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6 people are interested
Teach Mending and Sewing
ORGANIZATION: Sustainable Capitol Hill
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6 people are interested
We run a free, monthly event to teach fellow Capitol Hill residents how to mend or modify their fabric belongings. Join our team so that we can host this event more frequently and help community members build these skills!
Overview
The Capitol Hill Tool Library is an all-volunteer organization that empowers our neighborhood to build DIY skills and improve sustainability, by offering tool borrowing, workspace, and free classes. Our borrow-able tools include eight sewing machines, a serger, and many other mending supplies.
At our "mending circle" events, anyone can bring in their torn or broken fabric items (or learn using our sample materials) and our volunteer team will teach them the skills they need. This event has been so well-attended in recent months that we’d love to grow the volunteer team and offer mending circle twice per month (or more!).
What you’ll do
For one or two two-hour shifts per month, you’ll come in and - alongside other volunteers - teach folks how to repair their items. You’ll do this by demoing or helping them get started; we’re not here to fix items for guests, but rather to teach them how to do so themselves.
Why you’ll be excited
Lots of people have no exposure to sewing, and attendees often come in really unconfident. By mentoring them for a few minutes and giving them the tools they need, our attendees totally change their outlook; they leave mending circle not only having solved their current project, but being able to fix their fabric belongings for the rest of their life.
We feel extremely rewarded and excited to see this empowerment in action, and to interact so closely with our neighbors. It also feels great to play a small part in slowing overconsumption and decreasing how much gets thrown away. Additionally, we get to work as a fun, tight volunteer team during each shift.
What skills you’ll need
You’ll need to have some experience with fabric repair skills, and feel comfortable teaching others the basics. If you know hand sewing techniques, how to use use a sewing machine, how to work with knitted garments, or any other similar skills, you’ll fit right in and be a huge help to our community!
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About Sustainable Capitol Hill
Location:
1552 Crawford Place, Seattle, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
To create a vital neighborhood - one with strong connections between people, place and the local ecosystem.
Description
Our Vision
Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We envision a sustainable Capitol Hill as a neighborhood with vibrant natural, social, economic, and built environments:
- Natural - We envision carbon neutrality, clean air, clean water, and a healthy habitat in balance with the dense urban environment.
- Social - We envision dynamic connections within the neighborhood that create a fun place to live with a strong identity and a sense of stewardship for the greater community.
- Economic - We envision a robust and equitable local economy with a strong focus on local products and produce.
- Built - We envision green and livable buildings, a lively pedestrian-oriented streetscape, and a variety of clean and reliable transportation options
As a dense and vibrant urban neighborhood, Seattle's Capitol Hill is already a strong community with all the basic elements (compact living, transportation options, and a healthy local economy) that can make sustainability possible. Through education, organization, and action, we can make our neighborhood a model for a sustainable future.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1552 Crawford PlaceSeattle, WA 98122
DATE POSTED
April 2, 2024
SKILLS
- Crocheting
- Knitting
- Quilting
- Sewing
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 2–4 hours per month