2025 Threads Challenge Theme:

Summer Wedding Challenge

Threads asks the members of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals to create a dress or ensemble suitable for a guest at a summer wedding.

Weddings range from beach-casual to ultraformal these days. You may design for whatever style of wedding you prefer, but your ensemble must be for a guest-not a bride, groom, member of the wedding party, or mother of the bride. The guest you design for may be of any age, size, and gender. Be sure to explain who your "client" is in your artist's statement, and what type of wedding they are attending.

We ask that your design be appropriate for a warm-weather event, where the temperature is 70 degrees and up. Further, in keeping with tradition we request that you avoid all-white and all-black looks, and anything that might outshine the bride.

Just for luck, please include at least one of the following in your design: something old, something borrowed, or something blue. In your statement, tell us about this extra element and what it means to you.

Questions? Contact the Challenge coordinator at challenge@sewingprofessionals.com

Challenge Terms:

The Challenge is open to formal and retired members with at least one year of continuous membership in the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals. Entrants must maintain their membership in good standing throughout the entire Challenge process, from submission of Intent to Enter through publication of winning garments by the magazine. The winner of Best Overall is asked to serve as a judge for the next year's challenge, and therefore cannot enter.

If you are currently a student, emerging, or patron of ASDP and would like to change membership categories so you can enter, contact the VP of Membership at membership@sewingprofessionals.com.

More information coming soon!