Take a workshop with me and level up your sewing! My workshops are fun and informative, with lots of personalized instruction for each individual student. You will learn a TON – and have a blast doing it! Also, I will probably touch your butt.
For more information about the workshop (including a FAQ to end all FAQ’s!), please check out these blog posts: Sew Your Own Jeans // Alter + Repair Your Garments.
For more information on price and availability, please visit the shop listing. If there is not a link available, it means the shop has not listed it yet (so you will want to follow them to be notified when registration becomes available).
Are you a shop who is interested in hosting me for a workshop? Contact me and let’s chat!
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Alter + Repair Your Garments SOLD OUT
June 1, 2023
Josephine’s Dry Goods / Portland, OR
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop 1 SEAT LEFT
June 2 – 4, 2023
Josephine’s Dry Goods / Portland, OR
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop 2 SEATS LEFT
June 23 – 25, 2023
Maker’s Hideaway / Stanwood, WA
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments 2 SEATS LEFT
July 6, 2023
Urban Sewciety / Westfield, NJ
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop 1 SEAT LEFT
July 7 – 9, 2023
Urban Sewciety / Westfield, NJ
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
August 3, 2023
Stitch Sew Shop / Alexandria, VA
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
August 4 – 6, 2023
Stitch Sew Shop / Alexandria, VA
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
June 18 – 20, 2023
Maker’s Hideaway / Stanwood, WA
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
June 21, 2023
Maker’s Hideaway / Stanwood, WA
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Alter + Repair Your Garments
September 7, 2023
Old Spool Sewing Studio / Brielle, NJ
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
September 8 – 10, 2023
Old Spool Sewing Studio / Brielle, NJ
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
September 21, 2023
Pins and Needles / Mount Kisco, NY
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
September 22 – 24, 2023
Pins and Needles / Mount Kisco, NY
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
October 12, 2023
Papermaple Studio / New Orleans, LA
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
October 13 – 15, 2023
Papermaple Studio / New Orleans, LA
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
October 26, 2023
Pintuck & Purl / North Hampton, NH
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
October 27 – 29, 2023
Pintuck & Purl / North Hampton, NH
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
November 9, 2023
Domesticity / Baltimore, MD
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
November 10 – 12, 2023
Domesticity / Baltimore, MD
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
Alter + Repair Your Garments
November 30, 2023
Stitch Sew Shop / Alexandria, VA
Garment alterations are a fun and empowering way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options. I am here to guide you through the entire process of this essential skill set! Whether you are working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage or thrifted clothing – this class will teach you how to see flaws in garments as exciting opportunities for improvement.
Sew Your Own Jeans Weekend Workshop
December 1 – 3, 2023
Stitch Sew Shop / Alexandria, VA
Let me show you how fun and fulfilling it is to make your own jeans! In this 2 1/2 day weekend workshop, we will work our way through the Ginger Jeans pattern, learning the basics of fitting and construction for making your own jeans. We will also go over all the fun extras that separate jeans from mere pants – topstitching, fancy seam finishes, and installing hardware. Yay!
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Wish I could take these classes, but I’m in NY:(
Sometimes I go to NYC to teach a pants-making workshop at Workroom Social in Brooklyn! Dunno if pants are your jam or not, but you should totally consider coming to the next one we do 😀
Thank you, please let me know when you do that!
Hey! We’ve just added a fall date for the next Pants Making Intensive! November 7-8, in Brooklyn, NY 🙂 If you’re still interested, you can read the details and sign up here🙂 It is gonna be FUN!
Thanks, I’ll check it out!! It’s three hours away from my house, so I’ll have to see…
Any plans to come to Minnesota?
Houston, or Austin please! 🙏🏻
I’d love to come out there! Can you introduce me to shop who might be interested in hosting me?
I’m in San Antonio, TX but would take a day off and make a day trip to Austin or Houston. I’d love to learn to make my own jeans. I have 1 pair that fit.
Any chance you are coming to the West Coast. San Francisco to be exact.
I’ll be in Berkeley in October! 🙂
I don’t see the Berkeley dates, where will this be?
That comment is from 2018 🙂 Unfortunately, the shop I teach at in Berkeley was hesitant to book any dates for 2021 (understandably!) so I will not be doing any workshops in Berkeley this year. Hopefully next year! We usually aim for October.
How about coming to Portland, OR after/before your Berkeley Workshop in October? I work at a shop that offers sewing classes. Please let me know if you are interested and I will talk to the shop owner.
Hello! I actually really did try to get more West Coast stops (in Portland & Seattle) and reached out to some shops, but was not able to secure anything. At this point, I am pretty booked up for 2018 and am not sure if I am able to squeeze in anymore travel this year. That being said, I’d love to chat with your shop about possible 2019 dates if they are indeed interested 🙂 Talk to them and have them email me if they want to discuss details!! And thank you so much for your interest!
I would love to attend one in Florida. South Florida (where I am) doesn’t have a lot of home sewists…but, there are more in the Central Florida area…maybe something can happen in 2019. Have you communicated with any shops in Florida?
I am not aware of any shops in Florida so I haven’t reached out to any. If you have a local shop you’d like to see host, have them get in touch with me!
Reach out to Fay at Sunshine Sewing. http://www.sunshinesewing.com/
Tops Sewing & Vacuum is also a local dealer (all throughout Florida) that hosts classes. Also, Once Upon a Quilt (Dania Beach) hosts classes.
Kathy Hills I also live in South Florida. Broward County
Los Angeles, by chance?
I’m booked for 2018! If there’s a shop in LA that you have in mind, have them get in touch with me – I’m happy to chat 2019 dates 🙂
Hi! I’m interested in taking your class in NH in August, but I can’t stand high waisted jeans, is it possible to do a pattern adjustment to make Ginger Jeans low rise or is that too complicated for the scope of the class?
Hello! There is a low rise version available in the pattern, and also a mid rise version that is available only as a PDF. You are welcome to sew either of those views in class (I recommend doing the mid-rise, the low rise is VERY low), the steps are the same as sewing the high-rise version.
Didn’t learn about your Berkeley class until it was too late…any chance you’ll be out at Stonemountain and Daughter any time in the next year? (Please say, “Yes!”)
I’ll be back in Berkeley sometime in October next year (dates are still being confirmed) for another jeans class, although it will be at Hello Stitch Studio. Stonemountain & Daughter doesn’t have the space for classes anymore 🙂 Once the dates are confirmed, I will list them ASAP!
Will you be doing any jeans making workshops in Nashville for 2019?
No, my only workshop in Nashville is the Archer workshop in January 🙂
I wish you could teach in Los Angeles.
I would love to; if you have a local shop that you would like to recommend you can have them reach out to me 🙂
Please come to California!! Hope about contacting Picking Daisies in San Luis Obispo or Birch Fabric (Fabric Worm) out of Paso Robles, CA? Both are located on the Central Coast of California, so we are equidistant from LA and San Francisco!!! I’d love to meet you and learn from the Lladybird god’dress’. 😉
Hi! If there is a shop you’d like to recommend me to, please get in touch with them and have them reach out to me to discuss 2020 dates (my 2019 is completely booked at this point).
Hi Lauren! Manon and I (the 2 frenchies at Camp workroom social) have just registered for your Ginger jeans class in Ottawa in may! I will finally cut into that cone mills denim I’m hanging on to since last year! We are looking forward to see again!
Omg yay!!! So excited!! <333
Will you be doing a jean class in Nashville in 2019? I would love to take it. Thank you Sonya
Hi! The only workshop I’m teaching in Nashville is the Archer workshop in January.
Damn girl! You are finally in my city for what appears to be nine days in April and it’s all sold out and I’ll be eight months pregnant at that point. Haven’t been sewing/reading sewing blogs in a while but you’ve always been one of my very favourites, and I’ve been reading your blog since probably 2012. So allow me to congratulate you on your success – you’ve worked very hard for it! Enjoy your time in Vancouver, I have a feeling you’ll love it if it’s your first time here.
thank you so much! I reallllly loved Vancouver and definitely want to make it back there in 2020! It’s such a magical place!
I love that you are coming to portland OR, just wish I would have know about this sooner. 😦 don’t have the funds, nor the time to save them up. Hope you hit here again sometime.
I’m so sorry! I’m sure I will be back – I really love Portland!
I am very interested in taking your jeans course! I live in the East Tennessee region and will travel to a class. When will you have your 2019 classes listed? Thanks!
Oops! I mean 2020!
Hi! 2020 dates probably won’t get listed until much later in the year or possibly early next year as I haven’t even thought about those dates yet:)
Do you have any future plans to come to Southern California?
Probably not, at least not through the end of 2020.
Ever come to Boston?
I don’t have any plans to, sorry! The closest states I’ll be at are New York, New Jersey, and New Hampshire!
I would love to take your jeans workshop in Denver. Unfortunately, both are already sold out. I will have to keep my eyes open for other opportunities next year.
Aw, bummer you didn’t get in this year! Maybe next year 🙂 thanks for letting me know – I’ll update the page to reflect that FTC is sold out (FYI people do drop out from time to time so I’d suggest getting on their waiting list – you never know when a spot might be available!)
Fancy Tiger sold out in hours
I’m on the wait list but how about a third date 😉
I just arrived yesterday from the jeans workshop at Crafty Gemini in FL and WOW!!!!! I am so happy that I drove the 6 hours to this class! Lauren is top notch and I learned sooooo much (new to garment sewing)! Lauren, thank you for sharing all your tips and tricks and loved having samples to try on so we could get a perfect fit! So happy with this class! I already washed my jeans and they didn’t fall apart (ha) and fit perfectly! Starting on sewing another pair today!!! 👍
Susan, it was so wonderful having you in class this last weekend! ❤ I'm so happy to hear that you love your jeans *and* that you've started a new pair already!! Welcome to the amazing world of garment sewing! 😀
Do you ever have any in the south????? I think you live in Nashville, right?
I do live in Nashville, and we had a jeans workshop here in February. My next/closest workshop would be either Gainesville FL or Alexandria VA. Unfortunately there is not much of a demand for workshops in the south so I tend to travel for them. I’m not sure if I will offer a workshop in Nashville in 2021.
Do you come to Canada at all!?!
I usually do but right now Canada has closed it’s borders to the US due to the pandemic. I’m not sure when we will be allowed back 😦
Oh right, forgot about that. Hopefully this will be over soon, I’d love to take a class!
SHIT! I’m going to cry! Seeing an old cry isn’t pretty. I was signed up for your August class in Florida and of coarse didn’t get to go. Now you’re not coming back! WWAAAAA
I’m so sorry! Last I heard from Vanessa, she wasn’t sure what the status of the shop would be next year so she did not opt to plan 2021 workshops. Pandemic kinda ruined everything for everyone this last year!
Ever come down to Texas? Sounds like a fun class!
I’m not aware of any shops in Texas that host workshops, but if you’ve got a spot in mind please feel free to have them reach out to me!
Do you ever do classes in nashville? I’d love to learn jeans making and I’d be interested in meeting people who sew in real life!
I don’t; I prefer to travel for my workshops. Not sure if that will change in the future but it is the case for right now. I’m sorry!
would you consider coming to Texas to teach?
I’m not aware of any shops in Texas that host workshops, but if you’ve got a spot in mind please feel free to have them reach out to me!
@Lauren
Stitchhouse in Plano TX. They are a Janome / Bernina retailer but they have a huge modern space. They do host events in their big main space but they also have 3 smaller classrooms , I think. I recently discovered them when I ordered a less than ideal model of Janome serger and I needed an understanding this new machine…(my old Juki was being weird and figured I would get back up till she was repaired).
They are super kind and cool folks.
http://www.shopstichhouse.com
I’ll have to see if I can drive my A to New Orleans from Dallas lol. Alterations + repairs are my jam, would be cool to see your take. Small changes can impact that silhouette! Great subject to teach. I enjoy the zero or minimal waste aspect of it as well. Anything to reinforce my textile hoarding habits (✿ ♥‿♥)
Edit since that link did not work :
https://www.shopstitchhouse.com/
Stitchhouse , Plano TX