Fashion + Sewing Summer Camp For Tweens (Ages 9-12yrs)

Our tween summer camp combines the best parts of fashion and design for ages 9-12 years old. Limited to only 12 campers, our one-of-a-kind "boutique" camp teaches students how to sew, design and style their own garments in one (or more) weeks this summer.

Each day breaks down into five classes with experienced instructors (and our CPR & First Aid certified TFC staffers) who work in the fashion industry. Small class sizes allow each camper to get the attention and tools they need to design and create.

We’ll start the morning off with fashion illustration and then take a field trip or have a special guest activity (for example: we visit Mood Fabrics, the FIT museum, learn interactive fashion history, visit designer showrooms and have a real fashion model teach us how to walk the runway!).

After lunch we learn how to create our own fashion brands by designing logos and products or create an accessory. Finally it's time to sew in our large fully equipped sewing studio where we make real, wearable garments (campers will sew three items in one week).

The best part is . . . camp ends with a fashion show for parents and friends! Our fashionistas will show off their sewn garments, fabulous accessories, brands and illustration portfolios on Friday at pick-up (5pm). 

Designed as a 2-week experience, campers can register for 1+ weeks (after two weeks some lessons may repeat). All supplies, field trip costs and transportation (except lunch and snack) are included.

*All supplies, field trip and transportation costs included

Breakdown of the Day:

• 9-10 am Fashion Illustration: Campers will learn to sketch the fashion figure, draw and design clothing using paint, fashion markers and more.
• 10-12noon Fashion NYC: This class explores different areas of fashion like fabric science, technology, entrepreneurship and history (with real period costumes) by visiting designer showrooms and having special lessons and guest in studio.
• 12-1pm Lunch/Fashion Games: Our 10-minute Catwalk game is always a blast.
• 1-2:30 pm Fashion Branding: In this entrepreneurship themed class campers will conceptualize their own fashion brand complete with a logo, business cards, branded tote bag, products and more.
• 2:30-5PM Sewing: We save the best for last; our campers will sew real and wearable clothing on our Singer Quantum Stylist Sewing machines complete with LCD touch screen, finger guards and plenty of fun embroidery stitches!

Lunch/snack provided by parent/guardian.