Create the perfect T-shirt-the one that actually fits you.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll sew a custom-tailored T-shirt from start to finish. No more guessing sizes or settling for “close enough”-you’ll learn how to shape a garment to your exact body and style. By the end of class, you won’t just understand the process-you’ll walk out wearing a T-shirt you made yourself.

We’ll guide you through every step, from taking accurate measurements to drafting your own pattern, cutting fabric, and sewing it all together with professional techniques. Whether you’re new to sewing or ready to level up your skills, this class is designed to make the process approachable, creative, and rewarding.

What You Will Be Doing

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

-Take precise body measurements for a custom fit
-Draft your own pattern using freesewing.org
-Cut fabric with confidence and accuracy
-Sew stretch fabrics using a serger for smooth, durable seams
-Finish hems with a coverstitch for a clean, professional look
-Confidently operate a serger and coverstitch machine-perfect for beginners
-Evaluate and refine fit for future projects

What to Expect

This is a fast-paced, highly rewarding 6-hour intensive workshop. To ensure a premium, personalized educational experience with plenty of direct instruction, the class size is strictly capped at 6 students. Expect an approachable, creative environment where you start with raw fabric and leave with a finished, retail-ready garment.

What to Bring

• All materials are included-no prep required. You’ll work with soft, organic Texas-grown jersey knit in a range of colors, along with matching thread and all necessary supplies.

• Each student will also receive a T-shirt sewing booklet to take home, so you can recreate and refine your design long after the class ends.

• Lunch Break: Around midday, we will take a brief break to refuel. Feel free to pack a lunch, or we can grab some nearby takeout.

Stop Grading Commercial Patterns. Start Sewing for Your Real Body.

Tired of fighting with standard-size sewing patterns that never quite fit right? Unlock the secret to truly bespoke garments in this hands-on, two-hour workshop.

• What You'll Do: We’ll kick off by mastering the art of taking 38 precise body measurements, your key to flawless garment fit. Next, we’ll guide you step-by-step through powerful, free open-source software that automatically generates and customizes over 60 patterns drafted directly to your exact dimensions. We’ll wrap up by printing and assembling your first pattern live in class.

• Takeaways: Walk out with one finished, custom-drafted pattern in hand, your master measurement profile saved, and the absolute freedom to generate unlimited custom patterns for life. Say goodbye to the sizing guessing game forever!

• Instructor: Taught by Jam Jenkins (jamjenkins.com), a local sewing instructor and organizer of Tailored at Sea (jamjenkins.com/trips/cruises), the only garment sewing cruise from the US in 2027.

• What to Bring: A laptop, tablet, or smartphone to record measurements and draft patterns.

Create the perfect T-shirt-the one that actually fits you.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll sew a custom-tailored T-shirt from start to finish. No more guessing sizes or settling for “close enough”-you’ll learn how to shape a garment to your exact body and style. By the end of class, you won’t just understand the process-you’ll walk out wearing a T-shirt you made yourself.

We’ll guide you through every step, from taking accurate measurements to drafting your own pattern, cutting fabric, and sewing it all together with professional techniques. Whether you’re new to sewing or ready to level up your skills, this class is designed to make the process approachable, creative, and rewarding.

What You Will Be Doing

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

-Take precise body measurements for a custom fit
-Draft your own pattern using freesewing.org
-Cut fabric with confidence and accuracy
-Sew stretch fabrics using a serger for smooth, durable seams
-Finish hems with a coverstitch for a clean, professional look
-Confidently operate a serger and coverstitch machine-perfect for beginners
-Evaluate and refine fit for future projects

What to Expect

This is a fast-paced, highly rewarding 6-hour intensive workshop. To ensure a premium, personalized educational experience with plenty of direct instruction, the class size is strictly capped at 6 students. Expect an approachable, creative environment where you start with raw fabric and leave with a finished, retail-ready garment.

What to Bring

• All materials are included-no prep required. You’ll work with soft, organic Texas-grown jersey knit in a range of colors, along with matching thread and all necessary supplies.

• Each student will also receive a T-shirt sewing booklet to take home, so you can recreate and refine your design long after the class ends.

• Lunch Break: Around midday, we will take a brief break to refuel. Feel free to pack a lunch, or we can grab some nearby takeout.

Create the perfect T-shirt-the one that actually fits you.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll sew a custom-tailored T-shirt from start to finish. No more guessing sizes or settling for “close enough”-you’ll learn how to shape a garment to your exact body and style. By the end of class, you won’t just understand the process-you’ll walk out wearing a T-shirt you made yourself.

We’ll guide you through every step, from taking accurate measurements to drafting your own pattern, cutting fabric, and sewing it all together with professional techniques. Whether you’re new to sewing or ready to level up your skills, this class is designed to make the process approachable, creative, and rewarding.

What You Will Be Doing

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

-Take precise body measurements for a custom fit
-Draft your own pattern using freesewing.org
-Cut fabric with confidence and accuracy
-Sew stretch fabrics using a serger for smooth, durable seams
-Finish hems with a coverstitch for a clean, professional look
-Confidently operate a serger and coverstitch machine-perfect for beginners
-Evaluate and refine fit for future projects

What to Expect

This is a fast-paced, highly rewarding 6-hour intensive workshop. To ensure a premium, personalized educational experience with plenty of direct instruction, the class size is strictly capped at 6 students. Expect an approachable, creative environment where you start with raw fabric and leave with a finished, retail-ready garment.

What to Bring

• All materials are included-no prep required. You’ll work with soft, organic Texas-grown jersey knit in a range of colors, along with matching thread and all necessary supplies.

• Each student will also receive a T-shirt sewing booklet to take home, so you can recreate and refine your design long after the class ends.

• Lunch Break: Around midday, we will take a brief break to refuel. Feel free to pack a lunch, or we can grab some nearby takeout.

Create the perfect T-shirt-the one that actually fits you.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll sew a custom-tailored T-shirt from start to finish. No more guessing sizes or settling for “close enough”-you’ll learn how to shape a garment to your exact body and style. By the end of class, you won’t just understand the process-you’ll walk out wearing a T-shirt you made yourself.

We’ll guide you through every step, from taking accurate measurements to drafting your own pattern, cutting fabric, and sewing it all together with professional techniques. Whether you’re new to sewing or ready to level up your skills, this class is designed to make the process approachable, creative, and rewarding.

What You Will Be Doing

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

-Take precise body measurements for a custom fit
-Draft your own pattern using freesewing.org
-Cut fabric with confidence and accuracy
-Sew stretch fabrics using a serger for smooth, durable seams
-Finish hems with a coverstitch for a clean, professional look
-Confidently operate a serger and coverstitch machine-perfect for beginners
-Evaluate and refine fit for future projects

What to Expect

This is a fast-paced, highly rewarding 6-hour intensive workshop. To ensure a premium, personalized educational experience with plenty of direct instruction, the class size is strictly capped at 6 students. Expect an approachable, creative environment where you start with raw fabric and leave with a finished, retail-ready garment.

What to Bring

• All materials are included-no prep required. You’ll work with soft, organic Texas-grown jersey knit in a range of colors, along with matching thread and all necessary supplies.

• Each student will also receive a T-shirt sewing booklet to take home, so you can recreate and refine your design long after the class ends.

• Lunch Break: Around midday, we will take a brief break to refuel. Feel free to pack a lunch, or we can grab some nearby takeout.