[ShareTompkins] Fwd: News: SewGreen Adds Sewing Machine Repair Shop & Classes

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Wendy Skinner <ws at twcny.rr.com>
> Date: August 23, 2011 12:32:20 PM EDT
> To: <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: News: SewGreen Adds Sewing Machine Repair Shop & Classes
> Reply-To: Wendy Skinner <ws at twcny.rr.com>
>
> August 24, 2011
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT: Wendy Skinner, SewGreen Coordinator, 607-319-4106, coord at sew-green.org
>
> Sewing Machine Repair & Classes Next Step for SewGreen
>
> SewGreen, downtown Ithaca’s sustainable sewing center, will soon add  
> a third space to its storefront location. A sewing machine tune-up  
> shop will open in October next door to the existing classroom and  
> fabric reuse store at 112 North Cayuga Street.
>
> The tune-up shop will be staffed by SewGreen volunteers and interns  
> who have learned how to clean, oil, and do minor repairs on vintage  
> sewing machines.
>
> “Our intention is to help preserve older sewing machine technology  
> and keep these sturdy old machines running for a few more decades,”  
> says SewGreen founder Wendy Skinner. In addition to tune-ups,  
> SewGreen will assess older machines, show owners how to use and care  
> for them, and sell refurbished machines.
>
> In November, SewGreen is hosting three weeks of sewing machine  
> repair classes taught by Ray White, a nationally-known expert based  
> in Missouri. The instruction is intensive and thorough, says  
> Skinner, who learned her repair skills from White when SewGreen  
> hosted the classes in 2008.
>
> “Ray is one of the few people in North America who is sharing  
> knowledge about this craft. When he was in Ithaca the last time,  
> students came from England, Canada, and all over the Eastern  
> seaboard,” Skinner added.
>
> In conjunction with the classes, SewGreen is offering internships in  
> sewing machine repair to young people and adults with a strong  
> interest in this type of vocational training.
>
> To learn more about the Ray White classes or SewGreen internship  
> opportunities, contact Wendy Skinner, coord at sew-green.org, or  
> 607-319-4106. Class registration information is posted on the  
> SewGreen website, www.sew-green.org.
>
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