CGW Lectures & Workshops: Current
Coming Soon:
Past Events
Regency Bandeau Headdress
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an in-person workshop
at Sewing Machine Warehouse
16214 Nordhoff St, North Hills, CA 91343
Saturday, August 30th
1 - 4 PM PT
Create a beautiful, packable headpiece for your next Jane Austen ball! Mela will guide you in designing a bandeau headpiece suitable for all hairstyles. Choose from a single, wide band accented with pearls or jewels, a narrower, double-band adorned with ostrich plumes, or a triple-strand “Grecian” style. Learn how to curl feathers along with several ways to fasten them to your headpiece. Samples will be available for you to try on before choosing.
Passementerie: A Live Online Classwith Kenneth D. KingSaturday, April 5th12 - 3 PM PST Join us as Kenneth teaches how to make passementerie embellishments with cords and other decorative elements. Learn how to manipulate the trims to create a sample of the work, all hands-on!
Ribbon Work and Trimmings Serieswith Mela Hoyt-HeydonJoin Mela Hoyt-Heydon the first Saturdays of April, May, and June for three different Zoom workshops using ribbon and fabric to create vintage trimmings, a variety of bows and sweet ribbon flowers. Each workshop is from 1:00-4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time. Click the links below for more information on each workshop, plus the materials list for each. Saturday, April 6, 2024
1-4pm PST
Vintage Ribbon Work & Trimming Saturday, May 4, 2024
1-4pm PST Floribunda Saturday, June 1, 2024
1-4pm PST
Sign up for all three of Mela's ribbon work classes at once and receive a discounted price on the full series! The Zoom links for each class will be emailed to registered participants on the evening before the class, by 9pm PST. Please ensure that you will be available for all THREE classes before registering for this series. If you are not sure of your schedule, each of these classes will be available to register for individually. Each class is $30 for members, $35 for non-members, or $75/95 for the full series.
![]() Tips on Fitting Yourself: Online Classwith Sarah VeblenSaturday, February 10, 2024
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