Sewing at Lake Tahoe

Retreat is Full

- Now only taking waitlist names -

Do not send registration money
- simply email retreat@asgsacramento.org to be placed on the Wait List

Starts May 17, 2026 5 pm
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Ends May 22, 2026 11 am

Come enjoy a week of sewing at the Zephyr Point Conference Center in Lake Tahoe. Experience the pleasures of collaborating with other sewists while viewing Lake Tahoe at its finest. Sewing stations, meals, and sleeping accommodations are provided. Bring your sewing projects, your sewing machine, and your inspirations for a fun week of no cooking, no cleaning, no time limits, and no obligations. Simply enjoy good old-fashioned sewing FUN.

Registration dates, rates, down payments and balance due deadlines:
 A wait list has been established as the event is full. Final payments are due by February 1, 2026.

Cancellation and wait list procedures:
Should a cancelation occur, wait list procedures will be as followed: First Listed – First Offered. Sewists who are not on the wait list will not receive an offer until after the wait list has been exhausted. To be placed on the wait list, simply send an email to retreat@asgsacramento.org.

Also, due to contract obligations: NO REFUNDS AFTER February 1, 2026, unless a wait listed sewist replaces the space.

ASG Spring Luncheon - Lorraine Henry

May 30, 2026

At the Spring Event, during the morning session, Lorraine will explain and demonstrate her methods of taking body measurements, which are essential to determining and making accurate pattern alterations. We will learn to identify body markers for measurements, the correct order for taking measurements, and to recognize common errors in the process. The order of measurement taking is key to correct pattern alterations and pattern fit. There will be no more guesswork in taking body measurements after Lorraine’s presentation.

After lunch Lorraine will introduce us the seam method of pattern alteration, developed by Judith Rasband, Elizabeth Leichty and Della Pottberg-Steineckert, authors of Fitting and Pattern Alteration. The seam method of pattern alteration alters patterns along the seam lines only and preserves the original grainline. There is no cutting into the body of the pattern to make an alteration.

The seam method of pattern alteration is taught in fashion/sewing programs throughout the country. We will have hands on practice learning this method, making a few common alterations with half scale patterns. There is a short supply list for the afternoon lecture.

PANTS WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Over the course of two days the participants will take measurements necessary for well-fitting pants, identify the areas for adjustment, learn the seam method to make those alterations, and alter their patterns accordingly. Then, participants will make a muslin and then tweak it for a perfect fit. There is a supply list for these workshops and homework that will need to be completed before the workshop begins. 

There will be TWO, 2-Day Workshops. Both workshops will contain the same material. The first workshop will be 5/31 – 6/1/2026, and will be held at 2757 Curtis Way, Sacramento. The 2nd workshop will be held in the conference room at the Holiday Inn Express Woodland, located at 2070 Freeway Drive, Woodland.

Both workshops will start at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, both days with a break for lunch. 

Registration details to follow