Official Home of National Sewing Month
September is National Sewing Month and it’s a great time to indulge your passion for sewing or even to introduce yourself to the art if you’ve never tried it before.
A smart place to start is with your local chapter of the American Sewing Guild. Enjoy monthly meetings, stitch-ins, workshops, seminars or the popular annual conference. Just learning to sew? You can search for a Trained Sewing Instructor in your area (available soon) or enjoy some of the many free sewing projects and articles available on www.sewing.org
GO GREEN! SEW GREEN!
We see our environment differently now and recognize that we can make a difference without sacrificing comfort or style. New advances in “green” technology and processes mean you can now Sew Green! with beautiful, organically grown fabrics that are good for you and safe for the environment. Sewing Green doesn’t require that you toss your fabric stash though. You can still Sew Green! by choosing sewing notions that are eco-friendly and by using compact fluorescent bulbs in your sewing room.
Another great choice is something we’ve all done for years - re-use, re-make and re-style! Who hasn’t turned a fabric scrap into a contrasting pocket or appliqué? How about snipping buttons from a hopelessly stained jacket and re-using them on a new suit? Consider donations and recycling before relegating old clothes to the landfill. Even polyester and Polartec can find a new life.
September is a time to celebrate our passion with National Sewing Month, but we know the creative, therapeutic and calming effects of sewing are joys that we can celebrate throughout the entire year.
Happy sewing!
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