Intro to Embroidery

May 23, 2026
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

Learn the foundational embroidery stitches while making yourself a small textile art piece with a motivational or funny saying on it to take home.

Open Sewing Social

May 23, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on anything you'd like, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Open Sewing Social

May 26, 2026
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on anything you'd like, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Help us sew for Fundraising Markets

May 30, 2026
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

We are going to be attending a lot of fundraising markets this summer to help keep our classes free or low cost - and we need your help!

Open Sewing Social

May 30, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on your own project, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Intro to Quilting

June 2, 2026
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

Learn the foundational skills for quilting and turn your first quilt block into a tote bag!

Intro to Sewing Machines

June 6, 2026
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

Learn the foundations of sewing with a sewing machine at this free workshop

Open Sewing Social

June 6, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on your own project, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Fit, Form & Expression – 3 part beginner garment construction series

3-session event
  • Session 1: Tue, Jun 9, 2026 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Session 2: Tue, Jun 16, 2026 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Session 3: Tue, Jun 23, 2026 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This 3-part series will teach you how to sew clothing from a pattern that you'll also learn how to adjust to fit your body and gender expression

Quilting Block – Log Cabin

June 13, 2026
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

We will continue to build on the skills learned in the Intro to Quilting class and start on one of the most popular and adaptive beginner-friendly quilt blocks: the log cabin.

Open Sewing Social

June 13, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on your own project, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Foundations of Upcycling – a 2-part series

2-session event
  • Session 1: Sat, Jun 20, 2026 11:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Session 2: Sat, Jun 27, 2026 11:00 am–2:00 am
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

We’ll cover the foundations of upcycling, repair, alterations, garment structure, seam choices, thrifting, and how to turn worn-out pieces into something useful, wearable, or entirely new.

Open Sewing Social

June 20, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on your own project, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!

Open Sewing Social

June 27, 2026
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
The Calgary Rainbow Room: 750 11th Street SW Calgary, 4th Floor

This is open sewing studio time where you can work on anything you'd like, or continue to advance your skills with projects from our sewing curriculum!