[SustainableTompkins] SewGreen Opens Studio Space

[Patricia Haines]

Jake:
  I've given Vicky Kaiser the information on the NYS Cultural Tourism Initiative marketing funding program - she can fill your group in. I'd also like to ask you all to consider including Earth Day/Earth Week (Center for Environmental Sustainability) and National Dance Week, which is a program of Level Green that has been organizing a annual week of dance-related events at the end of April for 11 years now.
   
  So good to have last week's time with you - p

simplylovelife <yesjake at gmail.com> wrote:
  Great news Wendy! Gotta love the love from kindred establishments; keep the
network evolving in a positive direction.

Looking forward to making my own knit cap, my grandma would be proud!

Warm regards,

Jacob

On Jan 17, 2008 3:49 PM, Wendy Skinner wrote:

> Sustainable Sewing Program Opens Classroom Space
> Grand Opening January 26 Features Reuse Sale
>
> SewGreen, an Ithaca-based community program that encourages reuse and
> sustainability in sewing and needlecrafts, is partnering with Tuff Soul to
> open a studio for classes and workshops. Tuff Soul is a locally owned retail
> clothing store that sells vintage and organic apparel. A portion of the
> store, located at 516 West State Street in Ithaca, has been redesigned as a
> permanent activity space for SewGreen events.
>
> A fabric and fiber reuse sale will be held 11 am to 4 pm, January 26, to
> celebrate the grand opening of the SewGreen Studio at Tuff Soul. SewGreen
> supports its activities in part with proceeds from sales of donated fabric,
> yarn, needlecraft notions, and used sewing machines. The items are sold at
> very affordable prices to encourage reuse. SewGreen also donates materials
> to other organizations that will reuse them.
>
> Free gatherings called Sew & Tells will be held in the new studio, and
> low-cost community sewing classes will be offered in February. As the
> program grows, it will present other hands-on workshops, talks, and events
> to encourage a rediscovery of sewing and handcrafts as sustainable,
> self-reliant skills.
>
> SewGreen is an independent not-for-profit program that receives partial
> support from the Tompkins County Solid Waste Division. For more information
> on SewGreen and upcoming events at the new studio, visit www.sew-green.orgor contact Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator at
> coord at sew-green.org, 607-277-7611.
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