Sewing Inspiration
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Dealing with Sewing Donations
I'm definitely someone who doesn't like to waste anything. I hate throwing food away that I didn't get a chance to make or eat. I love that I'm able to take articles of clothing in…
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I am going to Challenge Myself
I'm not going to buy new clothes for at least 1 year. I declared this 1 months ago on social media and so far I've not broken any of my rules. Well now that…
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The Calming Effects of Sewing
Maybe you've seen the article going around the blogosphere lately about the calming effects of sewing that can help people express and heal themselves. This is something we've known in our core for a…
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Best Memories from Sewing Summer Camp
Well we did it! We made it through another season of sewing summer camp. Anyone as exhausted as I am? Since most schools start up in the eastern US next week and…
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Celebrating Sewing Success: The Runway show
… At least once a year, we celebrate all of our younger students sewing successes with one of our favorite activities – The Kids Runway Show! This is a sometimes yearly, sometimes by-yearly…
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Sewing Is Literally Changing Peoples Lives
There are days when I think, what’s so great about sewing? Or those days when I take myself a little too serious and need to say to myself, simmer down Megan, we’re not…
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Más hilo, por favor.
“More thread, please.” This was the most adorable Spanish phrase I kept hearing during my time teaching at La Escualita last week! Hallelujah – something I could actually understand. Even though this may…
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Volunteer Teaching Kids in Mexico How to Sew – Can you help?
There’s a little Mayan village called Macario Gomez just outside of Talum, Mexico. A women named Erika, who is originally from Jersey City, opened a BnB in this area and since has also…
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Get Away & Be Inspired at a Sewing Retreat
I first started hosting sewing retreats about 4 years ago. From day one, I was completely hooked. My studio is in a very urban area and I knew my students would LOVE the chance…
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Sewing as a Daily Spiritual Practice
Disclaimer: I promise to not get all woo woo and/or religious on you! I think people see the word spiritual and think for sure I’m gonna start talking about god, but I promise…
