This year, the Hudson Valley NY Chapter of the ASG was invited to have a booth at the recent Dutchess County Fair, held each year in Rhinebeck, NY. Traditionally, the Dutchess County Fair is viewed as the closing event of the summer and draws people from all over the state as well as CT, MA & NJ and other neighboring areas. We had been asked to provide sewing activities for kids. We came up with several, sewing Halloween bags, sewing paper mazes and games, and creating your own fabric. The Halloween Bags (handles already attached, and the kids had only to sew one side and the bottom) were the biggest hit. Quite a few parents took the paper pages home for their children to use for practice. And we had some very creative fabric designers.
Thanks to the help of many member volunteers we were able to have our booth open each of the 6 days of the Fair. Everyone, including us, had fun! And while introducing youngsters to sewing, we were also able to tell the adults about ASG and the support we provide to sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels. And let them know as well, that sewing isn't all that we do! We had plenty of space and could showcase many of the items sewn or created by our members.
We heard many pleasant comments, "It is great that you are introducing kids to sewing". "Sewing is a dying skilll, it isn't even offered in schools anymore...so this is a good thing you are doing."
We were also asked what we were going to be offering youngsters after the Fair ended. So look for a youth oriented workshop in the near future. For information on that program, as well as others we have, please email asghveduc@gmail.com. For more information on our regular monthly meetings as well how to join, contact asghvmembership@gmail.com.
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