Community Programs-Local Archives - The Sewing Machine Project

Collective Effervescence

by Margaret | Aug 29, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General, International | 0 comments

When we sew in community it is about so much more than sewing.

My heart sings

by Margaret | Jul 22, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, General, Immigrant Groups, Recipient Stories | 0 comments

I just heard from Annette who taught our most recent local sewing class. Working with a group of 8 beginning sewers, Annette and the volunteers who helped her were bubbling with excitement, clearly a reflection of the enthusiasm of the group they taught. A celebration...

It takes a village

by Margaret | Jun 11, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Donors and Donations, General | 2 comments

We do not live in a vacuum. We are here to interact with one another. We are here to lift one another up and walk alongside one another. This is so true for The Sewing Machine Project. We exist because an idea was lifted up and people felt its power. Individuals and...

Women’s Day

by Margaret | Mar 8, 2019 | Community Programs-Local, Community Programs-National, Founder's Musings, General, Immigrant Groups | 0 comments

Though The Sewing Machine Project has no gender specific policy, most of the machines we distribute go to women. Since the beginning, groups begun by and working with women find a connection with the work we do. We hear the stories. Stories of great need, of women...

Sewing and Healing

by Margaret | Jun 6, 2018 | Community Programs-Local, In the News | 2 comments

When sharing The Sewing Machine Project with others I often struggle to find the words to convey the depth of connection within this organization. Though we began with a simple wish to gather and share machines, I’ve learned over the years that the connections,...