Sewing repair cafe

We are members of OlyMEGA, (Olympia Makers, Engineers, Geeks, and Artists) who meet to create things out of fabric, thread, yarn or other craft materials. Have a project you want to finish? Bring it along and socialize as you work on it. Want to learn how to use a sewing machine? Come learn on ours.

We have a few sewing machines and now have a serger to learn on. We will have available second-hand sourced fabric pieces that are good for small projects and practicing new skills. Embroidery floss will be available as well as small embroidery hoops and needles for on-site use or can be purchased at cost.

Some of the disciplines we work in are:

Darning Embroidery: machine and hand Learning small clothing repairs: buttons, patches, gussets Identifying fabric fiber content Laser cutting Inkscape for preparing pictures for laser cutting and etching