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Join The Sewing Workshop in Santa Fe in 2026!
Save the Date: March 22nd - 27th

Pay your non-refundable deposit to secure your spot for 2026!

Join Linda Lee and The Sewing Workshop Team in Santa Fe, New Mexico for a personalized sewing & cultural experience. In this workshop, you'll dive into a set of skills centering around the art of modern garment sewing with an artistic edge. The event will take place at the historic La Fonda on the Plaza where we will enjoy their beautiful La Terraza venue room, full of natural daylight and high ceilings.

Using the Chicago Jacket pattern or the London Shirt pattern, you will learn how to alter one of these patterns in order to create your own unique fractured jacket. The idea for a fractured jacket involves looking at each pattern piece as a canvas for “fracturing”, or re-creating the lines through embellishment of the garment. These patterns offer a blank canvas with open and uncluttered spaces for design and fabric manipulation.

Linda and the team will walk you through the process of artfully designing your own fractured jacket. Students will gain the tools and techniques in order to masterfully create a personalized and beautiful garment. Each workshop will begin in the studio where you will work through the design and construction elements to your jacket. The day will include a lunch break, followed by more time in the sewing studio. Along with ample sewing time, afternoons and evenings are available to shop and explore the city! This workshop also provides cultural experiences in Santa Fe designed to inspire and infuse your sewing and creative process. Short trips to galleries, studios and shopping excursions will immerse you into the Santa Fe experience.

A special room rate of $199 at La Fonda on the Plaza has been secured. To read more about hotel arrangements, click here.

When: March 22nd - 27th, 2026
Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico | La Fonda on the Plaza | Book HERE
Registration: Pay your Deposit Today!

This is a bring-your-own sewing machine workshop, however, sewing machine rentals are available for an additional fee of $100 through The Sewing Center Janome dealer in Santa Fe. The model provided is the Janome MS100.
Students are strongly encouraged to purchase a Fractured Jacket Kit that will be available to purchase at a later time through The Sewing Workshop.

What you will learn in the workshop:

How to alter a garment pattern
How to achieve the perfect design & fit for a jacket
How to stitch two woven fabrics together
How to achieve fun & decorative treatments for jacket embellishment including: Reverse Appliqué, Free-Motion Stitching and Appliqué
How to gain confidence in garment construction skills, including inserting a collar, mastering buttons and buttonholes and perfecting hems

Itinerary:

*Itinerary subject to change

Sunday

3:00pm Check in at La Fonda on the Plaza
4:00pm - 6:00pm Stop by the La Terraza room to set up your space, meet students, shop

Monday

9:00am Workshop begins
Preparing patterns & construction basics
12:00 Lunch Break
Cutting out fabrics & construction basics
4:00pm Workshop ends

Tuesday

9:00am Workshop begins
Cutting out fabrics & technique basics
12:00 Lunch Break
Prepping & Constructing Jackets
4:00pm Workshop ends
Reception at Toko TBD or Folk Art Tour TBD

Wednesday

9:00am Workshop begins
Prepping & Constructing Jackets
12:00 Lunch Break
Prepping & Constructing Jackets
4:00pm Workshop ends

Thursday

9:00am Workshop begins
12:00 Lunch Break
A visit to Chris Roberts-Antieau's Gallery of embroidered works TBD
Farewell Dinner - La Fonda on the Plaza

Friday

9:00am - 1:00pm Final Workshop

About the Museum of International Folk Art:

The Museum of International Folk Art is a diverse, cultural center that seeks to help vistors undertand folk art in all of its forms. The museum has a variety of itegrated learning experiences and is a vital part of the community life in Santa Fe. Read more about the museum HERE.

About the Antieau Gallery:

Chris Roberts-Antieau is a world-renowned fiber artist that specializes in embroidered tapestries. Her work encompasses may types of art, including embroidery, fabric applique and painting with thread. Read more about Chris' work HERE.

Price:

Total Workshop Cost: $2500
Non-refundable Deposit: $400 due at registration to secure your spot
Remaining balance of $2100 will be due 60 days on or prior to event
Sewing Machine Rental (optional): $100 (Janome MS100 Model)
Non-Participant Fee: $650

Non Participant Fee includes: Welcome showcase, lunch each day, one dinner, transportation & entry to group cultural visits

Included:

Admission & transportation to group cultural visits
Lunches - Monday through Thursday
Welcome showcase - Sunday
Dinner - Thursday

Not Included:

Hotel accomodations
Round trip airfare
Breakfast
Sewing machine (unless requested to rent through The Sewing Workshop for an additional fee of $100)
Fractured Jacket pattern and materials
Ground transportation (except as noted for group cultural visits)

Hotel:

La Fonda on the Plaza - 100 E. San Francisco St, Santa Fe NM

How to book:

Individual Reservations must be received by the cut-off date of Monday, February 23rd, 2026. Book online HERE.

Guests must mention: The Sewing Workshop in Santa Fe to receive the special rate(s) for the accommodation(s) they wish to reserve.

Individual reservations should be made by calling La Fonda on the Plaza’s Reservations Department at: 800-523-5002, Option #1 or 505-982-5511, Option #

Please call between the hours of (Mountain Time) Monday through Sunday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

(If guests receive our reservation voicemail, please encourage them to leave a message and we will return their call within 24 hours.)

Individual reservations must be canceled at least 72 hours before the guest’s scheduled arrival dates to avoid the first night’s room/tax penalty fee.

- Breakfast not included

- Complimentary Wireless Internet throughout the entire hotel including guest rooms,
meeting space and public areas

- Complimentary Fitness Center

- Outdoor hot tub and heated swimming pool, open year-round

- Complimentary 24-hour business center

- No resort fees

- Complimentary Docent led Art & History tours of La Fonda

- Valet or Self-parking at $30 per day (plus tax) with unlimited in and out privileges

Airport:

Santa Fe (SAF) - 9.6 miles away (American Airlines; United Airlines)
Taos (TSM) - 56.3 miles away
Albuquerque (ABQ) - 58.7 miles away

Weather:

In February, temperatures range from 46°F to a low of 23°F, described as "cool and breezy".