Workshops

Shaerie Mead is currently teaching in Hillsborough and Carrboro, NC. Here are the latest classes:

Craftivism For Change

2 Saturdays, April 26 & May 31 2025 - sign up for either or both class

When you commit to being a change-maker, it starts small and grows as you find your medium and your message. There is so much to fight for these days that it can be hard to know where to start! In this workshop, we’ll learn about the history of craftivism and how it has helped connect people globally to create real awareness and movement. With a little planning, you can focus on issues and outcomes that are close to your heart. Your fellow crafter Shaerie will demonstrate a variety of techniques to get the ball rolling, divided up into ‘messy’ (block printing, fabric stamping & stencil, glue resist) and ‘clean’ (embroidery, sewing & quilting). You can register for either class or both – projects can be made from any and all of these mediums. Plenty of examples will be on hand!

LINK to April 26th class "the messy one"

LINK to May 31st class "the clean(er) one"

 

Fashion as Resistance - Pockets & Sedition

A FREE teen class through the Orange County Arts Commission's Studio Be program.

LINK to Studio Be registration

 

Shaerie has been teaching sewing and patternmaking classes since 2005. From 2007 - 2015 she owned Sew L.A. in Los Angeles, a fabric destination and classroom for crafters and sewists from all over the country. Before that she was a professional corset maker, and currently she is a patternmaker for her own company - IONA Clothing - and the apparel industry.



Engaging, knowledgeable and precise, Shaerie brings over 30 years of sewing experience to the workshops she teaches. Many people who are drawn to sewing are visual learners and need to see steps demonstrated to understand what's going on - that's where classes help! A little investment learning step-by-step will save a lot of time and ruined fabric in the long run.

Private lessons are also available for specific projects not offered as classes. Virtual lessons are offered at any time, and in-person is currently case-by-case due to Covid-19 restrictions. Email Shaerie here to schedule a lesson or a private group class! Her studio is located at the Eno Arts Mill in Hillsborough, NC and she can also meet students at Freeman's Creative in Durham, NC.

Shaerie is thrilled to be the instructor for Sew Liberated's Learn to Sew Your Clothes online course!

Sew Liberated's patterns are already thoughtfully designed, and these classes bring another level of care to any sewing project. She'll be teaching a real live student - the amazing Sophia - so students will have a companion on the way who is learning (and making mistakes) right alongside. Journey with us, and emerge from this course as an intermediate-to-advanced sewist - ready to tackle any garment sewing project! 

Classes & workshops Shaerie has taught:


INTRO TO SEWING MACHINES



LUNA PANTS by Made By Rae

ELODIE DRESS by Closet Core Patterns

GYPSUM SKIRT by Sew Liberated


ILFORD JACKET by Friday Pattern Co.

CIELO TOP and DRESS by Closet Core Patterns


QUICK MARKET BAG by Sew L.A. Patterns


HINTERLAND DRESS by Sew Liberated


TOASTER SWEATER by Sew House Seven


HUDSON PANT by True Bias

And lastly, a moment to remember Sew L.A. in Los Angeles: to all the wonderful students and teachers, to all the amazing fabric and the fun that was had from 2007 to 2015. Gone but certainly not forgotten!