FabAcademy which is the course taught by the same professor, but not part of MIT, includes a "wildcard" week where you can choose what to do. Many students will do embroidery using a embroidery machine. A number of final projects will also include sewing/textiles.

A friend of mine final project: https://fabacademy.org/2022/labs/charlotte/students/nidhie-d...

Also, as someone already mentioned, see fabricacademy.

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What about making a cast iron skillet from scratch? https://fabacademy.org/2024/labs/dilijan/students/shushanik-...