tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273626882227590522024-03-13T15:51:54.145-04:00The Bagshare ProjectThe BagShare Project information, where the next Bag Sew is, how to start your own. All the info you need!Lei Fayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16081101728029604347noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-23814709965634860052024-02-15T19:23:00.006-05:002024-02-15T19:23:47.492-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3QX1Gl_kBwVqv9Q38_1s_v-aegnEHEGuu5yp1cGmMWja-vkxywbVOXnht6DFoUq9u-YQTAPzku2EDTOd3XYS2dFwHx5ZiKuluF1JcQPdYqdtMmd_K8ghMlfBW2NwdxcHIH5_4hPmvvpWbH5tsVFUzBvUvZgX7pFD86iGsQPwopeFFGeR-DCt5JGdq80/s2048/428297442_880118760785609_4424928265270817804_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3QX1Gl_kBwVqv9Q38_1s_v-aegnEHEGuu5yp1cGmMWja-vkxywbVOXnht6DFoUq9u-YQTAPzku2EDTOd3XYS2dFwHx5ZiKuluF1JcQPdYqdtMmd_K8ghMlfBW2NwdxcHIH5_4hPmvvpWbH5tsVFUzBvUvZgX7pFD86iGsQPwopeFFGeR-DCt5JGdq80/w316-h395/428297442_880118760785609_4424928265270817804_n.jpg" width="316" /></a></div> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="color: #990000;">Help sew bags for <br />The Old Creamery Coop</span></u></span></b><p></p><p></p><i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #134f5c; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />Cummington Community House<br /></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #134f5c; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">33 Main St., Cummington, MA<br /></span></b></span>Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-26670338936151608432024-01-01T16:32:00.004-05:002024-01-01T16:38:57.236-05:00<p><b><a href="https://greeninggreenfieldma.org/action/reusable-bags"></a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<b>Saturday, February 17, 2024, 10:00-1:00</b><b><br /></b></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Greenfield Library</b><br /><b>412 Main St. </b><br /></h3><p><i>in the upstairs MakerSpace room <br />during the Winter Farmers Market </i><b><br /></b> <br /><b>Masks strongly requested.</b><br />
<i>More info available to the public at <a href="mailto:Info@GreeningGreenfieldMA.org">Info@GreeningGreenfieldMA.org</a>. <br />More info about <a href="https://greeninggreenfieldma.org/">Greening Greenfield.</a></i></p>Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-70927714445438787992019-05-25T14:18:00.009-04:002023-12-31T16:21:42.139-05:00BagShare Event Calendar!<p><span style="color: #783f04;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Anyone can list their Bagshare Event!</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">When you post your event make sure you use the word BAGSHARE, somewhere in the description. <br />Just hit the green <span style="color: #38761d;">"Submit an Event"</span> link below and fill out the form.</span></b></i></span><br />
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Thank you for donating our beloved sewing center, space # 330 in Eastworks.!!</div>
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Thank you for donating our sewing center in the Community House in Cummington!!</div>
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Thank you for donation our liability insurance for 2018!!</div>
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We recommend your company to everyone!</div>
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<a href="http://nearischool.org/about-neari/" target="_blank"><b class="">The NEARI School</b></a></div>
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We thank your students for braiding the baling twine, stapling the handles and processing the upholstery samples. We are a team cleaning up and stepping up to the plate.</div>
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<b class="">Bob Vincent, Steve Sayer, Roo Trimble, Bruce <br />and many more of our mechanics</b></div>
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Thank you for fixing our donated sewing machines and showing us how!</div>
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<b class=""><a href="http://www.rosemarywessel.com/threesalamanders.com/index.html" target="_blank">Rosemary Wessel</a> and Lei Fay</b></div>
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For doing our website</div>
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For making the gorgeous posters for The Adams Bagshare Challenge</div>
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<b class="">Our Volunteers/ You know who you are!</b></div>
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Thank you for volunteering at The HCHC since 2008 sewing bags.</div>
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Thank you for organizing volunteers at The Amherst Survival Center once a month</div>
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Thank you for repairing jackets and showing us how.</div>
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Thank you for running the Leeds sewing group</div>
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Thank you for doing seed/feed bag workshops at your kid’s school</div>
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Thank you for having the guts to make The Creamery bag free!</div>
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The Bagshare Project has devised an ingenious folding and grommeting technique to make malt bags into sturdy shopping bags.<br />
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<i>By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff<br />February 24, 2017</i><br /><br />ADAMS, Mass. — The town of Adams is setting a challenge: to create 8,400 recycled shopping bags by Earth Day on April 22.<br /><br />The local BagShare Project uses recycled materials — mainly plastic woven feed bags and used irrigation tubing — to create free reusable bags for consumer use. Brought to North Berkshire by Leni Fried and Mike Augspurger of the Old Stone Mill, the town's taken up the challenge to create a sustainable bag for every resident in Adams ahead of the plastic bag ban that goes into effect on March 30 for larger retailers.<br /><br /><br /><br />"As most of you know, the bag ban was voted last year ... primarily large retailers will not be able to give out plastic bags," said Town Administrator Tony Mazzucco at Tuesday's Arts Advisory Board reception. "It's great environmental progress for the town of Adams and some communities far wealthier and more progressive than the town of Adams have failed to do this so far."<br /><br />The town and the Adams Arts Advisory Board, in conjunction with the Old Stone Mill, is calling on organizations, businesses, colleges, civic groups, schools, neighborhoods, congregations and individuals to pledge to make 120 bags. It's not just for Adams — anyone interested in helping out can join. Mazzucco said the town's employees are challenging North Adams to make bags.<br /><br />While the goal is to make enough bags for the population of Adams, anyone can make bags for their families or friends or co-workers. The BagShare Project dates to 2007 and is the brainchild of Fried, who began teaching groups how to sew them in the Cummington area. According to the website, some 15,000 recycled bags have been made from fabric, canvas and woven plastic. <br /><br />The Old Creamery in Cummington became one of the first stores to stock the free bags and donated recycled totes. The store was using 49,000 paper bags annually; since 2009, it's been offering boxes or free bags and is saving about $5,000 annually.<br /><br /> The Fire House Cafe on Park Street, now the home of the Adams Anthony Center, has been hosting workshops on how to make bags. It will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, for anyone interested in learning about the project or who wants to make bags. Francie Anne Riley of the advisory board explained that the bags are mainly made from feed, bird seed or malt bags, including donations from Bright Ideas Brewery. The bags are cut, folded and grommeted with irrigation tubing handles. Bill Kolis, owner of the cafe, said they hold 50 to 100 pounds and last forever. <br /><br />"What you have is something a little bit bigger than a paper grocery bag, it's made of that woven plastic so you can hose them out when they get dirty," Riley said. "They're fun, they've got pretty cool designs on them from the different grains. ... There are pictures on them depending what they were used for." <br />
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The firehouse already has a pile of bags of various sizes, but anyone can bring their own materials.<br />
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"It's really quite simple to do, a bag probably takes 10 minutes to put together," Riley said. "When you think about keeping stuff like that out of landfills, it's wonderful.<br />
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" Those interested in the challenge can pick up a pledge form at Town Hall or <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5Iu8b-WUdFeb0upq0DNMQx166T3U5UhYyMaaGTgLYz2rPNg/viewform" target="_blank"><i><b>sign up online here</b></i></a>.<br />
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In addition to the firehouse workshops, Fried can be contacted at leni@oldstonemillcenter.org or 413-634-5591 to set up a bag-making event at the Old Stone Mill. "Given the farms we currently have in the community and our agricultural history, it ties in very well to who we are and what we're trying to do," Mazzucco said.<br />
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#AdamsBagShareChallengeRosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-88910083287919532542017-02-16T13:04:00.001-05:002017-10-11T15:38:45.020-04:00Latest Initiative In Adams, MA!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Take the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>120 bag Pledge</b></span> and help Adams meet their goal.<br />
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<i>The following groups have taken the 120-Bag Pledge in the Adams <a href="http://www.thebagshare.org/2017/02/latest-initiative-in-adams-ma.html">8,400 Bag Initiative</a>.</i><b><br /><br />The Baguettes</b> <i>(Completed)</i> (Adams)<br />
<b>Youth Center Inc</b> (Adams)<br />
<b>Team Big Y</b> <i>(Completed)</i> (Adams)<br />
<b>Williamstown Girl Scouts -<br /> The grommet girls</b> (Williamstown) <i>(pledge completed)</i><br />
<b>**Bishop West Real Estate</b> (Adams)<i> (Double pledge)</i><br />
<b>Greylock Federal Credit Union</b> (Adams)<br />
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<b>Adams Select Board </b>(Adams)<br />
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<b>Adams Therapuetic Massage</b> (Adams)<br />
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<b>**Old Stone Mill Center, LLC </b>(Adams) <i>(Double pledge)</i><br />
<b>Adams Council on Aging</b> (Adams)<br />
<b>Downtown Adams</b> (Adams)<br />
<b>Pro Adams</b> (Adams)<br />
<b>C.T. Plunkett Elementary</b> <i>(pending)</i><br />
<b>Deerfield Academy</b> (Deerfield) <i>(pending)</i><br />
<b>Stoneleigh Burnham School</b> (Greenfield) <i>(pending)</i><br />
<b>Northampton H.S. Environmental Club - <br /> Northampton Key Club</b> <i>(pending)</i> <br />
<b>Plunkett</b><br />
<b>Real Eyes Gallery</b><br />
<b>Adams Free Library</b><br />
<b>***Philbo Baggins baggers of River Hill Pottery</b> (Triple pledge)<br />
<b>Community Drop in Sandbaggers</b> <i>(240 bags and counting...)</i><br />
<b>Town of Adams staff</b><br />
<b>Gandara Alternative Options/ Chicopee<i><br /></i></b><i></i><br />
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In cities, on roadsides, in trees – the discarded plastic bag is
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sharing them as an attractive and practical alternative.<br />
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<br /><i>By Diane Lederman, MassLive / Springfield Republican<br />June 30, 2016</i><br /><br />AMHERST — Over the years, the Amherst Survival Center has expanded with health clinics, food pantry access on Saturdays and diaper distribution.<br />
<br />This summer it will offer sewing workshops for anyone in the community who wants to learn to sew or repair a garment who doesn't have access to a sewing machine. It's for "people who need to fix their clothing or people who need a refresher course," said Tracey Levy, program director.<br />Community member Roxy Schneider, who is working on the bag share program, had some extra machines and offered them to the center, Levy said. In BagShare, volunteers sew and donate cloth bags to stores, libraries, farmers markets and other places to help reduce waste.<br />
<br />In the days since Levy posted the workshops at the center, three people already asked to sign up. "There's definite interest," she said. "I'm thrilled about it," she said.<br />
<br />Experienced volunteers will be available to help during the workshops, Levy said.<br />
<br />The workshops are free and run Thursdays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. beginning July 7 and continuing through Aug. 25. Each workshop is limited to five people and those interested need to register.<br />People sign up can be in person, by email at tracey@amherstsurvival.org or phone at 549-3968, ext. 102.<br />Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-91028893126300836252016-06-30T15:50:00.002-04:002016-06-30T15:52:03.934-04:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Amherst Survival Center offering sewing workshops, access to machines
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AMHERST — Over the years, the Amherst Survival Center has expanded with health clinics, food pantry access on Saturdays and diaper distribution.
This summer it will offer sewing workshops for anyone in the community who wants to learn to sew or repair a garment who doesn't have access to a sewing machine. It's for "people who need to fix their clothing or people who need a refresher course," said Tracey Levy, program director.
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Community member Roxy Schneider, who is working on the bag share program, had some extra machines and offered them to the center, Levy said. In BagShare, volunteers sew and donate cloth bags to stores, libraries, farmers markets and other places to help reduce waste.
In the days since Levy posted the workshops at the center, three people already asked to sign up. <br />
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"There's definite interest," she said. "I'm thrilled about it," she said.
Experienced volunteers will be available to help during the workshops, Levy said.
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The workshops are free and run Thursdays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. beginning July 7 and continuing through Aug. 25. Each workshop is limited to five people and those interested need to register.
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People sign up can be in person, by email at tracey@amherstsurvival.org or phone at 549-3968, ext. 102.
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<br />Cory Blairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966839095929403970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-18149853980089525912015-12-11T15:35:00.001-05:002016-03-12T20:40:20.650-05:00The Latest Bagshare Project Initiative!<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449844880418_50143">
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Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-60021027544291110522014-03-10T15:02:00.001-04:002016-03-12T20:44:26.546-05:00An impressive ally in Australia!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />This is one community that has their bags all in a row.
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="253" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/myfEPJePYuk" width="450"></iframe>Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-91328374425442109952014-02-01T14:45:00.003-05:002014-02-27T10:10:43.360-05:00It's time for Our Repair Clinic — AGAIN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227362688222759052.post-77058572709921351732012-02-04T15:58:00.017-05:002013-02-10T11:53:37.385-05:00<span style="color: #006600; font-size: 180%; font-weight: bold;">News from the BagShare and the Bagshare</span><span style="font-size: 180%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1-mbjGn1jw/Ty2p1BdWNEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R8P8IsBYrIQ/s1600/PLUSlittle.png" style="color: #006600;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705403031337972802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1-mbjGn1jw/Ty2p1BdWNEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R8P8IsBYrIQ/s200/PLUSlittle.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 9px; margin: 0 0px 0px 0; width: 12px;" /></a></span><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 180%; font-weight: bold;"> Sewing Center</span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--FFZysKq4qw/Tzuy8DvgPeI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/GJBjSyXJhrk/s1600/4hpants.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709353697488682466" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--FFZysKq4qw/Tzuy8DvgPeI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/GJBjSyXJhrk/s320/4hpants.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a>As many of you learned from the last issue of The Goodwill Messenger, good will is spreading in the Hilltowns! The Bagshare Project out-grew the corner space at The Village Church and thanks to a suggestion from Bernie Forgea, I met with our select board to see if we could set up a sewing center in the basement of the Community House. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cummington+community+house+cummington+ma&hl=en&ll=42.460471,-72.893525&spn=0.003823,0.007725&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.626896,63.28125&hq=cummington+community+house&hnear=Cummington,+Hampshire,+Massachusetts&t=m&z=17"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Get Directions on Google Maps)</span></a><br />
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We were given the go-ahead. We are calling it The Bagshare PLUS Sewing Center because The Bagshare Project is not only about sewing bags from scrap fabric. Now that we have a great space we can expand the project to include repairing our clothing and gear, sewing our own clothing, teaching sewing, repairing and maintaining sewing machines and any other "sustainability through sewing" related events.<br />
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All events are free of charge. Anyone can ask to teach their own event. All ages and levels of ability are welcome. Here's the schedule 'sew' far!<span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">4H Sewing Group</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bagshare</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1-mbjGn1jw/Ty2p1BdWNEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R8P8IsBYrIQ/s1600/PLUSlittle.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705403031337972802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1-mbjGn1jw/Ty2p1BdWNEI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R8P8IsBYrIQ/s200/PLUSlittle.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 9px; margin: 0 0px 0px 0; width: 12px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Sewing Center</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lead by Kathy Harrison</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturdays, 10-11 AM</span><br />
Kathy teaches basic hand sewing skills and introduces our young ones to machine sewing. Call Kathy for details - 634-5631.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Our sewing machine repairmen hard at work at a recent repair clinic.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #009900; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">BagShare Sewing Circle Schedule</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 100%;"><br />Ongoing Sewing Circles in Support of the BagShare Project<br />No Experience Necessary • Loads of Fun!!!!<br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastworks sew: Easthampton, MA - ongoing</span></span><br />Space #330 at Eastworks<br />Second Wednesday of every month<br />5:15-8 p.m.<br />All are welcome. No sewing experience is necessary!<br />Contact Chris at Serios Market: 413 584-2633<br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Every other Friday ongoing: Northampton</span><br />The Hampshire County Jail sew<br />12:00-3:00. Volunteers needed:<br />Contact: kathryn.callahan@hsd.state.ma.us<br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Leeds, MA Neighborhood sew - ongoing</span><br />Third Tuesday of every month<br />5-8 p.m.<br />Contact Alisa 413 586-9123<span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;">Ongoing/Always Needed</span></span><br />Sew bags at home for bagshare stores.<br />Pick up pre-made bag kits and Leni will teach you our easy Jiffy bag design.<br />Call Leni or e mail her for details.<br />634-5591 or leni@lenifriedprintmaking.com</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"></span>Rosemary Wesselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027758048237757239noreply@blogger.com2