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The Bobbin's December Newsletter

The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge December Newsletter 2010 Yuletide Greetings Friends,     Whew! the studio has been humming, stitching and moving sustainably forward with just two days left until ECHO's Upcycled Fashion Show. Accompanying The Bobbin, Flying Hen Studio & Mountain Ash Design will be the musical stylings of D.J. L'Enfant Sauvage(We-do-3d&more records)who will spin French and Brazilian pop, mimimal synth, cold wave, and other runway classics. Scroll on down to read more details....     The December + January class calendars are online. Focused on skill building and sustainable gift giving, students can make mittens, hats, gauntlets,(zero waste) gift bags, etc. In January students can expand their skill set with classes in hems, zippers, sustainable textiles and upcycling. We keep our class sizes small, so be sure to pre-register and save your spot early. Call 802-862-7417 or email info@thebobbin.com to register for classes, workshops, private lessons, alterations, or custom design services.       The Bobbin celebrating the holidays with a Yuletide Sale!  From December 10th - December 23rd the shop will be stocked with sustainable gifts, handmade Vermont products and unique Slow Fashion designs. Stop on by for some guilt-free retail therapy. Bring along your ticket stub the Upcycled Fashion Show or your recent trip to ECHO and save 20% off all Bobbin made products! Fall in love with local handmade fashions + accessories this holiday season! Mama sez... Eat Local! Dress Local! Upcycle Fashion Show ECHO + The Bobbin join forces to bring you an evening of Sustainable Textiles + Slow Fashion! It's this THURSDAY! Upcycle Fashion Show Thursday, December 9th 6:30-9:30pm Presented by: ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Museum 1 College Ave Burlington, Vermont 05401 What is UPCYCLED FASHION? You take old clothes, take them apart and put them back together in a way that makes them more valuable and fashionable. Presenting their Slow Fashion lines will be: Sarah O'Green of Mountain Ash Design http://www.mountainashdesign.blogspot.com/ Rebecca Mack of Flying Hen Studio http://flyinghenstudio.blogspot.com/ Gyllian Rae Svensson of The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge http://thebobbin.com Guests will have the opportunity to hear from each design studio as models walk the runway. There will also be a Q&A session with designers after their collection is presented. The evening event, designed for ECHO's adult audience, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with music provided by D.J. L'Enfant Sauvage, free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Advance tickets $10/members and $12/non-members Tickets at Door $12/members and $15/non-members Visitors are encouraged to bring winter wear to donate to the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. Confirm your attendence on our Facebook event page: CLICK HERE For more information and to reserve tickets call (toll-free) 1.877.324.6386 Mama sez...only 150 tickets available, get yours today! Make your own gifts for this holiday season: Magic Mittens, Sweater Berets, gauntlets + sew much more! Thank you so much for your continued support of The Bobbin. I believe that The Bobbin's mission of sustainability, skill building and slow fashion is only beginning to reach our collective consciousness. As we Vermonters have embraced the slow food/local food movement; we are now thinking more about where our food comes from and under what conditions it is produced. It is now time to think about where our clothing comes from and what practices we are supporting when we purchase fast fashion. 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! Good Yule & Happy Holidays, Gyllian Rae Svensson The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge, LLC 299 North Winooski Ave @ Archibald Street Old North End - Burlington - Vermont 802-862-7417 gyllian@thebobbin.com thebobbin.com gyllian.com All Bobbin products in our Etsy or Artfire stores are available with FREE SHIPPING. Enjoy Bobbin Handmade Happiness wherever you live!
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Upcycled Bass Bag

Recently one of my favorite custom sewing clients came to me with quite an intriging project. A local musican, who is multi-instrumental, he brought me a well loved Double Bass travel bag that he wanted upcycled into a carrying case for his Tuba.  TUBA? yup, Tuba...this cat really enjoys an oversized instrument!

This sewing challenge was a true Upcycle.  Utilize existing textiles while improving function, beauty + durability.                                   

This bag had been not only stretched-beyond-its-limits by housing a Tuba, rather than the intended shape, but it had also been exceptionally well loved by some cats... who found it to be a most excellent scratching post.

 

The first task was to repair and reinforce the bulging seams at the zipper where it meets the round curves of the Tuba. Not to mention repairing the stress points on the shoulder straps and side panels. The "elephant nose", left behind by the Double Bass, was choppped off and given additional girth to comfortably house the Tuba's bell. Additional padding was stitched inside to protect the delicate finger valves. Existing pockets were reinforced while an additional large pocket was placed on the front.

 

 

 

All of the material used for this Upcycle challenge were harvested from The Bobbin's vast selection of sustainable textiles.  Chosen for this project were remenants of a burgandy canavas which mingled beautifully with the bag's exisitng black canvas fabric. A heavy-duty black thread was used for all the seams.

 

 My client's Tuba now has a happy new home without the consuption of new raw materials.  Instead his bag was created from local, sustainable, already exisitng textiles, utilizing local Vermont Mama labor, resulting in a (zero) waste, low carbon footprint, unique instrument bag.

Mama sez...a stitch in time, really does save nine!

 

If you have an interesting upcycle challenge or fiber arts restoration, please contact Gyllian at the shop and schedule a consultation 802-862-7417.

 

 

The Bobbin's September Newsletter 2010

The Bobbin's September Newsletter 2010

Welcome to September Crafty Friends,

The heat wave has subsided bringing forth chilly nights, changing leaves and Mama's favorite time, "Back-to-School". The September calendar is live with sustainably crafty fun for everyone! Unravel the mysteries of the upper/lower threading systems, learn to draft a pattern of your measurements and stitch up a sweet A-Line Skirt, or gab it up in the Craft Lounge while stitching up your very own SadBoy doll. We keep our class sizes small, so be sure to save your spot early.

Call 802-862-7417 or email info@thebobbin.com to register for classes, workshops, private lessons, alterations, or custom design services.

With the final countdown to STRUT V! this Saturday, September 11th, the Mamas have been sew, sew, sewing...All day, Every day. We are super excited about our newest collection.  We are exploring restoration, refabrication and the re-invention of upcycled Menswear for Women. The toughness of tweed, wool, leather & plaid paired with light floral prints, swinging hems and vintage trims. 

Mama sez...Don't miss this show!

Saturday,
September 11th

Maltex Building
Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401

*There will be two runway shows*

7:00pm & 9:00pm

$12 Admission
$7 w/Art Hop button


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Spotlight on Local Business: Smitty's Sewing Machine Service
Robert "Smitty" Smith of Essex Junction, Vermont

We Mamas have known Smitty since The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge was in it's infancy. 

Always there to greet you with a smile and a helpful story, Smitty is the perfect picture of high quality New England customer service.

Smitty learned to sew and repair machines while working for The House of Sewing in Essex, Vermont for 25 years.  When The House of Sewing closed their doors, five years ago, Smitty's entrepreneurial spirit took over. With the help of his wife, Penny, the couple opened shop at 3 Maple Street (Suite 1) in the 5 corners of Essex Junction, Vermont. 802-878-4545

Smitty's nimble fingers and vast knowledge of vintage sewing machine repair has been god-send for the Mamas.  Not only have we purchased vintage and refabricated machines from Smitty, we also rely on him exclusively to keep all the ladies at our Sew Bar tuned up and running happy

In addition to selling vintage machines, Smitty also sells a wide variety of "high performance, high quality" NECCHI sewing machines and is home to the incredible NECCHI 4825!

"Come visit the shop for a one-on-one demo!" -Bob "Smitty" Smith



Learn more about Smitty's Sewing Machine Service on their Facebook Fan Page, or The Bobbin Mamas Adventures in Eco-Craft, our blog.

Learn a new skill this season: Quilting, Patterns, Curtains & sew much more!

Thank you so much for supporting our little Mama-owned, local green business.  By taking our classes, purchasing products from our local handmade designers and having your clothing altered on our vintage machines; you are keeping textiles out of the landfills and "...saving the planet, one stitch at a time!"

Learn more about The Bobbin on our Blog:
The Bobbin Mamas Adventures in Eco-Craft

Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on the Facebook
join our Fan Page Or, just stop on by the shop, next time your in the Old North End!

All Bobbin products in our Etsy or Artfire stores are available with FREE SHIPPING. Enjoy Bobbin Handmade Happiness wherever you live!

Yours in Craft,

 

Gyllian & Rachel
The Bobbin Mamas
The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge, LLC
299 North Winooski Ave @ Archibald Street
Old North End - Burlington - Vermont

802-862-7417

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September Newsletter 2010

Local Designer Wrangles the Runway at the Art Hop

Local Designer Wrangles the Runway at the Art Hop

State of the Arts

By Carolyn Fox [09.08.10]

TAGS: art, south end art hop, state of the arts

Andy Duback

Bradley Jordan

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Strut V, Saturday, September 11, 7 and 9 p.m., behind the Maltex Building in Burlington. $12; $5 with Art Hop button. Fashion/Accessory Extravaganza, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 859-9222. www.seaba.com

A dress made completely out of condoms. Clothing sparkling with battery-operated lights. If fashion never struck you as art before, it will after Saturday’s "Strut V," this year’s South End Art Hop catwalk event.

"Fashion and art go hand in hand," says fashion-show consultant Bradley Jordan. The 25-year-old Maryland native should know. Even planning a runway exhibition is a fine craft. "Timing is everything in the show," he explains. "It can make or break what you’re trying to do with the audience."

Jordan, who studied fashion design and marketing at the Art Institute of York, Pa., is no stranger to running the runway. Though he’s new to "Strut," he coordinated five fashion shows during college, showed his own designs in last year’s Montpelier Fashion Show, and helped organize and emcee the inaugural Church Street Marketplace Fashion Show, which took place last Saturday. He’s having a busy week.

"There’s always been one [person] who has taken up the ... wrangling of the designers," says Art Hop coordinator Bob Bolyard, "and that’s Bradley’s position this year." Bolyard met Jordan at Salaam North in Burlington, where Jordan works as a sales associate. Jordan has also collaborated with Salaam "a Vermont-based manufacturer and retailer of dresses and separates", as a pattern maker in Plainfield, and he currently works on his own threads in the Church Street shop’s basement studio.

Nature and snowboarding are the main influences on his work, says Jordan, who came to Vermont partly for the snow and moved to Burlington from Warren last May. "I’m very in tune with the Earth," he explains, describing his duds as "edgy and pushing the envelope." For the women’s collection he’ll show at "Strut," Jordan collaborated with graphic artist Tony Willette. Motor oil figures into a line of monochromatic muslin frocks in a reactionary statement to the Gulf oil crisis.

You won’t find those pieces in stores (yet), nor most of the other independent designs hitting the runway this weekend. Other local costumers include Margaurite LeMay of the House of LeMay, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (ahem, condom dress!), 11-year-old wunderkind Zymora Davinchi and the Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge.

"We’re cranking out pieces like crazy," says Bobbin co-owner Gyllian Rae Svensson with a laugh. The Old North End crafters are producing upcycled, vintage and handmade pieces with an early ’90s sensibility. "We’ll have a lot of sweet little ivory beaded tops and dresses," Svensson says.

Also running with the recycled theme is Shelburne resident Carolyn Phelps Little, manager of Battery Street Jeans. "I like to incorporate vintage fabrics and remnants," she says. Little will work them into a lineup of women’s dresses for the show. Fourteen-year-old Lucy Leith will display dresses, too; the young Burlington designer’s garments are inspired by the work of Japanese film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki. Using conductive thread and tiny LED lights, Leith has created dresses that will light up to the beat of the runway music.

Jordan is doling out strutting advice to some 50 to 80 models, and working with the emcees and deejay to make sure things run smoothly.

"What we’re looking at here is people being very artistic," says Jordan, who’s currently landing sponsors to launch his own line, Jordan & Twill. "People always want to be noticed, and this is a great way for people to showcase their artwork and wear it."

SEABA Art Hop: Strut IV

 

Last year The Mamas participated for the first time in SEABA's (South End Arts & Business Association) Fashion Show Event: STRUT IV! Showcasing our upcycled, vintage & handmade fashions on a real, LIVE, Runway. Our theme for Strut IV was "Eco-Pirate Radio" celebrating life from infancy, childhood, tween-dom and beyond. Red Velvet, Black Silk, White Lace, Vintage Fabrics w/Rick-Rack & Applique provided the color backdrop of our collection.

With the final countdown to STRUT V! this Saturday, September 11th, the Mamas have been sew, sew, sewing...All day, Every day. We are super excited about our newest collection.  We are exploring restoration, refabrication and the re-invention of upcycled Menswear for Women. The toughness of tweed, wool, leather & plaid paired with light floral prints, swinging hems and vintage trims. 

Mama sez...Don't miss this show!

       

Saturday, September 11
Behind the Maltex Building,
431 Pine Street Burlington, Vermont

7:00PM AND 9:00PM
$12 admission,
$5 with Art Hop Hero button.

STRUT V 2010 DESIGNERS:

Zymora Davinchi

Flashbags

Dave Kaczynski/Khaos DesignsLucy Leith 

Davis Studio-Teen Fashion Design Students

Carolyn Little/Fig Dreams 

Nicole’s Thread’s

Tom Baginski 

Gyllian Rae Svensson & Rachel Hooper-The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge

Jewelry By Travis

Sew-Fly Jeans       

The House of LeMay

Elisabeth Kaldor  

integraTees by Ally Nadeau 

Melissa Vizvaire

Athina Abelrhman/Diamondeye Fashion

Salaam

hi guys! by Lauren Stutzman

Tineke Russell

Jordan & Twill

Joanne Kalisz (Happy Fantastic Designs) +Adrienne Goulette (Burlington Zombie Walk) with special appearances by the Burlington Bombers Roller Derby

Staff, Patients & Supporters
of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

The Bobbin's August Newsletter 2010

The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge August Newsletter 2010 Happy August Crafty Friends, Wow! What an exciting summer we've had at the Sew Bar. Fashion Camp, CRAFT w/the Bands, and The Ramble have all come and gone, but with summer days waning there is still alot of sustainable sewing fun on the horizon. The August and September calendars are live! It's Curtains 4 U, Wrap-A-Round Skirts, UpCycled Messenger Bags, EcoSew potholders and sew much more. We keep our class sizes small so be sure to save your spot early. Call 802-862-7417 or email info@thebobbin.com to register. The Bobbin Mamas are thrilled to announce that we will once again be participating in SEABA's Strut! Fashion Show. We love an opportunity to stretch our sew skills and creativity in order to Strut! our fashions on the Runway. As part of SEABA's (South End Arts & Business Association) annual Art Hop for the 5th year, there will once again be Strut: An Art Hop Fashion Event. Busy Mamas, we are selecting and styling our fabulous local Vermont models while stitching up a storm all month long in anticipation. Save the date, you don't want to miss this! Saturday, September 11 Maltex Building Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401 *There will be two runway shows* 7:00pm & 9:00pm $12 Admission $7 w/Art Hop button http://seaba.com Spotlight on Local O.N.E. Designer K.P. Hasert-Atherton of "wee silly beastie" and her adorable handmade Sock Monkeys. The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge is committed to highlighting the unique and diverse population of our Old North End Neighborhood. The Mamas are thrilled to introduce the newest member of our crafty Old North End family of local designers: K. P. Hasert-Atherton of "wee silly beastie". Krista grew up in central Vermont, where she learned sewing, knitting, crochet, and the economical use of materials from my parents and a favorite neighbor. My bedroom was classic 70's abstracted floral wallpaper in yellow/orange/green, with a golden yellow bedspread and green shag carpeting under foot. I still love that color combination and loud floral prints, be it on thrift-shop sheets, vintage polyester shirts or scrap wallpaper. Over the years, Krista's, further inspiration has come from nature observation and living with bunnies (those wee sillie beasties!). There is always something fascinating or cute happening. "I like to share the cute." -K.P. Hasert-Atherton Learn more about "wee silly beasties" and our interview with Krista on our blog: The Bobbin Mamas Adventures in Eco-Craft -or- Swing on by the shop and meet these adorable monkeys! Recap: A summer filled with sustainable crafty fun :-) We are so blessed to live, work, school, play, craft and do business in Burlington, Vermont. These past few months have been filled with EcoKids Fashion Camp! not just 1, but 2 CRAFT w/the Bands: Prizzy Prizzy Please & The Smittens; not to mention our neighborhood's celebration of creativity + community that is The Ramble. Don't be sad, if you missed out on the fun- join in vicariously through the joys of the internet. Click on any of the links above to read our blog and learn more about The Bobbin Mamas and our Adventures in Eco Craft. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel to view cute video clips YouTube.com/BobbinSewBar thebobbinmamas.typepad.com Thank you so much for supporting our little Mama-owned, local green business. By taking our classes, purchasing products from our local handmade designers and having your clothing altered on our vintage machines; you are keeping textiles out of the landfills and "...saving the planet, one stitch at a time!" Learn more about The Bobbin on our Blog: The Bobbin Mamas Adventures in Eco-Craft Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on the Facebook join our Fan Page Or, just stop on by the shop, next time your in the Old North End! All Bobbin products in our Etsy or Artfire stores are available with FREE SHIPPING. Enjoy Bobbin Handmade Happiness wherever you live! Yours in Craft, Gyllian & Rachel The Bobbin Mamas The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge, LLC 299 North Winooski Ave @ Archibald Street Old North End - Burlington - Vermont 802-862-7417 thebobbin.com

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EcoKids: Fashion Camp!

 

    This past July found the shop in a frenzy of sewing & design during our annual EcoKids: Fashion Camp! Intended for beginning seamsters who have basic knowledge of sewing and have completed our Intro2Sew or Beginner Sew Camp.  We had such a super fun week of sustainable sewing, upcycling and basic fashion design/sketching.  During their week at Fashion Camp, the girls made tote bags, upcycled t-shirts, learned basic block-printing on fabrics, and spent two days sketching, pattern-drafting and stitching up their very own Wrap-A-Round skirts.

This Video- taken during the last day of camp- is Mama's favorite Media piece from the whole week.  Their quiet concentration and complete focus on their sewing is remarkable.

We enjoyed this camp sew much that we have decided to add more EcoKids camps to our calendar throughout the school year.  Look for a camp focused on eco-friendly gift giving this fall and will be offering Fashion Camp again during springtime school breaks.  Also be sure to let your crafty teens & tweens know about our EcoSew workshops encouraging multi-generational crafting.  Take a class with your kid/grandparent/sibling/cousin and share the love!

Mushroom (Up) Quilt

When the first signs of Spring began to peek up out from under the snow, our dear friend and loyal Bobbinier, Neth, came to us with a very fun upcycled quilting project. He has owned a tie-dyed Mushroom blanket for many years and wished to turn this thin cotton fabric into a sturdy 3 layer quilt perfect for picnics, or lazy days at the beach.

Neth is an artist's "dream-come-true" client in that he gave Gyllian free artistic license to take this Quilt in whatever creative direction Mama saw fit. After an extensive search through the fabric stash, we settled on a luscious purple plaid corduroy for the bottom of the blanket and utilized a shrunken vintage wool blanket for the inner stuffing.

Once the 3 layers were ironed, pined & basted together it was time to begin the vertical grid of cross stitching.

The use of a long-armed quilting sewing machine would have been sweet, but a good rolling & a wrangle did the trick just fine for staying in line. Once the vertical grid lines were in place it was time to free sew the top stitched mushroom design.  The stitching begins in the center 'round the mushroom and spirals out all around and around the quilt.

Quite the happy camper, Neth can be seen in parks about Vermont picnicking with his one-of-a-kind upcycled memory Mushroom Quilt made from 100% local sustainable fabrics.  Thanks sew much Neth for your continued support of local Mama labor.

Mama sez...Buy Local! Buy Handmade!

What Can A Bobbin Mama Make 4 U?

Spotlight on Local O.N.E. Designer: Rebecca Mack

Spotlight on Local O.N.E. Designer
Rebecca Mack of Flying Hen Studio

The Bobbin is committed to highlighting the unique and diverse population of our Old North End neighborhood.

This month we are turning our spotlight on one of our favorite local Mamas Becca Mack -founder of Flying Hen Studio A sound lab and stitcherie in the Old North End of Burlington, Vermont. It is home to DJ's Classic Hits and mothertrucker, a.k.a. designer Rebecca Mack 

Becca was one of our first Bobbin friends when we opened up shop in the Fall of 2007. She has been consigning her popular upcycled caps teaching classes at The Bobbin for over 2 years now. Check out her practical sewing skills class for June "A Better Fit"

Rebecca Mack "...loves making new things from old things." Learn more about Becca and her crafty ways on her blog flyinghenstudio.blogspot or her facebook fan page

We recently had Becca over at the shop to answer a few questions about herself and her work:

What do you create?

caps, mixed tapes, collections of found sound recordings, collages, quilts and franken-garments.

Why do you create?

i love making new things from old things.

What are your favorite materials? 

favorite tools: scissors, sewing machine, turntables.

favorite materials: old clothes, paper, vinyl recordings + found sound

What would you like us to know about you?

i'm a mama, a healthcare worker and a student.

The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge is pleased to offer a wide variety of green, vintage, upcycled and eco-friendly sewing, knitting + crafting supplies. We are also the only spot to purchase one-of-a-kind upcycled caps.

Come fall in love with your flying hen cap today. 

Stop on by Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm

The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge April Newsletter 2010

The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge April Newsletter 2010 Happy April Crafty Friends, Springtime has arrived and with it comes the return of our bench! Struck by vandals this winter; our bench has been in sorry shape until the super crafty and generous, Amey Radcliffe, of Re-Art stopped by with her trusty tools + a gorgeous piece of reclaimed wood. Thanks Amey!!!!          Busy Mamas Announcing: New Hours for Spring + Summer!!! The shop is now closed on Sundays (but still available 4 Private Parties) and is open on Mondays (by appointment only) for Custom Design + Consultations. We are always open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm 802-862-7417 to schedule an appointment with a crafty Mama! Our April & May Calendars are online now!   EcoSew: juggle-balls, eco-totes and everyone's favorite fabric printing class "let's learn block-printing!" Sew students can increase their skills through learning embroidery, making Upcycled Messenger Bags, or pattern drafting their very own A-Line Skirt. There is something sustainably fun for everyone! Call 802-862-7417 or email info@thebobbin.com to register. The first meeting to establish an American Sewing Guild Chapter here in Burlington went quite well last month.  While we decided against forming our own chapter, at this time, there was a lot of interest in creating an ASG Neighborhood Sew Club. The group will meet the first Thursday evening of every month from 7-8:30pm The goals of the group are to talk about sewing, show our sewing and encourage more sewing! If this sounds like you, or someone you love, mark your calendar and come on down! Our next meeting is - Thursday, April 6th at: The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge, LLC 299 North Winooski Ave @ Archibald Street Old North End - Burlington - Vermont 802-862-7417 http://thebobbin.com   Spotlight on Local O.N.E. Designer Burlington's Old North End neighborhood is full of amazing DIY Designers and green Artists. The Bobbin is committed to highlighting the unique and diverse population of our Old North End neighborhood. In addition to the custom caps from flying hen studio + adorable crochet critters from Urban Farmgirl; we have recently added a new designer from the 'hood Pius Sinzohagera -an African native from the small country of Burundi. Pius is a busy father who sews one-of-a-kind dresses from vintage and recycled fabrics.  The perfect springtime gift for girls of all ages! We are working through the                                                      language barrier, and have Pius making larger dresses for us "grown-up" girls! Stop on by the shop and try on a dress, or two, or three... A true Old North End bargain at $25.00/dress $15.00/skirt Support Local Artists + Families Sewing! Custom Skirts + Hey, it's CRAFT w/the Band! The lovely and talented Ms Becca Mack from the Old North End's very own Flying Hen Studio, is teaching a two-part skirts class this April & May 2010. Sewing "A-Line Skirts" Tuesday, 4/27 2-5pm and Sewing "Ruffles, Gores & Tiers: Next Level Skirts" on Tuesday, 5/11 2-5pm $60-All materials included per class-or $100 if you register for both! Intermediate sewing students will take a ride on the A-Train while they draft a pattern for a sweet springtime skirt. Please pre-register because we like to keep our class sizes small. 802-862-7417 or info@thebobbin.com for more information. CRAFT w/the Band! Psst! Guess what! it's that time again...time 2 CRAFT w/the Band! The Mamas are pleased to announce not 1, but 2 Band-Crafts in the month of May. Prizzy Prizzy Please on Wednesday, May 19th 2-5pm and local favorites The Smittens on Saturday, May 29th 2-5pm Look for more details...coming soon! Thank you so much for supporting our little Mama-owned, local green business.  By taking our classes, purchasing products from our local handmade designers and having your clothing altered on our vintage machines; you are keeping textiles out of the landfills and "...saving the planet, one stitch at a time!" Learn more about The Bobbin on our Blog: The Bobbin Mamas Adventures in Eco-Craft Follow us on Twitter, Friend us on the Facebook join our Fan Page Or, just stop on by the shop, next time your in the Old North End! Yours in Craft,   Gyllian & Rachel The Bobbin Mamas The Bobbin Sew Bar + Craft Lounge, LLC 299 North Winooski Ave @ Archibald Street Old North End - Burlington - Vermont 802-862-7417

Save $5 For the month of April save $5 off ($25 or more) on any one Bobbin made product.  Always wanted a critter skirt or love bunny? Now is the time!                  Shop Local! + Buy Handmade! Offer Expires: 4/30/10