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Don’t miss this fashion and design event!  Fashion Fights Poverty has partnered with Woodrow Wilson High School to fund its Clothing and Textile Program (CTP), a program that began in the 1930s as part of the Home Economic and Arts curriculum. The program has evolved over the years and typically includes up to 225 students, [...]

Hand-sewn snowflake cards, a great indoor activity idea from goldtop.org

Alas, for the first time since this program was launched in 2008, the DC Threads Sewing Lounge will be canceled this Saturday (February 13, 2010). We tried to hold out, but North Michigan Park Center is still working on plowing its sidewalks and parking lot, [...]

Welcome 2010!  All of us here at DC Threads are looking forward to another wildly successful  year – thanks to  the incredibly talented and creative sewists and volunteers who join us each month at the Sewing Lounge!!  Our vision for 2010 includes building on the success of the Lounge, focusing on our “Stitchin’ for Change” [...]

Thanks to NinnyCat Crochet for inviting DC Threads to offer a sewing workshop at today’s DC Craft Mafia’s Holiday Heist craft bazaar! The project of the day is – – HOLIDAY STOCKINGS! Love it — the crafting of holiday stockings 2 years ago at Ipso Crafto is where Allison and I dreamed up the idea [...]

Once again we are pleased to share some upcoming DC-based fashion events with our DC Threads family.

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The Textile Museum has two “must see” events on their calendar.  First up is (drum-roll please) an evening with ISABEL TOLEDO – designer of Mrs. O’s fabulous lemongrass dress and coat!!!

From Switzerland to the [...]

DC Threads celebrates its first birthday this month!!  Woo hoo!!!  What an incredible year it has been!  We want to thank you all for your incredible support of the Sewing Lounge and the other DC Threads activities that have been wildly successful this year!!  We’ve had [...]

The Corcoran Gallery of Art continues its offerings of amazing fashion and design lectures with an upcoming appearance by CHRISTIAN SIRIANO – Season 5 Project Runway winner and Annapolis Maryland resident!  The Corcoran events never disappoint so I hope we will see you all there! 

November 3, 2009 at 7pm

Named “America’s next great fashion designer” [...]

UPDATE: Due to a fabulously positive response, we have filled our registration slots for the upcoming sewing lounge this Saturday, September 12th.  If you have not already registered, we hope you will join us for the next lounge in October. You can reserve your slot using our new registration page here. Thanks so much for [...]

Here’s the Washington Post article by Holly Thomas about the Sewing Lounge!!!!

Thanks to all of our amazing sewists and sewing coaches for making the Lounge an incredible success!!!

Join us in September!!!!

UPDATE: Due to a fabulously positive response, we have filled our RSVP slots for the upcoming sewing lounge this Saturday, August 8. If you have not already RSVPed, we hope you will join us for the next lounge in September. You can reserve your slot using our new registration page here. Thanks so much for [...]