The Fab Lab: make, Mend, manifest

Come join us in person for a fun and creative day at The Fab Lab! Whether you love to make, want to learn how to mend old stuff, or just feel like bringing your ideas to life and manifest cool projects, this event is for you. Bring your curiosity!

The Fab Lab is a hands-on fashion maker series for any one looking to Create thor own fashion brand, learn to mend clothes and make fashion. Participants can attend one workshop or the full 12-week arc. Each session stands alone and contributes to a collective runway experience.

Leave knowing how to turn fashion ideas into garments, stories, and a show For us. By us.

WHO IT’S FOR

• Beginners to intermediate makers
• Youth, elders, and everyone in between
• Creatives curious about fashion, textiles, and self-expression
• Community-minded learners who value culture over perfection

Not a fit for: fast-fashion production training or advanced industry-only instruction.

WHAT WE GAIN

• Hands-on skills: crochet, mending, dyeing, sewing, styling
• A clear maker identity
• A finished garment or mini-collection
• Confidence presenting your work publicly
• Connection to a vibrant maker community

Week one is about figuring out brand identity. what sort of garnment does your brand produce?

Info: Week 1 sets the creative foundation for the entire Fab Lab. Before participants learn technical skills like sewing or garment construction, they first explore who they are as creators. This session centers identity, inspiration, culture, and personal voice. It introduces the idea that fashion is more than clothing — it is communication.

Goal: To clarify creative vision and begin defining their personal style, identity, and design direction.

Arrival + Creative Warm-Up


Community Circle + Theme Introduction


Demo / Skill Share


Studio Work- We will be partnering with " the Lab" writing group to get some textile work done and in addtion to our Branding ideation, time with the sewing machines will be available.


Reflection + Share-Out


Optional show-and-tell.


previewing Week 2: Crochet & Handwork — adding texture and personal detail to your vision.

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