SewGreen News, January 13, 2010 www.sew-green.org SewGreen is a not-for-profit community organization that promotes sustainability in fabric, fiber, and fashion through reuse and education. We operate a sewing reuse store and hold classes for all ages.
CONTENTS ~ Classes ~ Volunteers Needed for SewGreen Store ~ Teen Apprenticeships Available ~ Material Donations Welcome ~ Sorting Days ~ Teachers & Classroom Helpers Needed ~~ Classes ~~ All SewGreen classes are held in our classroom in the Women's Community Building, 100 West Seneca Street, in downtown Ithaca. Everything is supplied. Pre-registration is required. Scholarships are available if cost is a barrier. To sign up, send an email to [email protected] or call 607-277-7611. Fix & Stitch, 2 to 4 pm, Saturday Jan 16 Bring in your older sewing machine and learn to clean, oil, and troubleshoot it for optimum performance. Use our tools and materials. For adults and teens; 12 and under with a parent. Repeated Feb 20. $15. Kids' Creative Sew, 3 to 4:30 pm, Friday Jan 22 through Feb 26 For children 8 to 12 who have attended at least one SewGreen beginning sewing class, this after-school series will feature new projects and skill-builders in a creative environment. Space is limited so sign up now! This series will be repeated twice this Winter/Spring. Ask about exact dates. $90 for six week series. Beginning Sewing for Kids, 10 am to noon, Saturday Jan 23 through Feb 6 For children 8 to 12 who want to learn to use a sewing machine. Close personal attention in a small class leads to independence in sewing and creating projects. The series will be repeated twice more this Winter/Spring. $60 for three-week series. Beginning Sewing I, 6 to 8 pm, Tuesday Jan 26 Learn to use a sewing machine and make a drawstring backpack. For adults and teens. Repeated Feb 9 and 23. $15 or $25 for both Beginning I and II. Beginning Sewing II, 6 to 8 pm, Thursday Jan 28 Learn next steps in sewing with a machine and make a bib apron. For adults and teens. Repeated Feb 11 and 25. $15 or $25 for both Beginning I and II. Beginning Sewing III, 6 to 8 pm, Wednesday, Feb 17 Learn to put in a zipper and make a lining as you create a small purse/cargo bag. For adults and teens. Beginning I and II or equivalent experience needed. Repeated March 17. $15. Sewing Clinic, 1 to 4 pm, Saturday Feb 13 Bring unfinished projects, apparel you want to refashion, ideas you want to make real. Our experienced sewers will help you accomplish your goals. Basic sewing knowledge is required. Bring your own machine or use ours. Repeated Feb 27 and March 13. $15. Miniature Sewing Room, 1 to 4 pm, Saturday March 20 Join artisan Richard Tabor in making a miniature sewing room with an embroidery hoop as the base. We'll have lots of materials and tools, and you can bring your own miniature items, too. For a picture of Richard's "Scene in a Hoop" that will be the model for the room, visit the SewGreen website at www.sew-green.org. For adults and teens, 12 and under with a parent. $20. ~~ Volunteers Needed for SewGreen Store ~~ A few shifts are available at our reuse store in the DeWitt Mall for volunteers who can commit to a regular weekly or bi-weekly time. Training is provided. Open shifts are: Tuesdays from 10 am to 1 pm; Fridays from 11:45 to 1 pm; Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm; and occasional fill-ins at other times. Contact [email protected] or call 607-277-7611 for information. ~~ Teen Apprenticeships Available ~~ SewGreen apprentices meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday from 4:15 to 5:45 to learn to sew, make simple apparel, refashion existing garments, and develop other skills. Eighth-grade, high school, home-schooled, or gap year teens are invited to apply for this free program. More information and application forms are available on the SewGreen website, www.sew-green.org. ~~ Material Donations Welcome ~~ SewGreen accepts donations of clean, folded fabric; sewing notions; yarn; needlecraft supplies; and unwanted sewing machines of any vintage, including treadles. Up to three bags or boxes of materials, or three portable machines may be brought to the SewGreen store in the DeWitt Mall, corner of Seneca and Cayuga Streets any time we are open. The hours are 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday. The store is across the hall from Cat's Pajamas, near Moosewood and the Guitar Workshop. For larger donations or cabinet machines, please call for other arrangements. ~~ Sorting Days ~~ Volunteers are invited to help sort through mounds of fabric, and to help iron, measure, and fold it for resale. Lots of things to look at and handle, and lots of good conversation! Upcoming sorting days: Monday, January 25, 1 to 4 pm; Monday, February 1, 1 to 4 pm; Wednesday, Feb 3, 11 am to 2 pm. Contact [email protected] if you can come! ~~ Teachers and Classroom Helpers Needed ~~ We can always use more teachers and helpers in the classes. If you know how to sew and like working with diverse groups of people, teens, or kids, we'd like to meet you. Contact Wendy, [email protected], 607-277-7611. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
