Speaking Fabric

Falling in love with beautiful fabric is easy.

Choosing the right fabric – or materials that behave in certain ways you’re after, in certain conditions- that can be a little harder.

Join us for a 90-minute class & swatch book workshop that will bring you closer to the fabrics you love, sending you home with a trio of evergreen reference materials (1 paperback and 2 swatch books of your creation) to support your projects and bolster your shopping capacity for a lifetime.

Class highlights include:

• Refreshing your basic vocabulary around fabric to effectively navigate the world of textiles, especially differences between:
  -fiber & construction
  -stretch, give and extension
  -jacquards, print patterns & brocades
  -rayon vs silk vs acetate vs cotton
  

• Meeting all the most common fabrics bought and sold in the Garment District, including their names, fibers and common variations
  
• Applying material learned by building 2 Swatch Books(specific fabrics your choice) for reference:
  -One for the 5 categories of Weight, expressed in one Body
  -One for the 4 categories of Body, expressed at one Weight

Length: 90 minutes
Age Range: 16+

Includes:
-90-minute Class
-(2x) Swatch Books: Weight and Body
-(1x) paperback

This in-person event will take place at , 212 W 35th St btwn 7th/8th. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your fabric knowledge and skills!

Host or Publisher Charming Fabric School