Brief Workshop | Sat Sept 20, 2025

from $10.00

The brief (aka panty) making workshop is open to all! Though prioritizes applicants interested in making briefs with more front/crotch space than traditional women’s underwear —trans femme, queer, and plus-size folks, for example.

Taught by experienced local trans masculine and trans feminine instructors!

Great way to learn how to sew, or learn how to work with knits (stretchy fabrics), and gain lots of transferable skills for other sewing adventures —even if undie making isn’t your jam.

  • 8 hour workshop

  • Size & gender inclusive

  • All supplies included

  • No sewing experience necessary

  • Beginner and experienced sewists alike welcome

Sat Sept 20, 2025 | Brief Workshop:

The brief (aka panty) making workshop is open to all! Though prioritizes applicants interested in making briefs with more front/crotch space than traditional women’s underwear —trans femme, queer, and plus-size folks, for example.

Taught by experienced local trans masculine and trans feminine instructors!

Great way to learn how to sew, or learn how to work with knits (stretchy fabrics), and gain lots of transferable skills for other sewing adventures —even if undie making isn’t your jam.

  • 8 hour workshop

  • Size & gender inclusive

  • All supplies included

  • No sewing experience necessary

  • Beginner and experienced sewists alike welcome

Dates

Saturday September 20, 12 - 6pm (workshop)

Wednesday September 17, 5 - 7pm (fabric/pattern pickup and info session)

You must be able to attend both dates

Location

Indie Square Nonprofit Coworking

141 East 5600 South, Ste 300, 3rd floor

Murray, UT 84107

ADA accessible. Negative COVID test or mask required.

About

The brief (aka panty) making workshop is open to all! Though prioritizes applicants interested in making briefs with more front/crotch space than traditional women’s underwear. Trans femme, queer, and plus-size applicants will be prioritized.

  • 8 hour workshop (over two days)

  • 12 students per workshop, 2 instructors

  • Lunch provided on longer day

  • Go home with 1 self made brief

  • All skill levels welcome –including people who’ve never sewn before

  • All supplies will be provided including fabric and sewing machines 

  • Accessibility accommodations for disabled and/or chronically ill folks will be made including ASL interpretation if requested 2 weeks in advance

  • LGBTQIA+ prioritized, and some slots reserved specifically for low-income, plus-size, BIPOC, and disabled/chronically ill folks. 

Beginner vs Experienced Sewists

  • These workshops are structured to accommodate all skill levels. There will be different start times in order to teach different skill levels, followed by open sewing time with instructors present for trouble shooting and questions. 

  • If you’ve never sewn before, we’ll teach you! 

  • If you sew but are new to knitwear and underwear, or want to use your serger (aka coverstitch machine), that’s great too.

Brief Options

  • The brief (aka panty) making workshop is geared towards anyone interested in making briefs with more front/crotch space than traditional women’s underwear. Trans femmes applicants will be prioritized. 

  • Everyone’s first pair will be a regular everyday pair of briefs, in a cheeky or full coverage style (made to the measurements of your choosing).

  • Half way through the workshop, we’ll instruct on modifications for compression (or tucking), and other pattern and fit options –which you can try out on your second pair if you’d like.

Capacity & Fees:

  • The true cost of these workshops is over $200 per person, but thanks to grant funding we’re able to offer sliding scale pricing, and some free spots. If you’re able to pay on the higher end, you’d be helping to cover the admission of someone who cannot pay as much.

  • Refunds will only be issued if we’re able to fill your spot from the waitlist and that person can pay a similar amount as you. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations within 2 weeks of the workshop –though in the case of an emergency we will transfer your attendance to a future workshop, if possible.

Instructors

  • Mel Martinez (they/them), a transmasc/nonbinary sewist of Indigenous/Latin American descent. Owner of Aqua Underwear, a gender and size inclusive undie brand based in Salt Lake City. AquaUnderwearSLC.com Instagram @AquaUnderwear 

  • Talia Parkinson (she/they), a transfem hobbyist sewist and former software engineer turned embroidery expert for Salt Lake Community College's Printing Services.