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.
- Welcome Back another season of the Ottawa Garment Guild
- Housekeeping & Updates
- Call for Volunteers
- We are looking for volunteers to help with the snack committee.
- We are looking for a volunteer to help the executive committee run and manage our technology that makes our hybrid meetings possible.
- We need more volunteers especially if as a Guild we want to put on special events like Frocktails.
- Please email us at ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com for more information on any of the volunteer opportunities.
- Name Tags
- We are bringing back the name tags from last year. We will keep hold of them in-between the meetings. This meeting we had some temporary ones and we asked members to let us know their pronouns and instagram handle but those are optional.
- Tool Rental Program
- We're beginning a tool rental program with a snap press. As soon as the press is acquired we'll share how members can use it.
- Special Events
- Upcoming: We're planning now so stay tuned for announcements
- Past: review of the Billings High Tea on Sept 1.
- Workshops
- Nov 16 - Photographing your makes with Stéphanie - tickets are on sale now
- January 18 - Rubbing off knitware with Coco Yang - look for details in an upcoming email
- Jan/Feb - Block Making with Assela - 4 week workshop held in Barrhaven, details to come in upcoming email
- Sew-Ins
- TBD October & December
- Feb 15, April 19, June 21
- each sew in is $15, meet at St Marks and sew from 10-4, we provide pizza
- OGGPOM
- Twinsies! - link up with a new or old friend and make the same pattern. Fraternal Twinsises with different fabrics or pattern views or hacks are encouraged to make sure you're making something you love.
- Activity
- Instead of a guest speaker this month we spent the main meeting segment getting to know each other better.
- Discord
- Members have been enjoying connecting between meetings on our Discord channel. A link will be sent out in the September meeting recap email to join if you haven't already.
- Kallie gave a brief tutorial about how to use Discord but if you missed it, Stéphanie has made this helpful video you can access here.
- Sewing SOS
- none this week but please email if you have any in the future
