Machine Recipient Stories Archives - The Sewing Machine Project

Five Machines

by Margaret | Aug 22, 2021 | Machine Recipient Stories | 6 comments

…an excerpt from a letter I recently wrote to a donor This letter so full of gratitude…I hope you can feel it spilling off of the page. I recently reached out to a few of our volunteers asking them to take over the preparation of three shipments of sewing...

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...

Kosovo

by Margaret | Oct 1, 2019 | Founder's Musings, General, International | 1 comment

I visited Kosovo in 2009, stretching my mind and courage. And when we stretch ourselves, surprising connections show up.

A New Chapter

by Margaret | Sep 11, 2019 | Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General | 2 comments

Tic tic tic, the needle moves up and down powerfully and effortlessly. The stitch is perfect–even and balanced–the upper and lower threads grabbing hold of one another, hands held in a tiny dot on the fabric’s surface. I am alone in our workroom. An...