Prepare for the throngs of seamstresses ready to take LA by storm! Between Christine Haynes’ Intro to Sewing classes and Shannon Richards’ Pleated Clutch and Cosmetic Bag classes, dozens of crafters are now roaming the streets with handmade accessories and pillows for their homes!

Last week, Victoria and I had the amazing opportunity to teach Zine and Screenprinting workshops at the first annual Rock ‘N Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles.

Over 50 girls ages 8-17 formed bands, wrote their own songs, learned how to and played all their own instruments and had a finale performance at the Troubador this past Saturday. Camp directors Mona and Becky were amazing leaders, along with a group of talented and accomplished female volunteers. One volunteer instructor was Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile, a Riot Grrrl whose music, zines and presence in Olympia was super influential to me and my growth as an artist.

The girls were split into two groups depending on their ages. In our zine workshop they created a collaborative zine that was passed out to each girl at the end of camp. In our screenprinting workshop, each band designed their own logo and we created contact paper stencils that we then attached to screens and printed in their favorite colors. Lucky for you, the entire week was documented and you can watch the wrap up video by clicking on the link below!

Rock and Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles

On the second Thursday of every month the UCC hosts the American Sewing Guild, a meeting of the creative minds of several seamstresses in the Los Angeles area. At this month’s meeting on August 12th, we’re lucky enough to have Stefanie Girard, a local author/blogger and crafter extraordinaire come and be our special guest speaker. Armed with her die cutter and a few recycled wool sweaters, Stefanie is prepared to demo some of the techniques from her book Sweater Surgery that have made her such a dynamic part of the LA crafting community.

Current and past teachers and members are invited to bring a guest and join us in our studio on Friday June 11th from 7-9pm.
Get to know your fellow crafters and enjoy complementry….

-Pizza and drinks

-A special goody bag of crafting supplies from the store

-Watch a demonstration of the Yudu silkscreening machine, then screenprint something for yourself! Choose from a number of images here in the studio.

-FABRIC SALE PREVIEW: On this night, get first dibs on our Fabric Sale (which officially starts June 13th-20th for the general public.) Fabric is up to 60% off!

Please RSVP by calling or sending us an email! :-)

Starts Sunday June 13th through the 20th!

Come visit us at the Silverlake Jubilee this weekend! We are participating in some great zine workshops. Plus, there are lots of local bands, artists and food to enjoy. $5 admission for it all!

Come out and support! We will have a booth here, see you there!

We hope to see you at the Santa Monica Festival this Saturday, May 8th from 11am-6pm. We will be offering free craft workshops and demonstrations throughout
the day. There are a lot of great performances, artists, and a handmade marketplace to explore as well. For more information and a complete schedule of events click HERE.