SEWING STUDIO IN PORTLAND

Kinship is a fully equipped sewing studio for fashion designers, sewists, and makers in Portland.

Access professional industrial sewing machines, large cutting tables, pressing equipment, and essential sewing tools in a creative shared workspace.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE STUDIO

A white Juki industrial sewing machine with blue branding, positioned on a gray worktable in a workshop setting with other sewing equipment blurred in the background.

Industrial Straight Stitch

For general garment construction, seams, topstitching, woven fabrics, and everyday sewing.

6x Juki DDL-5550N

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Industrial Overlock / Serger

For finishing seams and working with stretch and knit fabrics.

1x Union Special Mark IV

1x Pegasus EX3216-42

1x Brother EF4-V51-25-6

A vintage-style industrial coverstitch machine with adjustable white desk lamps on a wooden worktable in a bright, brick-walled workshop.

Industrial Coverstitch

For professional hems and finishes on knits and stretch garments.

1x Union Special FS132C200MV044

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Cutting Tables

Large professional cutting tables with self healing mats, room to spread out, and communal underneath shelf storage.

a woman ironing with an industrial iron and board

Pressing Tools

Gravity steam irons, ironing boards, sleeve boards, tailor's ham, and a professional garment steamer.

A person in a gray sweater drapes a light cream fabric over a dress form mannequin in a bright, modern sewing studio.

Dress Forms

Professional women's dress forms available in sizes 6, 8, and 10 for draping, fitting, pattern development, and garment construction.

A person working at a large gridded drafting table in a sewing studio, cutting black fabric with a rotary cutter. The room has brick walls, large windows, mannequins, and sewing machines in the background.

Shared Supplies

  • Pattern paper
  • Scissors
  • Rotary cutters
  • Rulers
  • Seam rippers + awls
  • Pins + clips
  • Needles
  • Bobbins
  • Measuring tape
  • Tailor's chalk
  • Variety of presser feet
  • Thread
  • Fabric weights

Fitting Room

Private fitting room for trying on garments, checking fit, making alterations, or meeting clients for fittings and consultations.

Book Fitting Room

Kinship is designed for people who need more than a home sewing machine can offer.

Work with professional industrial equipment, spread out on our cutting tables, press your garments, and move between stages of the process without packing your entire studio into a tote bag.