Machine Sewing 101 with Lenese Griffin

Two session one fee – November 7 and 14 – 1:30pm to 5:30pm

Enhance your textile art by learning Machine Sewing 101.  Our workshops with Lenese Griffin have been epic.  Learn to master the basics—threading, stitching, cutting, and assembling fabric and completing projects like a bag and hat.

Lenese Griffin—known as the Fashion Fairy Godmother—is a fashion entrepreneur, technical design and production expert, and educator with over a decade of experience across design, garment construction, and apparel manufacturing. She holds a BFA in Fashion Design and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Global Fashion Management at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), to be awarded May 2026.

Lenese serves as an Adjunct Professor at FIT, where she teaches fashion business and production-related coursework, bringing real-world industry experience directly into the classroom. Her commitment to education extends beyond higher learning—she has taught fashion and sewing programs through Harlem Needle Arts, NYC Department of Education after-school programs, and the Grand Street Settlement Community Center, ensuring access to creative education across age groups and communities. Learn more about Lenese

Register: $50 + processing fee

****The fee is for two sessions. 

All materials included.