Best Dressmaking Classes Minneapolis Near Me

4worldlovers: " I am for the kids, who I needed when I was a kid. I needed someone to uplift, hold me accountable and also empower me to EXPLORE my wildest DREAMS."

The Youth Sewing Experience hold great importance as it provides an opportunity for young individuals to develop trade skills that foster creativity and self-expression. Classes offer a platform for teaching patience, focus, and accountability, promoting personal growth and empowering youth to take pride in their accomplishments.

By engaging in sewing, young learners also gain valuable life skills and the confidence to navigate future challenges with resilience and resourcefulness.

The Adult Sewing Experience offers an engaging opportunity for groups of adults to engage in self-care and develop team-building skills while connecting with friends, co-workers, and family members. Sewing, as a personal endeavor, provides numerous benefits to adults, including stress reduction, enhanced creativity, improved focus, and a sense of accomplishment. By learning to sew, adults not only cultivate their own personal growth but also strengthen their bonds with others through a shared and fulfilling activity.

Our mission is to shift and heal the mindset of both our youth and adults through unity and community bridge-building, one sewing stitch at a time.

Our mission is to foster unity and connect all communities by utilizing sewing as the foundation to shape future narratives about how youth and individuals connect with and perceive the Northside of Minneapolis.

Through our monthly youth group classes, one-on-one instruction for kids and adults, custom group Sewing Experiences, and our mobile sewing shuttle, we strive to empower individuals and create an environment that promotes patience, focus, leadership, accountability, and empowerment among all communities.

4worldlovers: Here she is in her newly made True Bias Nikko Top made up in yummy organic cotton interlock from Birch (both in the shop) as well as her tried-and-true Persephone pants (pattern from Anna Allen Clothing). Kenzie has made 19 pairs of Persephone pants, tweaking the fit each time so she has them just the way she wants them to fit. This is truly one of the reasons that We don’t carry this PDF pattern, but we’d be happy to print it for you with our in-house AO printer. We also have a Sun Bleached denim in the shop which would give a very similar look. Special thanks to Zachary for taking these photos during a lull in the action at the shop last week.

Here's Kenzie on her recent trip to California. She made so many great garments for her trip. Here's a highlight, The Merchant & Mills Sidney Sweatshirt (we have Paper or PDFD versions of this pattern) in Merchant & Mills soft stitch jacquard in palest pink. She's also wearing Sew House Seven Free Range Slacks made up in Merchant and Mills EU Linen in neon pink "Andy" colorway. This pattern is a real favorite with many of our customers, many one whom have made multiple pairs of these pants. The Andy linen is currently unavailable, but we are expecting a roll of this linen in "Acid House" which is a deeper neon pink tending toward fuchsia.


The combination of the morning light, winter angle of the sun and the white oak holding on to last years leaves made a shadow over our iconic bench that I’d never seen before on this day in early Spring. Here, Kenzie is wearing her cozy Grodin coat. This pattern, which we have in paper and PDF format, is by Minneapolis based designer, Kathryn Sterner for her clothing line, Winsome Goods. Kenzie made her Grodin in our Merchant & Mills jacquard in natural (We also have this fabric in many other colorways). She bound the inside seams are bound the Liberty Tana Lawn, a technique called Hong Kong finish. Such a beautiful make! You can also see another example of her perfectly perfected Persephone pants pattern from Anna Allen designs. This is such a lovely coat and she's already had a lot of wear out of it. ( As a side note, while we like the aliteration of "perfectly perfected," we like to emphasize learning and improvement rather than striving for "perfection" in our sewing)


Here's Kenzie's Lola Top (also from Winsome Goods). She made up in pink Nani Iro double gauze. She modified it by adding elastic at the waist. Kenzie has worked hard to perfect the fit of these garments and it shows. As always, she has the fit spot on. Way to go Kenzie!


Some things you might not know about Kenzie: She used to be afraid of dogs but is now devoted to (a sews for) her little dog Charlotte. Her favorite color in pink. (well, we expect you had already figured that out). She loves playing mini-golf at Big Stone Mini Golf in Minnetrista.


Follow Kenzie's sewing adventures over on Instagram @kenziesews, where her motto is "Minnesota maker making makes. Mental health matters Recovering from an ED, sewing clothes to honor my body" We think that says it all.

4worldlovers: A national center for fiber art, Textile Center’s mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, nurture appreciation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.


Find Textile Center at the Minnesota State Fair in the Creative Activities Building!

Shop an incredible assortment of hand-sewn garments and accessories from Guest Teaching Artist Maki Aizawa’s brand, Kamiko.

Join our Art Speaks with Maki Aizawa and hear about her journey with traditional kimono making.


Bring your friends to Textile Center for Craft Night: Crocheted Granny Squares!

Stock up on discounted textile supplies at our Textile Garage Sale for fabric enthusiasts!

4worldlovers: The American Sewing Guild is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to people who believe sewing is a rewarding and creative activity.

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter is one of the largest chapters in the country and serves the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. We welcome new members at every skill level!


“I have been sewing for over 55 years, but never heard of ASG until I moved to the Cities 16+ years ago. Having friends who “speak my language” and have similar interests has been the best part of being a member.”

4worldlovers: You'll find lots of unique fiber arts goodies at Knit & Bolt in Northeast Minneapolis. Enjoy our comfortable, welcoming atmosphere. We can't wait to see what you make.

4worldlovers: Just Sew Studio is an authorized PFAFF dealership in central Minnesota with 2 locations to serve you! Our stores feature a full line of sewing, quilting and embroidery machines, along with a large selection of parts, accessories, sewing notions, embroidery designs and software. We provide qualified, on-site sewing machine maintenance and repair services, as well as sewing classes for stitchers of all skill levels!