November 2024 Meeting Recap

If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.

Workshops

• Workshops are now available on the website via the Store tab.

• January 18th: recreate a ready-to-wear knit garment

• Jan/Feb bodice block making workshop at Assela’s home in Barrhaven

Sew-Ins & Events

• Tickets for in-person can be found on the Square store, via the “Store” tab on the website

• Virtual - If members sign up, they will receive a link to Zoom by email.

• FREE Movie Night @ NAC November 23

Announcing the Tool Library

• We now have an industrial Snap Press, dies and hardware for jean rivets, jean button and 24L snaps 

• It can be used before/after meetings or during in-person sew-ins. Members can also send an email to the President if they want to use it

Community Events

• Days for Girls - make reusable pads for girls. Same day as OGG meeting, but email address provided for the organizer to be added to mailing list for future events. 

• Mary Johnston: nepeanontario@daysforgirls.org

• Cavadelo Flax Garden - previous speakers at an OGG meeting that grow flax to make fabric are renting Gardens in 2025 to those interested in giving it a try. 

• Mayfair Theatre hosts Crafter’s Afternoon where they play a movie, keep the lights on so people can craft. The next one is Feb 8 at 12:30, showing Chicago

 

Meeting - Care and Feeding of Fancy Fabrics with Vicki

• This month we heard from long-time member and talented sewist, Vicki all about fancy fabrics and how to care for them. We learned how to select the right fabric, how to preserve its beauty, and keep final garments looking fabulous for years to come while oogling the many stunning samples of fabrics and finished garments that Vicki brought to share with us.
  
  

Sewing SOS

• Some members had questions about Discord. It was noted that Discord can be easier to read on a desktop.

• “How-to” video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBCAvQNkK6M&t=5s

OGGPOM - Enchantment! 

• Consider using the tips from Vicki to make something spectacular!

• Make something for an enchanted evening, whether at a fancy party or lounging in style.

Next meeting - December 12, 2024

October 2024 Meeting Recap

If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.

Workshops

• Workshops are now available on the website via the Store tab.

• January 18th: recreate a ready-to-wear knit garment

• Jan/Feb bodice block making workshop at Assela’s home in Barrhaven

Sew-Ins

• Tickets for in-person can be found on the Square store, via the “Store” tab on the website

• Virtual - If members sign up, they will receive a link to Zoom by email.

Community Events

• This is be a new addition to the regular meeting slides. Members are invited to submit fiber related events happening in the Ottawa area to let other members know. 

Meeting - Sew Smart - Apps!

• The first presenter was Leah, showing My Body Model, which is an online service that creates custom digital croquis based on one’s measurements.

• Bonnie followed, giving a presentation on Trello, an app which she uses to organize her sewing.
  

• Lastly, Kallie gave a live demo of Threadloop, a new sewing organizing app that has recently taken off in the sewing world.

Sewing SOS

• Kallie was looking for tips and tricks for pressing belts/ ties/ etc. to make sure seam allowance is fully turned out.

OGGPOM

• My Favourite Make. Several options to participate:

• Re-post and re-wear a favourite thing you’ve made. Log it into some new software or app you’ve learned about tonight.

• Make a new version of a TNT (Tried n’ True pattern to show off and see if something you learned about tonight can help you track how you changed it.

• Learn about a new way to store, organize, and sort your stash digitally and find a beloved pattern to match you freshly rediscovered stash to!