Prototype PGH, 460 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States
USD 10.00
