Darren and I have been asked a few times why we want to get this community sewing group up and running. The one word that comes to my mind is “motivation”. Not for us but for our community. So many young adults know they have a love for fashion and/or craft but no idea where to start or the confidence to do anything about it.
We have a love for sewing, fabric and thread. Darren and I both know that with the challenges we both faced growing up we had little self esteem as young adults. It was not until we got a helping hand mentally and physically we were able to reach out for our dreams. So this is our turn to switch on the “motivational light” for someone else; letting them see with balanced encouragement, they can succeed also.
They say team building is done with sport. Hey I have news for the world, it can happen with creativity also. With six students and two tutors per class plus volunteers it will happen. Unlike a “how to” video on Youtube, we want to take young adults off their phones, computers and into a great friendly environment of one to one, team communication and participation.
We regularly hear these days about the spiralling cost of University or course fees. Often a student will sign up at the cost of a few thousand dollars and then find six weeks into the course that the subject is “just not their cup of tea”. Because our ten week course is free, students get to ‘taste test’ fabric and thread skills.
We want the community to start physically talking to each other. Not just to be on the same Facebook page, but standing in the same room.
We have had many retired sewers ring to volunteer their time. We welcome this as it brings all ages together and the community at large finds a place to belong.
- Self-Esteem - Communication - Community -
