Mending the World
My husband Peter looked lovingly across the table. "Honey," he said, "you can't save the world." "But I want to!" I said. I'd been reading the paper and could feel the mounting tension that each day's news always brings. There is so much work to be done. I want to do...
Gail
I got word yesterday that Gail had passed. Gail. I saw her face before my eyes. Full of light. Always so full of light. Gail became a volunteer with the Sewing Machine Project several years ago. She loved tinkering with old sewing machines. Not much use for the high...
#BlackLivesMatter
As an organization we typically are not a part of political discussions but the call for deep change within the very bones of our society is one to which we all must respond.
And just like that…
...everything changed. In the past few weeks society has come to a halt as the battle with Covid-19 wages. The Sewing Machine Project is affected, as are most businesses and nonprofits, communities and individuals across the country, across the globe, by the necessary...
TBT
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 pictures and...
Many Hands
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 filling...
It takes a village
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 our menders...
15
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...
Kosovo
I visited Kosovo in 2009, stretching my mind and courage. And when we stretch ourselves, surprising connections show up.
Sew News!
What an honor to be included in the October/November 2019 issue of Sew News! Enjoy!
WPT – The Sewing Machine Project on Wisconsin Life
The Healing Power of Sewing
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