Building Costume Accessories Summer Camp for Teens, Session 1

Building Costume Accessories Summer Camp for Teens, Section 1

Join us for a fun-filled week at our Costume Accessories Summer Camp! Located at 755 Prior Ave N, this in-person event is perfect for teens who love crafting and creating. This session will cover how to make traditional accessories. Every participant will do a beaded wire-work piece (such as tiara or bracelet), a leather pouch or skirt hikes, traditional hat-making, and a set of Worbla gauntlets/bracers. These are professional costumer skills, used by artisans all over the world.

Wire work: using base metal memory and regular wire, we'll identify different shapes, securing techniques, glass bead shapes and sizes

Leather work: Starting from plain leather, we'll stitch, tool, dye, paint, burnish, and finish a small pouch or set of skirt hikes.

Hat making: a small sisal (straw) hat with a wired and bound edge, hair fastener, band, and trimmings

Worbla gauntlets (aka bracers): working with pro-quality thermoplastic to shape, smooth, and paint a set of wrist guards, whatever you call them. Perfect introduction into armor-building.

ALL PATTERNS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. All projects are for the participant to keep.

Your teen should have basic crafting skills (i.e., be able to use basic tools like paintbrushes, pliers, glue, needle/thread, etc.) and should be able to follow multi-part instructions. Participants should wear comfortable clothing that might get stained, and bring their own lunch.

Session 1: July 7-10, 9:30-4:00

$450 because Leather and Worbla are expensive!

Host or Publisher Stitch Masters Sewing School