The Bobbin's June Newsletter 2011

The Bobbin Slow Fashion + Sustainable Design June Newsletter 2011    Happy June Crafty friends, Whoa Nelly! what a spring it has been! Floods, Tornado's and Thunderstorms abound; while many of us have experienced personal and professional upheavals as well.  The Bobbin survived "The Great Move" and the extensive process of sorting, reducing, recycling and reusing all of the STUFF, stuff, stuff, stuff! Springtime cleaning has offered a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with my family and reconsider our collective material "needs". As summertime unfolds, I am excited for the next chapter of The Bobbin, and am currently stitching-up-a-storm in preparation for Saturday's Queen City Craft Bazaar. Yes, the rumors are true. The Bobbin has moved out of the Old North End retail space. After four years on the corner, the time has come for The Bobbin's next chapter. I truly appreciate all of the inquiries and support from folks wondering "where I've moved?" Let me assure you that The Bobbin has not closed, it is just in transition. It will take several months of planning, zoning, remodeling, organizing and beautifying before the new studio is open and ready for group classes. In the interim, Gyllian is happily working on Custom Design orders, Fiber Restorations and teaching private lessons.   Contact Gyllian at her studio 802-355-4264 or email [email protected]  for more information on lessons, events, slow fashion and custom designs.                                                                               The Spring 2011 Queen City Craft Bazaar will be held this Saturday June 4th from 10am-6pm at Union Station in Burlington VT.   The QCCB is different from most craft shows you will find in Vermont because it focuses on the indie craft movement.  It is a juried show which includes a diverse mix of indie crafters, artists and designers who produce unique handmade items created with the DIY spirit.    This event is FREE! There is metered parking as well as several paid lots in the area or you can  jump on the free College Street shuttle from uptown and get dropped off right at the front door.  Union Station is a beautiful building located near the waterfront at the bottom of Main Street.     Photo: Kirsten LaMonde Bobbin sez... Buy Local! Buy Handmade! Do you know who sews your clothes? New Name, New Website, Same great Bobbin!  The Bobbin Website: Home Page In celebration of The Bobbin's new incarnation, I have taken on a new name. As I am no longer operating a community "Sew Bar + Craft Lounge", it seemed appropriate to change that aspect of the name. The business is now known as "The Bobbin Slow Fashion + Sustainable Design" The new website was designed by Gyllian and all of the web programming was completed by Jason Horne of Hajus Productions. A huge Bobbin THANK YOU goes out to Jason for his continued support, dedication and tireless efforts. You Rock J-Dawg!   The Bobbin Website: Sustainable Page Under the blue bobbin, more information on Slow Fashion and clickable image links to The Bobbin's blog create a fun, circular experience for our friends on the web. The Bobbin Website: Community Page The Bobbin is fully committed to our local community of Burlington, Vermont. Under the yellow bobbin, the new community page allows our friends to learn more about the Bobbin's history and Slow Fashion events past and present. The Bobbin Website: Media Page. In our ever increasing social media age, The Bobbin's website has been redesigned with easy buttons to help our friends navigate to our Etsy store, TypePad blog, Twitter Feed and so much more. Check out the site and let me know what you think. Kids VT "The Art of...Sewing" The Art Of... Sewing Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Kids VT By Megan James Gyllian Svensson begins each of her sewing classes with a massive pile of repurposed fabric and a simple request of her students: Find something you like. Her adult students, in response, typically hem and haw. But the kids in the class have a completely different reaction. Almost immediately they start grabbing at everything, enthusing, "I love this! And this!"   Read more about sewing with 'tweens CLICK HERE  Governor Shumlin signs The Midwives Bill   As some of you may know, in my "other" life, I am a birth activist, doula, herbalist and proud Mama of 2 homebirthed children. In my twenty years of birth work I have watched the problems with our maternity care system spiral out-of-control. Recently, however, the tide has changed and my family and I were able to participate in an awesome event. After years of tireless effort from VPIRG, Midwives, social justice activists and families, Vermont's homebirthed children were able to look on while Governor Shumlin signed "The Midwives Bill" into law. Read more about The Midwives Bill:  CLICK HERE The Bobbin's Etsy Store has new listings!   EcoOwls, Swing Skirts, Art Jackets, ECHO tops and more! To learn more about The Bobbin, check out our Blog: The Bobbin Blogs On Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on the Facebook join our Fan Page Or, just stop on by the shop, next time you are in the Old North End! Sustainably Yours, Gyllian Rae Svensson The Bobbin Slow Fashion & Sustainable Design, LLC 802-355-4264 [email protected] thebobbin.com gyllian.com $5 off Queen City Craft Bazaar Coupon: Save $5 off any handmade Bobbin product at The Queen City Craft Bazaar on purchases of $25.00 and above. Saturday, June 4th 10am-6pm Union Station - 1 Main Street - Burlington - VT                  Buy Local! Eat Local! Dress Local! Offer Expires: 6/5/11