Designer holding out the sleeves of a gold gown
2027 · Designers

Designer waitlist 2027

Make a runway look from thrift finds and reclaimed fabric in 48 hours. Registration opens in the spring, and the waitlist hears first.

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Leave your details and we'll contact you as soon as 2027 designer registration opens. Beginners welcome.

Designer pinning a blue-green skirt on a model
2027

How the Create-a-Thon works

Get your materials

Donated clothing, fabric and trims from the Fashion Lab stash, plus whatever thrift finds you bring.

48 hours in the lab

Two days of designing, cutting and sewing alongside the other designers, with machines, irons and food on hand.

Walk it down the runway

Your look is worn by a model or a Sensational Sedonan in the Fashion Lab Sedona show.

The 2026 Create-a-Thon

Inside the lab

Wide view of the Create-a-Thon floor at Ultimate Light Mission Designer trying on a gold patterned dress mid-build Designer holding up a green and blue silk fabric Designer pinning a blue-green skirt on a model Designer cutting red plaid fabric on the floor Model wearing a sheer floral veil Designer smiling at her sewing table Designer with headphones working on a rainbow striped garment Designer taking a photo in the lab Finished cream gown with a long train on a dress form Green beaded trim on a gold brocade top Flower headpiece on a dress form Designer holding out the sleeves of a gold gown Trays of sandwiches for the designers Designer holding up a sweater with monarch butterflies Designer in a purple hood and paisley top Two people pinning a garment Tray of cannoli Group photo of the 2026 Create-a-Thon designers outside Designer presenting a finished jacket on a model Designers sewing late under studio lights Designer hand-stitching a floral piece