Our Biweekly Newsletter - 14 July 2017 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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A Part-Time Employment Opportunity! SewGreen@Rochester is looking for a part-time (20 hours/week) shop manager. Required skills: Knowledge of sewing, fabric, yarn and related tools, customer service, cash register, Square point-of-sale, social media and computer skills, light shop maintenance. High School diploma or GED required. We are looking for someone who has a love of textiles and knowledge of sewing, knitting, crochet and related tools, alongside an awareness of environmental sustainability. This is an ideal job for an artist or freelance worker who needs a regular side income. The candidate must enjoy customer service as well as helping to keep the shop environment neat and inviting in a manner that will encourage community-building and foster creativity. The shop manager will be responsible for working closely with Georgia Carney, coordinator of SewGreen@Rochester, and for updating the website, preparing and emailing the shop newsletter, and posting events and photos to social media. Interested? Please contact Georgia at info@sewgreenrochester.org, or by calling the shop at 585-328-2642. Position will begin in early August 2017. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m., Saturday, July 22. |
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Zippers Made Easy Need closure? Learn how to sew in zippers. Make them invisible or flaunt them! Come learn how. Sewing machine experience is a pre-requisite. Monday, July 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. Rub-off a Pattern - Parts 1 & 2 Do you have a garment that you love to wear? It's the perfect fit, or drape, and you just can't find another quite like it? Don't despair! You don't have to take it apart to duplicate it. Bring it in, and we will help you recreate it without tearing apart your favorite piece of clothing. This class will be taught in two parts: Tuesdays, July 18 & 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. |
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Sergers 101/201 Sergers can be a little intimidating but they are great sewing tools once you understand how to use and adjust them to suit your project. Bring your serger, or sit down at one of the shop sergers, and learn the basics of threading and tension. Bring your serger's manual and all its feet, too! Monday, July 24, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. or 4 to 6 p.m.
On the Upcycle
Come, reinvigorate your thrift-shop finds, or spruce up that garment you sort of like, but want to love... Or transform it into something entirely different. July Wednesdays beginning the 12th, from 4 to 6 p.m.
On some calendars we handed out, this class appears on Thursdays. It will only be taught on Wednesdays. We apologize for the miscommunication!
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News, Events and More Opportunities |
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Street Closures Coming
On Saturday, July 22, streets around SewGreen@ROC will be temporarily closed to through-traffic for the VoteTilla event, a celebration of 100 years of women's voices and votes in New York State. Please visit VoteTilla.org and select Parade for more information as you plan your trip to the shop that day. We hope you'll help us celebrate, too! Volunteer Orientation
For long-time volunteers, and for people who want to get started: Come, learn the ropes of volunteering at SewGreen@ROC. We're offering several opportunities: Thursday, July 27 from 10 to 11 a.m.; Wednesday, August 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 5 to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, August 12 from 3 to 4 p.m. |
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Service Project in Need of Knitting Materials? We have them! If you know of an organization in need of yarn and knitting needles, we have much more than we will ever be able to sell or use to teach. Give us a call at 585-328-2642, or email us at info@sewgreenrochester.org, and let us contribute what we can. Wanted: A Volunteer Co-Coordinator Patti Blaine has been the primary contact for volunteers since we opened the shop in December 2015. On August 26, she's leaving SewGreen@ROC to begin a year-long chaplain residency at Strong Hospital (URMC). If you are interested in taking up the work of being the primary contact for shop volunteers, please email her at volunteer@sewgreenrochester.org. That email address could become yours! |
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Skirts are the thing lately at Saturday's Kids' Sewing Club. Below left, Elena models her new skirt, and on the right, Modesty in hers with a matching headband. Both girls made their skirts from scraps in our beloved "Scrappy Land" during our two hour Kids' Sewing Club session! We are so grateful for the volunteers who regularly work one-on-one with the kids on Saturdays. Thank you, Deborah, Linda, Paula and Rosemarie! You keep us all smiling. |
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Upcoming Summer Camps! Fearless Fashion Camp, Monday through Friday, July 17 - 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Have you ever wanted to design your own clothes? Let us show you each step of the process, from your sketch to the runway, using our fabrics, notions, sewing materials and machines. Join us and have fun working to make your dream garment while working alongside others with their own vision and the same goal! We'll end with a Fashion Show, July 21st. Ages 10 & up! Class & materials, $40. Scholarships are available. Marionette Camp, Mondays through Fridays, August 7 - 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Make your own marionette with master puppeteer, Tom Bohrer! Camp will end with a marionette puppet show, Friday, August 18. Ages 10 & up! Class & materials, $50. Scholarships are available, underwritten by St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Dansville, NY. |
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Mon, July 17: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fearless Fashion Camp & 4 to 6 p.m. Zippers Made Easy Tues, July 18: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fearless Fashion Camp & 5 to 7 p.m. Rub-off a Pattern - Part 1 Wed, July 19: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fearless Fashion Camp & 4 to 6 p.m. On the Upcycle Thurs, July 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fearless Fashion Camp Fri, July 21: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fearless Fashion Camp & 3 to 6 p.m. Knit/Crochet Club - Free! Sat, July 22: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon 1872 Knitting Circle @ the 1872 Cafe - Free! & 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids' Sewing Club - Free! & 2 to 4 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity - Free! |
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Mon, July 24: 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Monday Mindful Walk 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4 to 6 p.m. Serger 101/201 Tues, July 25: 5 to 7 p.m. Rub-off a Pattern - Part 2 Wed, July 26: 4 to 6 p.m. On the Upcycle Thurs, July 27: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteer Orientation & 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity - Free! Fri, July 28: 3 to 6 p.m. Knit/Crochet Club - Free! Sat, July 29: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon 1872 Knitting Circle @ the 1872 Cafe - Free! & 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids' Sewing Club - Free! & 2 to 4 p.m. Open Sewing Opportunity - Free! SewGreen@Rochester is closed Sundays. |
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Unless otherwise noted, our two-hour classes are $10 each. Sign up for our classes in advance by calling 585-328-2642 or emailing info@sewgreenrochester.org. ----------- Scholarships are always available for each of our classes! |
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Remember... Every Saturday is Scrappy Saturday! Our small scrappy bags stuffed with scraps and rolls of fabric and/or unmarked balls of yarn are only $1 all day (regularly $3 on weekdays). Bring your own grocery-sized tote and stuff it full for only $5 (regularly $10). Stop by and fill a bag this Saturday, and every Saturday! |
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Join us on our Monday Mindful Walks from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Walk with us every Monday morning through our beautiful, historic Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood. Come along and see the architecture, the public artworks, the trees and gardens, and say hello with us to any of our neighbors who might be out and about. |
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Unless otherwise noted above, our shop is open Mon - Fri, 11 a.m - 6 p.m. and Sat, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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