Camps for Kids & Teens
sewnow! 101 Camp: Introduction to Fashion Sewing.
Spend a fantastic week at sewnow! fashion studio learning fashion design and sewing! We offer specialty camps as well as compressed camp versions of our optimized fashion design and sewing curriculum. Specialty camps are described below and the core 101, 201, 301 and 401 Classes are found under Class Descriptions. To learn more about what makes sewnow! classes so different, please see the Design & Sewing Classes overview and to see some of our student's results see Customer Success.
Note: As classes fill up, new sessions may be added - or some sessions enlarged - please call us
to let us know if you are interested in a camp but the current schedule
does not work for you or if the camp you want to take is full. Also, if you have 4 friends, we can probably create a camp to meet your needs.
Full Day Camps Dates
Beginner Fashion
Sewing Camp July
12-16- Almost Full
Advanced
Fashion Sewing Camp
(requires sewnow! 201 or equivalent experience)July 19-23 FULL Summer
Fun Sewing Camp
(requires sewnow! 201 or equivalent
experience) June 14-18 FULL
August 9-13 - Almost Full College
Survival One Day Boot Camp June
19th
| Half Day Camps | Dates
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| 101
Introduction to Fashion Sewing girls: tote bag, skirt boys: duffel bag, board shorts | June 14-18, AM FULL June 21-25, AM FULL July 6-9, AM FULL July 6-9, PM FULL July 12-16 AM (Teens) July 12-16 PM (Boys) July 26-30, PM FULL July 26-30, PM (Teens) FULL August 2-6, AM (Also Tues or Sat weekly class) |
| 201 Fashion Sewing
Basics (sleepwear collection) | July 6-9, PM FULL July 19-23, AM FULL August 16-20, AM FULL (Also Sat 10:45am weekly class) |
| 301 Intermediate
Fashion Sewing (sundress) | June 21-25, PM FULL July 19-23, PM August 2-6, AM FULL |
| 302 Intermediate Fashion Sewing (advanced dress) | June
21-25, PM FULL |
| 401 Advanced Fashion
Sewing (hooded sweatshirt) | June
28-Jul 2, PM August 16-20, AM |
| 503 Advanced Fashion Construction (pants or shorts) | June 21-25, PM - Almost Full |
| Summer Fun - 223 Beachwear (requires sewnow! 101 or equivalent experience) | June 14-18, PM - Almost Full June 28-July 2, PM August 9-13 AM - Almost Full (Also Sat 1pm weekly class) |
| Summer Fun - 232 Quilting (requires sewnow! 201 or equivalent experience) | June 14-18, AM FULL August 9-13, PM - Almost Full (Also Thurs 4:30pm weekly class) |
Full Day
Camps Dates
Beginner Fashion
Sewing Camp July
12-16 Advanced
Fashion Sewing Camp
(requires sewnow! 201 or equivalent experience)July 19-23 Summer
Fun Sewing Camp
(requires sewnow! 201 or equivalent
experience) June 14-18
August 9-13 College
Survival One Day Boot Camp June
19th
| Junior
Camps (2nd/3rd Grade in fall) | Dates
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| Junior 100 -
Beginner (lots of fun small projects) | June 28-Jul 2,10am-12pm FULL August 2-6, 1-3pm - Almost Full |
| Junior 200 - Intermediate (sock monkeys, me & my doll dresses) | July 26-30, 9-11am (dresses) August 16-20, 1-3pm (sock monkey) |
Mark Your Calendars!
Summer Camp Fashion Show - August, 24th, late afternoon - for all campers!
Camp Pricing:
- Camps include: instruction, use of sewnow! equipment, custom patterns, custom
embroidery, all fabrics & notions, a workbook, a daily snack, and lots of fun!
- Half-day Kids/Teens Camps are $350
- Half-day Camps the w/o July 6th are $295 (4 days only due to Independence Day)
- Junior Camps (2nd/3rd grade) are $295. Optional extended daycare $50/wk (see below)
- Full Day camps are $695
- College One Day Boot Camp is $125
Special Offers
1. EARLY BIRD. Register and pay in full before:
Jun 1st save $15 ($5 off Junior Camps).
May 1st save $20 ($10 Junior)
Apr 1st save $25 ($15 Junior)
Mar 1st save $35 ($20 Junior)
2. Register a friend (new to sewnow!) and save $25 off your camp fees for each friend.
3. Multi-camp and sibling discounts - save $25 off your camp fees! ($15 off Junior Camps)
4. Bundle sewnow! 101 Camp with a Brother Innov-is 40 sewing machine to take
home (Price $599) and save $100 off the combined price.
How do summer camps work?
- Most camps run Monday to Friday in the AM (9-12) or PM (1-4) or Full Day (9-4)
- Student:Instructor ratio is generally 7:1 at most and usually 5:1 or less
- Camps are designed for kids and teens 4th Grade and above, except for Junior camps which
are designed for 2nd & 3rd Graders and are 2 hours long instead of 3 hours.
- Junior Camps have optional extended daycare for 1 hour prior or following the session in
which we will do games and crafts, rounding out the class to a full 3 hours.
- Boys are welcome at all camps and we also have a dedicated Boys Only camp
- If the schedule does not work for you, please give us a call, there may be other options
available and we often add new classes as the program fills up.
- To register for a camp, call us at (925) 283-7396 or email info@sewnow.com
Cancellation Policy
Booking a camp requires a $75 deposit. If you decide to cancel your camp more than 14 days before the start of camp, we will provide a full refund. If you cancel between 7 and 14 days, we will provide a store credit. If you cancel less than 7 days before the start of camp, your deposit is forfeited.
What camp should I take?
A. If you are new to machine sewing.
The best camp to take is either the half-day sewnow! 101 camp or the full-day Beginner Fashion Sewing camp - these are for kids and teens who are new to machine sewing and it gets them off to a perfect start. If kids are entering 2nd or 3rd grade, they should take the Junior 100 class which covers similar skills with shorter classes.
B. If you have taken sewnow! 101 or equivalent.
If you've graduated from sewnow! 101 or have solid sewing experience with all the basics, the right camp for you is sewnow! 201 camp or Summer Fun 223 Beachwear camp. If you have graduated from 101 and want to take 301 or the Summer Fun 232 Quilting camp which have 201 as a prerequisite, you can take our 201 Sewing Skills Workshop which will cover the 201 skills needed for these camps.
C. If you have taken sewnow! 201 or equivalent.
If you've graduated from sewnow! 201 (camp or class) or have equivalent experience (i.e. know how to use the serger/overlocker, lay out a pattern on grain, make hems, buttonholes, and waistbands or have taken our 201 Sewing Skills Workshop) then you are ready for a variety of camps. sewnow! 301 would be the next logical step for skills progression - making a sundress, or if you have taken sewnow! 301, sewnow! 401 would be the next skills progression - making a hooded sweatshirt. You may also be interested in the Summer Fun Beachwear or Quilting camps.
sewnow! 201 Sewing Camp sewnow! Summer Fun Beachwear CampCamp Descriptions:
sewnow! 101/201/301/401
These are compressed camp versions of our optimized fashion design and sewing curriculum. Descriptions of these classes are found under Class Descriptions.
sewnow! 101 Special Camps - Teens Only, Boys Only
Most of our camps are a great mix of Kids in 4th Grade and up, but our Teens only classes are dedicated for those in middle and high school. Boys are welcome in any sewnow! 101, where their projects will be a duffel bag and board shorts, but our Boys Only camp is exclusively for boys.
Summer Fun Sewing Camp - NEW Beachwear
New updated Beachwear projects for our most popular summer camp of the last 2 years. Get ready for the beach! This camp is for beginning students who have sewnow! 101 or equivalent experience. We will spend a fun week creating some great summer clothing. Projects will include: a convertible towel beach tote, new swim suit cover up, and embellished flip flops.
Full Day: Beginner Fashion Sewing Camp
This is the perfect boot camp for beginners. This camp will cover all the content from sewnow! 101 and 201 curriculum.
Full Day: Advanced Fashion Sewing Camp
This is the perfect next step camp for those who have the sewing and serger skills learned in 101 and 201. This camp will cover all the content from the sewnow! 301 and 401 curriculum.
Full Day: Summer Fun Sewing Camp
Combine the two Summer Fun Sewing Camps - Beachwear and Quilting as a full day camp program the week of June 14th or August 9th.
College Survival One Day Boot Camp
The perfect jump start program to get young men and women prepared for living away from home for the first time. You will learn basic sewing techniques while making a laundry bag, with custom embroidery of your name and a design. You will also learn fast and easy clothing repair and alteration techniques as well as a laundry and fabric care primer to make sure your clothes stay in great shape as long as possible.