Design & Sewing Academy (Ages 8–12)
Design & Sewing Academy (Ages 8–12)
From Creative Ideas to Real Designs
Art + Engineering + Construction + Design Thinking
✓ Deep, long-term development in sewing & design thinking
✓ The first step toward fashion design
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An Immersive Design Program — The Foundation for Fashion Design
Our Design & Sewing classes for kids in Schaumburg are an immersive program for families looking for deeper, long-term creative development. Students learn to think like designers, developing ideas and transforming them into finished projects through hands-on creative work.
Design thinking connects everything we teach — from sketching and pattern making to hand sewing, machine sewing, embroidery, crochet, and construction. Design thinking doesn't happen overnight. It takes time, practice, and consistent creative challenges.
Create — Immediate Results
Students transform their own sketches into patterns and finished projects, including handmade toys, accessories, and textile designs.
Develop — Skills for Life
Through our Dual Hands Learning approach, students develop measurement skills, spatial thinking, fine motor coordination, problem-solving, and creative independence.
Explore — Future Career Possibilities
These skills build a foundation for Fashion Design, Costume Design for Film & Theater, Textile Design, and Product Design.
Learn sewing → understand construction → develop design skills → create original projects → progress into Fashion Design.
Schedule | Level | Curriculum
Beginner Tue 5-6 pm
Hand sewing • Machine sewing • Embroidery • Crochet • Pattern making • Construction basics
Intermediate Tue 6:15-7:15 Join the Waitlist
Pattern making • Understanding construction • More advanced sewing techniques • Independent design projects • Basic clothing design
Looking for a short-term program? Our Love Sewing for Kids program offers a shorter introduction focused primarily on sewing machine skills and creative sewing projects.