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title: "Building Community Through Sewing: Meet ChaCha N. Hudson"
description: Dr. Cha Cha N. Hudson transforms her passion for sewing into community-building through The Sewcial Café, empowering women to learn, create, and connect.
image: https://horn.udel.edu/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(1)-3.png
---

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## Building Community Through Sewing: Meet ChaCha N. Hudson

by [Caitlin Scott](https://horn.udel.edu/author/caitlin-scott) • November 12, 2026

 

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Through her involvement with Horn, including Hen Hatch and the Summer Founders program, ChaCha N. Hudson gained experiences that helped her develop her ideas and continue building her entrepreneurial mindset. While working as an adjunct instructor of apparel design at the University of Delaware, Hudson noticed a need for more accessible studio space. Instead of simply seeing a challenge, she saw an opportunity to create something of her own, eventually opening her first sewing studio in 2018.Hudson initially envisioned it as a place where women could learn how to sew and develop a skill they could potentially turn into a side hustle. She wanted to make sewing more accessible by providing the tools, resources and space needed to learn the craft while giving women an opportunity to explore their entrepreneurial interests. As the studio grew, however, Hudson began to see her idea reach beyond its original purpose. Women from throughout the community came not only with entrepreneurial goals, but also to learn a new hobby, express their creativity and connect with others. What started as an entrepreneurial idea soon became a welcoming community for people with a variety of interests and goals. After some time, Hudson made the decision to close her studio and explore a different direction, but her entrepreneurial journey was far from over.

This next chapter brought her to Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she currently works as an adjunct professor of Fashion Communications. In this role, Hudson designs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses exploring the intersection of fashion, media, communications, advocacy and social justice. While Hudson continued to grow as an educator, her interest in sewing and building a creative community remained. In the years that followed, she found a new location and brought her vision back to life through The Sewcial Café.

Based in Frederick, Maryland, The Sewcial Café has grown into a community sewing space where women can create, collaborate and build their skills. Hudson has since expanded the business to include a fabric store, where she hosts individual and group sewing classes, workshops and other opportunities for members of the community to learn and connect. Hudson has also found new ways to reach women beyond the physical space. Through the Sewcial Membership, she curates fabric boxes for women looking to continue learning and become more confident in their sewing abilities. Her Designer Membership takes that experience a step further by combining curated fabric boxes with online Zoom classes, allowing members to learn and create alongside Hudson from wherever they are.

Looking ahead, Hudson has even bigger goals for The Sewcial Café. She hopes to move into a larger studio that will allow her to offer bigger classes, welcome more people and expand the overall experience. She also plans to bring in additional instructors, creating opportunities for more classes and longer hours. Beyond expanding the studio, Hudson hopes to eventually take The Sewcial Café into a new area of the fashion industry by selling clothing. At the center of that goal is her desire to help women feel comfortable and confident in what they wear. Through more inclusive clothing options, she hopes to give women another way to find pieces that fit their bodies, personal style and needs. Whether through teaching women to create clothing of their own or expanding what The Sewcial Café can offer, Hudson continues to build a business centered on helping women learn, create and connect.

Interested in learning more about ChaCha N. Hudson and The Sewcial Café? Check out[The Sewcial Café](https://thesewcialcafe.com/)  website to explore upcoming classes, memberships, workshops and more.

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