Skills Workshop, November 19th

Saturday, November 19th, 10-Noon at the church building, 755 Woelfel dr, Brookfield.

Here's a schedule of what we will be doing with descriptions below:

10:00 Start in gym making crocheted necklaces; everyone (materials provided by ward)

10:45 Split into 2 groups (you choose one or the other) A: Sewing workshop OR B: No sew workshop

11:30 Lunch in gym while sisters demonstrate the Christmas Gifts on a Shoestring Budget

We need volunteers to help with these workshops. If you have a sewing machine that you would be willing to bring to this activity, please let us know at milwaukeewardreliefsociety at gmail dot com. We would like to get 10 sewing machines if possible. Also if you are an intermediate or advanced seamstress, please let us know as we could use your help in the sewing workshop. If you would be willing to bring an iron and ironing board for the no sew workshop, please also let us know.

*Crocheted Necklace Workshop: In this workshop we will all be making the beautiful crocheted necklaces that Julia Lynch and Linda Twelmeyer showed us in relief society a couple weeks ago. They are so beautiful and we will have choices of what color ribbon we would like to make them out of. The ward will provide materials for this project, however, if you have a crochet hook in sizes G, J, L, M, N, or O, please let us know and bring it.

*Choose one of the following:

-A: Basic Sewing Skills Workshop. We will learn the basics of the sewing machine and complete a simple pillowcase sewing project (as in a pillowcase for your bed, not the couch). If you would like to participate in this workshop, please bring 1 yard of 44 inch width fabric (pre-washed). This will make one queen sized pillowcase. If you would like to make a more advanced pillowcase, you can bring lace, rick rack, contrasting fabric, etc to embellish the casing.

-B: No Sew Workshop. In this workshop we will learn different techniques used to make fabric projects that do not require sewing skills. For example we will learn how to use iron on adhesive and fusible bonding web to complete a variety of projects. These tools can be used to hem pants and skirts (without sewing), to alter clothing (ex: making it more modest) and to embellish existing items (such as shirts, onesies, totes, bags, kitchen towels, etc). If you would like to participate in this workshop, you will need to bring fabric scraps and whatever item you would like to embellish (shirt, bag, etc). If you would like to hem slacks or skirts (not jeans) please bring that item.

*After the sewing or no-sew workshops are completed we will meet together in the gym to have lunch.

*During lunch we will have sisters demonstrating how to make the Christmas Gifts on a Shoestring budget (simple crafts that can be made at a reasonable price). Handouts with instructions and/or links to websites will be available for you to take home so you can have the instructions for the crafts you are most interested in.

Follow up craft nights can be arranged if sisters would like to get together to work on any of the projects!