The ASG Washington Peninsulas Chapter cordially invites you to our annual Fall Fashion Fling. Please join us for three fabulous presentations, a catered box lunch, and the chance to meet and greet old friends as well as new ones! Detailed information follows including the schedule. If you wish to jump directly to the link for registration and payment, please select this link: Registration and Payment Link
WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2026 9:00am – 3:30pm. Doors open at 8:45 am.
WHERE: Olympic College at Bremerton, Building #4, Room 129 Lecture Hall, 1600 Chester Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337
Location: Olympic College at Bremerton in Building #4, Room 129 Lecture Hall at the far end of the first floor.
See RED circle and star below.
The Lecture Hall is a four-tiered room providing excellent viewing of the instructors, complete with a large screen on both sides of the room for viewing close-up techniques. The first tier is ground level with NO steps. The upper three tiers have a couple of shallow steps with handrails.
Park in Lot 1 and 2; See Wide YELLOW arrow. If carpooling or being dropped off, see BLUE circle
NOTE: It is a generous three-block walk from parking lots to the Lecture Hall, Room 129. There will be one or two transporter chairs/wheelchairs at the Drop off circle from 8:40-8:55 a.m. – please let us know in advance if you want to use this service when registering. We will provide the same service at the end of the day from 3:35-3:45 p.m.
PROGRAM
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
9:00-10:30 Achieving Custom Fit with Pattern Alterations Jeni Falldine
Using a dress form and mockup, the instructor will walk through some common alterations ranging from straightforward to more complex and then show how to use information from the mockup to adjust measurements on the flat pattern. Q&A period allows attendees to ask questions specific to their own sewing needs.
ENTERTAINMENT
10:45-12:15 Tea and the Revolution Tames Alan
Ever wonder what the Founding Mothers did to help America win their independence from Britain? The American Revolutionary war wasn’t fought just by the men. Women had a huge impact on the outcome of the war. They fulfilled many roles that were a major contribution to winning the War of Independence, from setting up a national boycott on British goods to working as spies, scouts and even a few as soldiers. Tames brings to life many of these extraordinary women whose cunning, courage, and creativity helped win the war and shape our country. Perfect for our 250th Birthday! This is a historical presentation with two costume changes.
LUNCH
12:15-1:00 Box lunches which include EITHER a full sandwich or full wrap, garden salad, and House dessert of the day (it will be a surprise!). Please make your selection on the registration form.
Full Sandwich
1. Ham and Cheese on Wheat
2. Chicken Club on Ciabatta
Full Wrap
3. BBQ Chicken Ranch
4. Veggie
5. Roasted Turkey w Cranberry
Dressing – choose one
Ranch
Blue Cheese
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Italian
HANDS-ON
1:00-3:30 Visible Mending and Clothing Embellishment w Embroidery Melissa Galbraith
You’ll learn how to get started with visible mending, different threads and materials to use, and how to mend your specific garments. Mends can be made to look like decorative motifs or be matched to garments. You can bring a garment to class to mend or use practice fabric.
Embellishment with Embroidery covers beginner-friendly embroidery stitches like the long and short satin stitch, reverse chain stitch, stem stitch, and French knot, to create a new look on existing garments.
Registrants can pay $15.00 for a full kit of supplies on the registration form (deadline for kit purchases-with registration-is August 26th), OR you can bring your own (see list below)
Supply list:
sashiko thread
embroidery needle
long & short darning needles
beechwood embroidery hoop
a transfer pen
assorted water-soluble transfer patterns
assorted colors of embroidery thread
cotton fabric for practice stitching
For Registration and Payment go to https://forms.gle/wKjni1tVUhpmxtq29
There is a limit of 70 people for this event.