Sew Your Own Undies

Instructor: Ann Tilley

Day & Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuition: $85.00

Ages: 18 and Up

Experience Level: Confident Beginners and beyond. Students should know how to thread a machine, wind a bobbin, and sew in a straight line. If you have any questions about the skill level requested please call Olive’s Porch.

Students Please Bring:

• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) 4-way stretch knit fabric, thread, fold-over elastic, or other band elastics, if available.
• (Optional) You’re welcome to bring your favorite sewing machine or serger. Olive’s Porch does have sewing machines (irons & boards, rotary cutters & mats). If you would like to use a Janome machine or Olive’s Porch tools, please let us know ahead of time.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Discover where creativity and comfort meet by learning how to make your own underwear! Starting with Ann Tilley’s original patterns as a jumping-off point, we will modify the style based on the desired fit of each maker. Students can choose from bikini briefs, high-waisted, or boxer briefs. We will learn how to choose and work with knit fabrics for sewing and how to construct them on a regular sewing machine. This class is gender-spectrum-friendly and size-inclusive.

The teacher will provide all materials which include 4-way stretch knit fabric, thread, fold-over elastic, elastic lace, and band elastic, as finishing options, but students are welcome to bring any material options they might be interested in using.

There will be a 1- hour lunch break. Bring a sack lunch or explore local dining options.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $20.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* We contract with local and regional instructors for short workshops that generally require a minimum of 4 students to run. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information. To respect our instructor’s time and preparation for workshops please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop. Cancellations made more than 14 days prior to a workshop will be issued a full refund. Cancellations made 14 or less days prior to your workshop are not eligible for a refund. If Olive’s Porch needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, we will issue a full refund. See our General Information and Policies page on our website for more information.

About Instructor: Ann Tilley is a textile artist, clothing designer and teacher who lives in Liberty, North Carolina. She maintains a studio art practice, working in color knitting. Tilley earned her BFA in Fashion and Fibers at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. She has also worked in a variety of small-scale garment studios and factories, including two eponymous clothing lines. Her teaching style blends disciplined production techniques with home-sewing freedom and playfulness.