Sewing Machine Sale to Benefit Training Program 11 am to 2 pm, Saturday, September 20 Women's Community Building 100 West Seneca Street, downtown Ithaca.
SewGreen, a not-for-profit group that promotes sustainability in sewing and fashion, will offer more than 30 restored sewing machines in a benefit sale. Every machine will be ready to sew and will come with a user's manual. Many makes and models, spanning nearly a century, will be available. SewGreen will put money earned at the sale toward a course in sewing machine repair open to local residents, including low-income youth and adults. The group is hosting a nationally-known instructor for six days of intensive, hands-on training in early November. Sewing machine repair is a useful vocation that's in danger of being lost. Until computerization, sewing machine technology didn't change a lot, and machines were built to last for up to 100 years. Much of the knowledge is held by a generation that is largely in retirement, and the training may not be available again. For more information about the repair course or the sale, contact Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 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 free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
