Sewing Workshop: Make a Pin Cushion

• In-person event
• School of Industrial Design Soft Lab, Architecture Building, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

• Contact
• Meghan Coyle, healthyworkplace@cunet.carleton.ca

Interested in learning to sew? This lunch-hour beginner sewing workshop is the perfect place to start! Healthy Workplace is collaborating with Carleton’s School of Industrial Design to offer two sewing workshops to staff and faculty.

Learn to Sew: Pin Cushion

August 13, 2026

Whether you’ve never touched a sewing machine or are looking to build on your skills, this beginner-friendly workshop is for you! Join local designer and School of Industrial Design Laboratory Technician, Heather, in the S.I.D. Soft Lab to learn sewing machine basics while creating your own pin cushion!

Registration Required – Please note: space is limited

Due to the space and equipment within the lab, we can only accommodate 7 participants per workshop. In order to ensure that more people can participate in this offering, we ask that you please choose which of the two workshops you would like to attend. A waitlist will be created for each of the workshops, and should a space open up, those on the waitlist will be contacted.