Where Breast Cancer and Sewing Intersect
About four years ago I found a lump which forever changed my life. To deal with the situation, I focused on the amazing advancements in medical treatments, the support of my friends, and sewing....
The Sewing Room News from Columbia River Sewing
New Books – Something For Everyone
You may be looking for a gift for someone who sews or making a wish list for yourself. Here are some new titles to consider: Sew Beautiful: Make Stylish Handmade Clothing with Simple Stitch-and-Wear...
Community Service Update – July 2020
Providence Portland New Beginnings Our first set of 25-30 maternity cinch bags went to Providence Portland’s New Beginnings program about a month ago. The original plan was to deliver them in late March, but,...
Book Review: Overdressed
Over-Dressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline This eye-opening book was first published in 2012. It was an immediate success, and the paperback came out the next year with an...
Anne Whalley Returns
If you’ve never attended one of Anne Whalley’s presentations or classes, here’s a look at the experience based on her three classes for our guild the first weekend in March. The classes were held...
Learning from Kirsten Wolff
February 8, we brought our note-taking tools and our sergers along to the quarterly meeting. One of our talented and knowledgeable members, Kirsten Sidney Wolff, presented a morning overview called “Get Off on the...
Community Service Sewing
The last weeks and months have been among the strangest many of us have ever encountered—so very much of our daily lives have been up-ended and as we survey our neighborhoods, city, state, country...
Sewing Resources While Social Distancing
While COVID-19 has put a temporary hold on our local meetings, we still have our sewing machines at home. The local sewing community is here to help. Bolt Neighborhhood Fabric While Bolt has suspended...
CRS Response to COVID-19
Meetings To keep our members, guests and community safe, we have canceled all local meetings until further notice. We are investigating online meetings using Zoom. Check out a very brief tutorial on Zoom. When...
CRS Community Service – How we can help
After a number of questions from members and a good deal of research, we want to respond to inquiries about potential activities regarding face masks. We researched a number of programs and found that...
Special Event with Anne Whalley
Columbia River Sewing welcomes Anne Whalley back to Portland for a special two-day event. Join us for one, two, or all three presentations. SATURDAY, 10AM-Noon The Marriage of Fabrics and Patterns Create the clothes that...
