Expired Summer Fashion Camp: Native American Indian Design Week, Holy Trinity School

Design and create a poncho or a kaftan inspired from the Southwest.

Each designer will also explore fabrics and symbols from Navajo Indian Tribes. For our textile art project, the designers will learn how to make or use a stencil print for their complementing accessories.

Details & Registration

Holy Trinity School
Westfield, NJ
July 23 – 26, Monday through Thursday
9-2:00 or 9-4:00
Grades 3-10

Discounts Available

Siblings save $15 on one registration. Enter “siblings” at checkout.

Our students [Fashion Designers] start with the sketch (croquis), technical details, choosing and rendering the fabric, learning the proper way to make a pattern, including measuring each other, understanding the importance of this process and the fit of the garment. They learn how to pin and sew using a sewing machine.  Then, they sew the entire garment including the final fitting. Finally, on the last day of our class, we hold our Fashion Show. During our fashion summer camp weeks, we add Fashion challenges for our designers to explore their innermost fashion taste and skills. Our designers team up with other designers for this quite unique and fun experience. No sewing experience necessary. All fabric, supplies, and use of the sewing machines are included.

What’s the difference between the 9-2 & the 9-4 class?

9-2:00 These designers will design the project and learn about the week’s special focused theme including challenges. We’re always busy learning having fun and meeting new friends.

9-4:00 These designers will design the project and learn about the week’s special focused theme including challenges. From 2-4:00 they’ll work on an extra accessory or a textile design that the week offers. We may even have time to watch a Project Runway episode. We’re always busy learning having fun and meeting new friends.

*Grades 2-12 welcome. Please check each camp week for specific age requirements. The designers will be broken down into age and skill levels. The beginning sewist will learn at their own pace threading and learning how to sew.