School of Fashion Design, Boston - Summer 2026 - June 8th to August 14th

Check out our beginner friendly courses with no prerequisites!

Construction Clothing 1instructs students on how to cut, hand sew, and use an industrial machine. Students are also trained in lining, pressing, detailing, and finishing! Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM or 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Pattern Making 1 introduces students to the principles, techniques and practice of draft flat patterns for women's garments! Students learn how to create block drafts, slopers, and patterns. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 PM - 2:15 PM or 7:45 PM – 10:00 PM
Fashion Sketching 1 teaches students the necessary principles and techniques of fashion sketching to create their own fashion plates. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 PM - 4:45 PM or 06:00 PM – 08:15 PM
History of Costume dives into costumes from ancient to modern times, with a focus on contemporary design and theatrical costuming. Students will study the fabrics, colors, styles, cultural and psychological impacts of these garments throughout history. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Fundamentals of Textile offers a necessary comprehensive understanding of the fibers and fabrics with which you will work with as a fashion designer. Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Check our catalogue, register today, or email admissions@sfdboston.org to get started!

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Puppet Showplace SLAM!

Family Puppet Show: Raccoon Tales by Brad Shur

Family Puppet Show: Raccoon Tales by Brad Shur

Ian Ethan Case Concert

Ian Ethan Case Concert

Jodi Picoult - Lone Wolf (Tickets Required)

Jodi Picoult - Lone Wolf (Tickets Required)

Olaf Olafsson - Restoration

Olaf Olafsson - Restoration

Chris Faraone - 99 Nights with the 99 Percent

Chris Faraone - 99 Nights with the 99 Percent

Steve Pemberton - A Chance in the World (Co-Sponsored with The Home For Little Wanderers)

Steve Pemberton - A Chance in the World (Co-Sponsored with The Home For Little Wanderers)

Sara J. Benincasa - Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom (with Erin Petti and Maria Ciampa)

Sara J. Benincasa - Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom (with Erin Petti and Maria Ciampa)

A Night of New Fiction from Independent Presses Ft. Audrey Schulman and Leigh Stein

A Night of New Fiction from Independent Presses Ft. Audrey Schulman and Leigh Stein

An Evening of Thrills Ft. Lisa Gardner, Michael Palmer, and Daniel Palmer

An Evening of Thrills Ft. Lisa Gardner, Michael Palmer, and Daniel Palmer

William Landay - Defending Jacob

William Landay - Defending Jacob

Booksmith Book Club

Booksmith Book Club

Dr. Joseph B. Martin - Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean

Dr. Joseph B. Martin - Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean

Dan Chaon - Stay Awake: Stories

Dan Chaon - Stay Awake: Stories

David Weinberger - Too Big To Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't The Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room.

David Weinberger - Too Big To Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't The Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room.

A Night of Poetry ft/ Melanie Henderson and Becky Thompson

A Night of Poetry ft/ Melanie Henderson and Becky Thompson

RoseMarie Terenzio - Fairy Tale Interrupted

RoseMarie Terenzio - Fairy Tale Interrupted

Natural Expressions and Indigenous Colors

Natural Expressions and Indigenous Colors

Storytime for Kids

Storytime for Kids

Family Puppet Show: Travelin' Jack & Company by Applause Unlimited

Family Puppet Show: Travelin' Jack & Company by Applause Unlimited

Moose Hill Happenings January 2012

Moose Hill Happenings January 2012

14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance

14th Annual Lesbians & Friends Dance

Actress Linda Myer to present at EPOCH

Actress Linda Myer to present at EPOCH

Stephen Collins to visit EPOCH

Stephen Collins to visit EPOCH

Photojournalist Barry Pell presents “Cuba: Socialism With a Salsa Beat”

Photojournalist Barry Pell presents “Cuba: Socialism With a Salsa Beat”

EPOCH welcomes Dan Hart

EPOCH welcomes Dan Hart

Rick Olsen to perform at EPOCH

Rick Olsen to perform at EPOCH

Oaktown Productions presents Ben & Brad at EPOCH

Oaktown Productions presents Ben & Brad at EPOCH

EPOCH welcomes Lady Ann and D.J. Ice

EPOCH welcomes Lady Ann and D.J. Ice

Al Gould to perform at EPOCH

Al Gould to perform at EPOCH

Sundance Film Festival USA

Sundance Film Festival USA

Doc Hendley - Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

Doc Hendley - Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

Frances Moore Lappe - EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want (Co-sponsored by Climate Change Action Brookline)

Frances Moore Lappe - EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want (Co-sponsored by Climate Change Action Brookline)

David Scheffer - All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (Co-Sponsored by Amnesty International)

David Scheffer - All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (Co-Sponsored by Amnesty International)

Chip Bishop - The Lion and the Journalist: The Unlikely Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Chip Bishop - The Lion and the Journalist: The Unlikely Friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Water Quality And Public Health

Water Quality And Public Health

The History Of The Boston Water System

The History Of The Boston Water System

Chanukah Storytime and Craft

Chanukah Storytime and Craft

Don Quixote: Raising the Barre