8-Limbs

Erika Ikeler holds laid-back fashion design seminars at 8-Limbs each month, supported by apprenticeships and networking opportunities. The space also serves as a gallery and boutique stocked with handmade jewelry, clothing, home decor, and other goods made by independent artists and designers. As Echo Park buzzes outside, Erika infuses her funky shop with her own artistic energy, equipping novice designers with the skills necessary to fashion their own threads, home goods, or costumes for ghosts to wear to toga parties. Her hands-on classes maintain modest sizes, ensuring budding designers receive personal attention. Each student mans a provided sewing machine—or his or her own trusted apparatus—and learns the gamut of garment-creation, from sewing machine basics to the intricacies of designing successful clothing.