Casey is a costume, garment sewing, and embroidery educator, award winning cosplayer, and author of “Cosplay Foundations: Your Guide to Constructing Bodysuits, Corsets, Hoop Skirts, Petticoats & More”. Casey is incredibly passionate about cosplay craftsmanship and making sewing accessible to others. She loves sharing her experience and helping the cosplay community as a whole learn new things and celebrate each other’s cosplay construction journey.
Casey currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky where she teaches garment sewing at Made Stitch Co and works part time as a wig maker at Custom Wig Company. You can find Casey’s work on youtube.com/thecaseyrenee and instagram.com/the_casey_renee and digital courses, embroidery kits, patterns and more at CaseyReneeCosplay.com
Introduction to Tambour Embroidery
Tambour embroidery is a couture sewing technique used to make detailed embroidered pieces of all sizes. This class will teach the chain stitch which is the foundation of Tambour and from there we will build upon that foundation with beads and sequins. Please note, these photos are just examples of what you will learn.
Class Times/Dates:
Thursday July 30 4pm-6pm
Friday July 31 2pm-4pm
Sunday August 2 10am-12pm
Embroidery Stitch Sampler
This class will teach you 10 different embroidery stitches to get you started on any hand embroidery project. You will make a physical sample that you can refer to throughout your embroidery journey. You don’t need any previous knowledge to take this class but if you know how to thread a needle and tie a knot prior to class that’ll be super helpful to getting started.
Class Times/Dates:
Thursday July 30 1pm-3pm
Friday July 31 9am-11am
Saturday August 1 1pm-3pm
Smocking: Creating Dimension by Manipulating Fabric
Do you want to add texture and depth to future sewing projects? Smocking is a great skill to learn and apply to costumes, garments, quilts and more! Learn how to do dragonscale, lattice and flower smocking in this class! You will get to learn these three smocking techniques plus take home stencils so that you can apply these techniques to future sewing projects.
Class Times/Dates:
Friday July 31 11am-12:30pm
Saturday Aug 1 9am-10:30am
Introduction to Embellishments
Have you ever dreamed of adding beadwork to your costumes? Well now is your chance to learn how to sew trim, beads, and sequins onto your costumes with award winning cosplayer, Casey Renee. In this class you will learn the basics of embellishing for costumes, clothes and even quilts. You will start by learning how to sew trim onto fabric. From there you will learn how to sew sequins and beads in a straight line, individually, and onto the trim that you previously stitched down.
Class Times/Dates:
Saturday Aug 1 4pm-5:30pm
