CGW Events, Lectures, & Workshops (and weekly "at home" Zooms)

Upcoming Events

CGW Presents: ASU FIDM Museum - Adrian Exhibit Private Tour with Kevin Jones - Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 Click here for more info!
CGW Goes To: Victorian Grand Ball - Saturday, Nov 28, 2026 https://victoriandance.org/
CGW Goes To: Banning Victorian Christmas - Date TBD More information coming soon!
CGW Goes To: Unofficial Jane Austen Day - Sunday, Jan 24, 2027 https://www.historicalteaanddance.com/unofficial-day-at-the-huntington

Upcoming Lectures

Sarah Veblen: Fitting: Identifying and Reading Drag Lines (via Zoom) - Sunday, Nov 22, 2026 Click here for more info!

Upcoming Workshops

Mela Hoyt-Heydon: Late 1790s Capote Bonnet Workshop (in person) - Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 Click here for more info!
Mela Hoyt-Heydon: 1880s Straw Hat Workshop (in person) - Sunday, Dec 6, 2026 Click here for more info!

CGW At-Home

CGW At-Home offers three opportunities to “chat” with your sewing friends at CGW. Work on your own project, get advice or opinions, or just visit with costuming friends. Drop in and drop out any time during the event! (Be prepared to mute yourself if you are using your machine or hammering in grommets.)

Breakout rooms are available for smaller-group gatherings if the main room gets too crowded. Please don’t share our Meeting IDs or Passwords anywhere, as the Sewing Circles are a CGW Member Exclusive. Members click here for the Zoom links or find them in the Facebook CGW Forum Events. Check our Community Calendar for the specific dates.

CGW Wednesday Evening Sewing Circle Zoom, 7pm – 9pm PT
CGW Friday Morning Sewing Circle Zoom, 10am – 1pm PT
CGW Saturday Afternoon Sewing Circle Zoom, 12pm – 6pm PT

The CGW Facebook Forum

In addition to updates on CGW events, the CGW Facebook forum also shares announcements of online costume events held by other groups. We’ve learned about some great online lectures and workshops from the National Arts Club, FIDM Fashion Institute, Costume On, Burley & Trowbridge, and several museums.

How to get into a Zoom meeting

Go to https://zoom.us/ to download the app or use the online interface, and set up your account ahead of time.

When it's time to join the circle, open the app or sign in online.
Click on “Join Zoom Meeting,” and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode.
Select "Join with video."
When you get into the meeting, move your mouse to the bottom part of your screen to make the menu come up.
Select "Join with Audio" and "Join with computer audio” in the lower left corner.

If you forget the Meeting ID or Passcode, you can get them on the CGW Forum events that are set up each week.

How to join the CGW Facebook Forum

In Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/931044906950974 or search for Costumers Guild West (CGW) Forum. Request membership and answer all three of the Membership Questions. At this time, we are only accepting current CGW members in the CGW Forum. There are some legacy members in the group, too.

Your access request should take less than a day to be approved.