SEWING COURSES, PATTERN DRAFTING & WORKSHOPS IN SCHIEDAM
PLEASE NOTE: The atelier is closed on the third Saturday of every month.
UPCOMING | WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
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16 MAY
Workshop | Creative embroidery
Learn the basics of embroidery stitches in this 3-hour workshop and apply them to your garment, transforming it into something unique while extending its lifespan.
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17 MAY
Workshop | Sashiko & invisible mending
Discover how you can not only repair clothes with needle and thread, but also tell stories. In this warm and creative workshop, you will learn the art of sashiko and visible mending – techniques that breathe new life into damaged garments in a personal and visible way.
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17 MAY
Workshop | Atelier Aida collection
Do you want to discover whether sewing and garment making is something for you? Do you already have some experience and are you looking for a stylish creation with a fun challenge, guided by a fashion designer?
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22 MAY
course | Design and pattern drafting dress
In this course, you will learn how to draw a basic dress pattern, made exactly to fit your body measurements. You can choose between a male or female version. After drawing the basic pattern, you will create a toile (test garment) to ensure every detail fits perfectly. Then you can let your imagination run free and design a dress that you would like to make. You will bring your own fabric and sew this exclusive design.
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7 JUNE
Workshop | POP UP ANTWER
Atelier Aida is coming to Antwerp for a pop-up workshop at the city’s most inspiring fabric store, BAKERMAT! Step into the world of fashion design and create your own unique garment from the latest Atelier Aida collection.
OUR COURSES & workshops
OUR COURSES & workshops
COURSE | DRAFT A PATTERN FOR YOUR OWN DESIGN
In the pattern drafting course you will draft the basic pattern for a piece of clothing in your own size. With this as the starting point, you then will learn how to develop this into to your desired design.
LEVEL
beginner/intermediate/advanced
DURATION
4 to 6 weekly classes of 3 hours
PRICE
from €210
COURSE | IMPROVE YOUR SEWING TECHNIQUES
In 6 classes of 3 hours you will learn new sewing techniques: from simple seam finishes and installing a zipper to a lapel collar or a sleeve slit with lining. There are classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
LEVEL
3 levels: beginner, intermediat and advanced
DURATION
6 weekly classes of 3 hours
PRICE
from €315
THE SEWING SPACE | BRING YOUR OWN PROJECT
Our door is open at The Sewing Space to help you (again) get started without booking a complete course. Book a single lesson or a package, and we’ll be happy to assist you!
LEVEL
all levels
DURATION
from 1 class of 1 hour
PRICE
from €22
COURSE | SEW A DESIGN FROM THE ATELIER AIDA COLLECTION
In this course you can choose from 10 items in the collection designed by Atelier Aida. Use the ready -to-use pattern and sew the item in a couple of sessions.
LEVEL
beginner/intermediate
DURATION
1 to 3 weekly classes of 3 hours
PRICE
from €52,50
Women of Schiedam
Women of Schiedam
In 2025, Schiedam celebrates its 750th anniversary. In honor of this event, the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, decided to plce a spotlight on the women who have shaped and continue to renew this city throughout the centuries.
The exhibition “Women of Schiedam: 750 Years of Struggle, Work, and Relationships”, pays tribute to their strength—from the past to the present, across all layers of society, and their impact on shaping Schiedam today.
In a series of gatherings, a diverse group of ten women from Schiedam engaged in conversations with one another. These meetings revealed not only their determination and missions within the city but also four key roles that define the ‘modern Schiedam woman’: the woman at home, at work, in society, and for herself. Their missions, stories, and these roles are central to the City Gallery of the museum.
One of these women is Aida Kasaei, talented designer, artist and enterpreneur. In adittion to partaking in the exhibition, she organized series of Open Sewing Workshops during which, women worked together on three beautiful, collaborative wall hangings.
The finished wall hangings will become part of the exhibition.
You’re warmly welcome to drop by whenever it suits you and stay as long as you like. No registration is required.
Textile as a Powerful Symbol
The countless stitches and threads on the back of the wall hangings reveal how these works are made by many hands. The use of textiles also holds a special meaning: it’s a well-known medium through which women have expressed themselves. Globally, women have often been the ones to create textiles. In the past, this was sometimes used as a way to keep women confined, to suppress them, or to teach them so-called “feminine values.” But women have also frequently used their textile skills as a means of self-expression and protest. And the more time-consuming the process, the more space there is for sharing stories and forming a strong network!
hear from our students
hear from our students
Aida encourages you to find your own style and to shape your ideas
Atelier Aida is a wonderful place to work on your project with other sewing enthusiasts and to follow a course.
The space is beautifully and fully furnished, a treasure for sewing enthusiasts! Aida is patient and explains techniques calmly and clearly, while also giving you the confidence to try difficult techniques yourself. She encourages you to find your own style and try out your own ideas, and helps you to shape them.
I learned a lot from Aida and enjoyed the contact with the inspiring fellow students.
For advanced creatives as well as beginners
A tremendous atelier and working space for advanced creatives as well as beginners for people in the field of fashion.
I wholly recommend booking a lesson or checking the place out if one wants to learn a thing or two about sewing or crafting garments!
It has enhanced my sewing skills much more than my expectation
I already had three sewing courses at Atelier Aida and I must say it has enhanced my sewing skills much more than my expectation, the reason is, she is really flexible towards everything and the way she teaches and the attitude everything at the same time make a great environment for learning.