Our Biweekly Newsletter - 20 May 2016 Check out what we've been up to so far this month & what's coming up next! |
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Thank you for visiting the shop and for bringing along your friends! |
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This just in: Free Scrappy Bags to the 1st 10 Visitors to our Shop on Saturday, May 21! So Ease on Down and C'mon In! |
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Wilson Magnet's Divine Designers Wrap Up! |
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In mid-April, SewGreen@Rochester went to school, joining faculty advisor, Carol Lurye for Wilson Magnet High School's Period 11, an afterschool arts and technology program in drama, dance, music, film-making, and fashion design. Five weeks later, on the evening of May 12th, the students' completed work was on display in the school's auditorium. |
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Carol, Georgia, Tiffany and Patti worked with four 9th grade students, Amarria, Hawa, Jamisha and Shauntavia - the Divine Designers - at the high school, teaching basic sewing machine skills and guiding them as they developed ideas about colors and shapes from their preliminary drawings. About mid-way into our five weeks together, we invited the students to our shop to choose fabrics. |
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Once the fabric was in their hands, all the drawing, measuring, and shaping leaped from abstractions to something concrete that the girls could touch and feel. During our final week together, we worked with them at the shop after school, pinning, cutting, pressing, and stitching, getting ready for Thursday's big event. See how beautiful they are, and how proud they are of their work Many thanks to all who helped work with the students! We look forward to working with these Divine Designers again. |
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Two new Classes Coming in June! |
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Serger Class Laurie Phillips, a long-time sewing machine expert, is coming to the shop to demystify sergers. Do you have a serger? Do you want to learn how to thread it? Or how to use it like an expert? Sign up for one of her classes, Tuesday, June 7: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. $10 for one class. Scholarships are always available for all of our classes! |
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Ragdolls with Julia Julia Eddy will be teaching us how to make ragdolls on two Mondays, June 6 & 13, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come to the 1st class and learn how to make a ragdoll of your own using fabric scraps and yarn ends you will find in our shop. Come back for the 2nd class and learn how to make clothing and other items for your new doll. Ages 10 and up. $20 for two classes. |
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May 23 - June 4 Schedule Mon, May 23: 4 to 6 p.m. Sewing Machine 201 Tues, May 24: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity & 5 to 7 p.m. Handsewing for Beginners Wed, May 25: 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Project Linus at SewGreen@ROC - Free! & 5 to 7 p.m. Sew We Gather at SewGreen@ROC - Free! Thurs, May 26: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity & 4 to 6 p.m. Beautiful Handbags with Josefina Fri, May 27: 3 to 6 p.m. Knit/Crochet Club - Free! Sat, May 28: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stitchin' on the Sidwalk & 2 to 4 p.m. Working with Dress Forms |
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Mon, May 30: SewGreen@Rochester will be closed in observance of Memorial Day Tues, May 31: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity & 5 to 7 p.m. Draping / Flat Patterning Workshop Wed, June 1: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Project Linus at SewGreen@ROC - Free! & 5 to 7 p.m. Sew We Gather at SewGreen@ROC - Free! Thurs, June 2: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity & 4 to 6 p.m. Beautiful Handbags with Josefina Fri, June 3: 3 to 6 p.m. Knit/Crochet Club - Free! Sat, June 4: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SewGreen@Rochester will be at Square Fair (Come visit us in Aberdeen Square between Post & Woodbine Avenues; the shop on Arnett will be open for business as usual) SewGreen@Rochester is closed Sundays. |
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SewGreen@Rochester Participates in Two Neighborhood Events! |
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Ease on Down Saturday, May 21st From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., SewGreen@ROC will be participating in the Thurston Brooks Merchants Association 5th Annual "Ease on Down" Event. We will be out on the sidewalk in front of our shop all day, with creative, hands-on crafts and activities for all ages. We will be participating in the Ease on Down raffle, so stop by and use your raffle ticket to receive a 10% discount on everything in our shop! We will also be setting up sewing machines for sale, and many of our students will be selling items they've made from fabric, yarn and notions they purchased in our shop. Many of these items were sewn on shop sewing machines! Come and see their work! And help us reduce our inventory of sewing machines. We will pair you with the perfect machine for you! |
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Square Fair Saturday, June 4th The Square Fair at Aberdeen Square has a long history in the 19th Ward. No one can quite remember which year it began! This year, SewGreen@ROC will be there from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., demonstrating our treadle machines, spinning yarn, knitting and more! Stop by and say hello - and try out our fiber tools at no charge. We will not be selling anything at the Square Fair, but our shop will be open! Volunteers Needed! Both events! You can help us represent crafty goodness in the great outdoors of Arnett Blvd and Aberdeen Square! Interested? Call us at 585-328-2642 or email volunteer@sewgreenrochester.org today! |
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Overheard at the shop this week: "I learn better in person, one-on-one." - Melinda |
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