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We’re finally feeling out from under the pandemic (finally!) and are ready to go with a full session of classes this coming Winter!   Winter Sewing Classes in Chicago at Tchad: Monday: 10-1 or 6-9 8 January – 11 March Tuesday: 6-9 9 January – 12 March Wednesday:6-9 10 January – 13 March Thursday: No Classes Scheduled Friday: No Classes Scheduled Saturday: 10-1 or 2-5 13 January – 16 March Sunday: 10-1 or 2-5 14 January – 17 March   ••• You can find out more or register for your space by… Emailing us at classes@tchad.biz Give us a text or call: 773.680.5914 Check outRead More →

Students in Tchad Workroom sewing studio talking and sewing in chicago

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Well, folks, the pandemic is almost over (Hopefully! We are always hopeful here!) and we’ve got a Summer session coming up with tons of spaces and lots of availability for you guys! If you have been looking for sewing classes in Chicago, let us know! Summer sewing classes in Chicago at Tchad: Monday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 18 July – 19 September Tuesday: 2-5 or 6-9 19 July – 20 September Wednesday: 2-5 or 6-9 20 July – 21 September Thursday: 2-5 or 6-9 21 July – 22 September Friday: No Classes Scheduled Saturday: 10-1 or 2-5 23 July – 24 September Sunday: 10-1 or 2-5 24 JulyRead More →

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We are in the process of enrolling the Winter 2021 of sewing classes in  Chicago at our Workrooms and there is still time and space left to get on board! Get yourself some fun, interesting, and safe social distance sewing! Here is what we have for you this Winter: Monday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 18 January – 22 March Tuesday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 19 January – 23 March Wednesday: No Classes Scheduled Thursday: No Classes Scheduled Friday: No Classes Scheduled Saturday: 2-5 or 6-9 23 January – 27 March Sunday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 24 January – 28 March Just let us know whatRead More →

Just some of the cleaning sullies we use at the Chicago sewing workrooms

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COVID-19 has changed everything. We are doing our best to adapt so that you stay safe! One of the things that is really important as we are all opened up is doing it as cautiously, safely, and smartly as possible.  Some of the procedures we’ve established may be overkill, some of them extreme, and all of them would have raised an eyebrow or two just a year ago and put us into Howard Hughes territory. In helping build and develop the sewing community in Chicago the past 20 years, we also see it as our role to protect it.  It does no one any goodRead More →

This is the social distance setup at our Chicago Workrooms. Social Distance | Sewing Classes In Chicago | Tchad | Workroom | Sewing Studio | Chicago Sewing Studio

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We are in the process of enrolling the 2020 Fall Session of sewing classes in  Chicago at our Workrooms and there is still time and space left to get on board! Get yourself some fun, interesting, and safe social distance sewing! Here is what we have for you this Fall: Monday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 5 October – 7 December Tuesday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 6 October – 8 December Wednesday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 7 October – 9 December Thursday: No Classes Scheduled Friday: No Classes Scheduled Saturday: 2-5 or 6-9 10 October – 12 December Sunday: 10-1, 2-5, or 6-9 11 October –Read More →

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I’ve been working on getting the workroom back in order and starting up Summer and Fall classes, but wanted to take some time to write to you all about something that is very important to me, this workroom, and the broader community based out of and around it. I’ve taken my time with this and held off because I don’t love performative social justice and you guys need to know where I am coming from in building this community. Black Lives Matter.  We all should be able to say this without any hesitation at all. They matter in the world generally, they matter in theRead More →

A picture of two platitudes by Charles James - curvilinear shapes that helped inspire new seaming techniques. Tchad Elliott presentation at the Haute Couture Club's April meeting on 4 April 2020.

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As part of the 2019-2020 Haute Couture Club Presentation series, Tchad will be presenting a program on three of the more obscure methods Charles James used in his design and construction process At the club meeting on 4 April. Tchad will focus on James’ concept of the platitude – No, not that one – and its use as a design tool, his concept of the magic triangle, and how he experimented with shape through grain line rotation of pattern pieces as an exploratory technique. If you are interested in learning more and expanding your sewing and design tool and skill set, the program will runRead More →

Omoleye drafts a pattern at Tchad Workroom Sewing classes in Chicgao Atelier

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We are in the process of enrolling the 2020 Winter Session of sewing classes in the Chicago Workroom and there is still time and space left to get on board!   Here is what we have for you this Winter: Monday: 12-3, 3-6, or 6-9 6 January – 9 March Tuesday: 12-3, 3-6, or 6-9 7 January – 10 March Wednesday: 12-3, 3-6, or 6-9 8 January – 11 March Thursday: No Classes Scheduled Friday: No Classes Scheduled Saturday: 1-4 or 4-7 11 January – 14 March Sunday: 10-1, 1-4, or 4-7 12 January – 15 March Just let us know what you need –Read More →

Linda Prieto is starting off with a basic sample of reproduction vintage prints in cotton and rayon for her new site telalinda.com

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Linda Prieto talks about her newest sewing project: telalinda.com – a vintage reproduction fabric line that tries to duplicate the print and texture of fabrics form the early 20th century.Read More →

The front bodice section of Vogue #2890 as constructed by Jae before attaching the skirt at the Tchad sewing studio workrooms in Chicago Jae wears the gunmetal grey silk version of Vogue #2890 by Belleville Sassoon that she worked up in the Tchad chicago sewing studio workroom classes.

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We’ve had Vogue #2890 up at the workrooms a couple of times of the years, and it is always a crowd-pleaser IF you pay attention to what you are doing AND you don’t mind adapting the shape just a bit in the back of the corset and bodice. Read More →

A list of questions that Carson brought to his first day of sewing classes at the Tchad workroom sewing studio in Chicago.

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Carson’s list of questions the first day of sewing classes…Read More →

Sewing classes in Chicago: Tchad: Workroom: Studio: Library: Designing Overcoat Patterns for Men and Young Men: David

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David recently sent us a link wanting to come to classes and work out some of the finer points in the drafting instructions for   an early 20th century men’s overcoat from Designing Overcoat Patterns for Men and Young Men by Harry Simons published by The Clothing Designer and Manufacturer, NY, NY, 1916.Read More →

sewing classes in chicago: tchad: Paillettes: sewing studio: debbie: permoda

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Debbie has been on a roll again with pageant showstoppers as part of her D’Jean series. This dress is interesting, in that she is venturing out into developing patterns of her own based roughly on multiple pieces from multiple patterns then overlaid with her own interpretation. She started with the bodice from Simplicity #8330.  She modified the shape to fit just a bit better and did a little sculpting through the sides and back. The skirt section is loosely based on Neue Mode #22627 with the flare of the skirt changed subtly. Once we got through the initial redrafting, shaping, and draping, we were goodRead More →