Join 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.

Using a variety of Sewing Workshop patterns, 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.

Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico | La Fonda on the Plaza

When: Sunday, March 22nd through Friday, March 27th, 2026

Total Workshop Cost: $2,500

Non-Refundable Deposit: $400 (due at time of registration)

Balance: $2,100 (due on or before January 21st, 2026)

Non-participant fee: $650 (select the product option above to pay in-full for your non-participant)

For Workshop and Event Policies click here. Please read carefully before registering for the event.

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

This fee includes…

• Working alongside the sewing expertise of The Sewing Workshop team
• Admission & transportation to gallery & museum exhibitions
• Lunches - Monday through Thursday
• Snacks & drinks throughout the event
• Welcome Reception - Sunday night
• Farewell Dinner - Thursday evening

Itinerary

Sunday

• Join us for optional Sunday shopping in Santa Fe *not required
• 3:00pm Check in at La Fonda on the Plaza
• 6:00pm Welcome Reception at La Fonda on the Plaza

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
• TOKO Store Private Event - TBD

Wednesday

• 9:00am Workshop begins
• Prepping & Constructing Jackets
• 12:00 Lunch Break
• Prepping & Constructing Jackets
• 4:00pm Workshop ends
• A visit to Chris Roberts-Antieau's Gallery of embroidered works TBD

Thursday

• 9:00am Workshop begins
• 12:00 Lunch Break
• 4:00pm Workshop ends
• Farewell Dinner - La Fonda on the Plaza

Friday

• 9:00am Final Workshop
• 12:00pm Farewell / Check out La Fonda on the Plaza

Sewing machine rentals are available for an additional fee. We are renting the machines through the local Janome Dealer in Santa Fe.

Not Included in the Workshop Fee:

• Hotel accommodations (A special room rate of $199 at La Fonda on the Plaza has been secured. See booking details soon)
• Round trip airfare
• Breakfast & dinner unless otherwise noted
• Sewing machine (unless requested to rent through The Sewing Workshop for an additional fee)
• Sewing Workshop patterns
• Fractured Jacket fabrics or materials
• Ground transportation (except as noted for group cultural visits)