Trunk Show on Saturday, August 6, Featuring Michele Parker!

$1700 designer skirt spied at Neiman’s. Fabric at @joann_stores for $29 per yard. Bemberg rayon lining, zip, and petersham from stash complete this designer look!

Who: ASG members and friends 

What: Michele’s Creative Closet, highlighting designer details for a truly upscale look! See the garments! Learn the techniques from Michele, Linda Matt, and Melissa Hayman! Enjoy the day with sewing friends! 

Where: Franconia Government Center 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 

When: Saturday, August 6, 2022, 10 AM - 3 PM 

Lunch on your own 

Local Eatery List provided at event 

Tickets: $5.00 per person 

Deadline to RSVP: Saturday, July 30th

Registration Form

Is Learning a New Sewing Technique a New Year's Resolutions?

If so, then the latest workshop offering by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild delivers! We have planned a 1 1/2 hour virtual workshop with Kenneth D King on passementerie, the "the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, passements) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings." There are so many different ways to apply this technique, from embellishing little French jackets, bedspreads, draperies, or upcycling ready-to-wear, that this becomes a versatile creative tool in your sewing kit.

From MacKenzie-Childs, passementerie is used to embellish vases for beautiful botanicals!

Threads Magazine features several articles on passementerie, including one by Kenneth King for leather trim.  This article describes how to use an inkle loom to create passementerie.  

Looking for a way to make a cape stand out? Passementerie can be used for a tone-on-tone trim or something that contrasts.

Finally, passementerie can elevate ordinary sleeves to sublime!  

No matter your skill level, this workshop will make you rethink embellishment! The cost is $30 per attendee and a supplies list will be provided to all registered and paid attendees. Deadline for registration is February 1; we must have 20 students for the class to happen. 

Link to the registration form is here. Download and send it with your check to Kathy Saladino. If you have any questions, please post them below.