SewGreen ReUse News, January 27, 2009 SewGreen encourages sustainability through the reuse of fabric, fiber, and fashion. www.sew-green.org
CONTENTS ~~ February Classes ~~ Call for Entries: Fashion & Gallery Show ~~ Open Sews ~~ Donations and Resale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SewGreen classes and events are open to everyone (guys, too!) and are held at the SewGreen classroom, Women's Community Building, 100 W Seneca Street, downtown Ithaca. ADA accessible; near downtown TCAT bus stops; free parking in the lot after 5:30pm weekdays and all day Sat & Sun. To pre-register for a class or for more information, contact [email protected]; 607-277-7611. SewGreen is a not-for-profit community program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEBRUARY CLASSES ~~ Next Steps in Beginning Sewing If you've taken SewGreen's Beginning Sewing class, where we have learned to use a sewing machine and make a simple tote bag from reused materials -- or have equivalent experience -- you're ready for the Next Step! Sign up for Beginning Sewing II, a new class that will review the machine briefly and move on to a more complex reuse project. For teens and adults. $15. Scholarships available. Pre-registration required. Offered twice: 6 to 8pm, Tuesday, February 3; repeated 6 to 8pm, Wednesday, February 4. ~~ Teen Sewing Day, led by Vera Whisman Friday, February 6, is a day off for Ithaca City Schools, and teens are invited to join us for a sewing party, 11am to 4pm. Learn or review use of a sewing machine and make a creative reuse project. All materials supplied. $25. Scholarships available. Pre-registration is required. ~~ FREE Valentine Crafts Workshop Make a gift or card for your sweetie at this free reuse workshop for all ages. All materials supplied. 11am to 1pm, Saturday, February 7. ~~ "Meet Your Machine," led by Dianne Black Bring in your older sewing machine, in good working order. We'll show you how to best use and care for it. Any make or model, made from the 1980s to way, way back. $15. Pre-registration required. 2 - 4 pm, Saturday, February 7. ~~ Scrap Quilting, led by Katie Sullivan Katie is a quilter who will take you through the basics of making a small scrapwork quilt project in this two-part class. Some previous machine sewing experience is requested, as this is not a beginning class. Bring your own scraps or pick from our wonderful collection. Teens and adults. $30. Scholarships available. Pre-registration is required. Two sessions: 6 to 8:30pm, Tuesday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 17. ~~ Beginning Sewing I Learn the basics of sewing on a machine, and make a small project. teens and adults. $15. Scholarships available. Pre-registration is required. 6 to 8pm, Tuesday, Feb 24. ~~ ReUse Rugs! Guest workshop leader Melissa Hutson will show how to crochet a rug from fabric strips, 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, February 14. Katie Sullivan and friends will teach a no-sew braided rug technique, 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, February 28. All materials supplied or bring your own materials to reuse. Each class is $15. Pre-registration is required. ~~ Sew with a Pattern, two-part class: Learn how to interpret, lay out, cut, and sew from a simple pattern. $30. Scholarships available. Pre-registration is required. 6 to 8:30pm, Wednesday, February 25 and Thursday, February 26. More classes in March, including Beginning Sewing I and II, more on machine maintenance, and vacation-day classes for kids 8 to 12 and teens. Please go to www.sew-green.org for the complete list. To pre-register for a class, contact [email protected]; 607-277-7611. Private lessons are also available, by appointment. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR ENTRIES: Fashion & Gallery Show SewGreen is hosting a "creative reuse" gallery show of original and redesigned fashions; fabric and fiber art; and creative stitchery at the Community School of Music and Art, in downtown Ithaca, in the month of April, 2009. The opening will feature a fashion show on the evening of Friday, April 3. The show's theme is R-E-S-P-E-C-T (thank you, Ms Aretha Franklin), as in: respect for our planet, its workers, and our independent creative abilities. Entries must be completely made or reconstructed from reused or existing materials. Items may be priced for sale but must remain in the gallery for the duration of the show. Contact Wendy, [email protected] for guidelines or visit www.sew-green.org to download the entry form. --------------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN SEWS, 1 to 4 pm, First & Third Sundays The SewGreen classroom is open to anyone who wants to sew on their own project, or help us with one of ours. There is no formal instruction, but sometimes visitors help each other solve sewing problems. Our tools and materials are available to use, and it's just fun to sew in a group. Free and open to all. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DONATIONS & RESALE SewGreen depends on your donations of good-quality but unwanted fabric, sewing and needlecraft supplies, and sewing machines. We sort and redistribute these materials. We donate appropriate materials to charity sewing groups, we reuse materials in our classes, we refurbish machines for reuse or resale, and we have two retail outlets for good-quality selected fabric and yarns: Tuff Soul, 516 W State Street, Ithaca (also our main drop-off location); and the ReUse Center in the Triphammer Mall. Please reuse materials whenever possible, and support SewGreen's activities for youth and adults through your donations and purchases. Donations guidelines can be found at: www.sew-green.org/sew_donation. Thank you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To be added or subtracted from SewGreen's newsletter distribution list, contact Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, [email protected], 607-277-7611. 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