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SewGreen will open a sewing reuse store in the DeWitt Mall in downtown Ithaca. The store will carry fabric, sewing materials, yarn, and classic sewing machines. All of the materials have been donated by community members, and the store will be staffed by volunteers and youth apprentices. Proceeds from store will support SewGreen's after-school apprenticeship and job skills training for youth, and other inclusive community programs. SewGreen is a not-for-profit organization that diverts usable materials from the landfill and provides education for all ages in sewing, refashioning, and reuse.
"Thanks to the tremendous community response to SewGreen's reuse philosophy, we are able to offer high-quality materials to anyone who likes to sew, knit, or be creative with contemporary and vintage fabrics," said SewGreen coordinator Wendy Skinner. "It feels great to know that these materials will go to someone who will love and use them -- and not to the landfill."
The SewGreen Store will open for business on November 16, with a grand opening on Saturday, November 21. Store hours will be 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Saturday. To keep the store stocked, SewGreen is requesting donations of clean, folded fabric, sewing notions and tools, trims, yarn in skeins, and sewing machines of any vintage.
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