It’s official — the DC Threads Sewing Lounge is now a Neighborhood Group of the American Sewing Guild (Maryland Chapter)! This is a fantastic development for us, as it enables us to be part of a national network of people who believe in sewing as an art form and life skill.
What does this mean for the DC Threads Sewing Lounge? For starters, it connects us to a nationwide organization that does on a macro level what the DC Threads Sewing Lounge aims to do for the District: it gives people an opportunity to meet others who share their sewing interests, learn new skills, and participate in community service projects. It also means that the DC Threads Sewing lounge can operate under ASG’s nonprofit status, which enables us to receive tax deductible donations for much-needed supplies and equipment. It’s a win-win partnership that helps us to grow and ASG to fufill its mission of spreading the joy of sewing to more people.
You don’t have to be an ASG member to come to the DC Threads Sewing Lounge sessions, but if you want to find out more about the benefits of membership, there will always be information available at our lounge events. And if you can’t wait until then, you can contact us for more details.
We are so pleased to be taking this step — thanks again to the leadership of the Maryland Chapter of the ASG for helping us to make this possible!
Laura and Allison
