Margaret, Author at The Sewing Machine Project

TBT

by Margaret | Mar 5, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, Recipient Stories | 0 comments

I’m sorting and organizing the photos on my computer. It’s time consuming, best tackled in little pieces, but boy oh boy, is it fascinating! It helps me to remember the rich journey that is the Sewing Machine Project. I look at my face in some of the...

Many Hands

by Margaret | Feb 27, 2020 | General, International, Machine Recipient Stories | 4 comments

The task has grown little by little. It began (for me) when Nancy called and asked if I’d like to meet Jane. Jane was in the United States working with the team at IndiMark to gather resources for her Masai community in Kenya. She mentioned that her group was...

It takes a village

by Margaret | Jan 23, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General, International, Machine Recipient Stories, Our Board and Volunteers | 0 comments

It takes a village to do most things…raise a child, nourish a family, nurture a full life. The Sewing Machine Project, I discover over and over, is a village in itself–a tiny, busy, loving machine that whirs with energy. I’m reminded every day, as...

15

by Margaret | Jan 16, 2020 | Founder's Musings, General | 1 comment

2020 brings the 15th anniversary of The Sewing Machine Project! Back in 2005 when collecting a few sewing machines seemed like it might be a good idea, I never dreamed we’d be here now. But here we are! A testament to seeing what the Universe holds in store, The...

Our Fall 2019 Newsletter

by Margaret | Nov 1, 2019 | Our Newsletters | 0 comments

Join the Community! Here is the link to our Fall 2019 Newsletter. Please read and enjoy. If you’d like to receive these biannual newsletters automatically, please sign up through the “Contact” portion of our website and we’ll happily keep you...