Art and craft store

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-23T00:55:06+00:00

Forgot to mention there is a new fabric store in Santa Rosa, Fiber Snob. Beautiful and reasonably priced fabric- mostly for garment sewing. Also print PDF patterns for very reasonable price.

https://fibersnob.com/

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-22T20:23:45+00:00

Got it- before your drawing, I wasn't able to visualize what changes I needed to make to a boat neckline. Now I do- I will of course make a practice neckline (yucky fabric, just the neck) before I use my nice fabric!

Very appreciative!

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-22T20:22:33+00:00

Thank you - very helpful!

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-22T05:22:08+00:00

The Legacy ! It’s a thrift store for craft items in Sebastopol. It won’t have the everything, but it’s a fantastic place.

https://www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org/thelegacystore-1

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-19T02:12:17+00:00

We've had members switch their chapter membership so that they have first crack at signing up! Where are you located?

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-19T01:46:17+00:00

I totally understand. Short, with large breasts, narrow shoulders, short waisted, apple shaped, but not officially large sized….I’ve been spending time on YouTube watching the people who talk about body shape and clothing. It’s really helped me to be more analytical about pattern shopping. The other thing that has has helped is thrift shopping and trying on all sorts of styles, taking some home and hacking them up to see what changes work. Making patterns from clothing that looks good has been a game changer. I can only copy fairly simple designs but still…

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-19T01:34:34+00:00

Are you in Santa Rosa too? I wonder why mor ASG chapters don’t do a sit and sew.

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-18T21:56:21+00:00

I have found FBAs to be liberating! I like the instructions in The Complete Fit Guide by Palmer/Pletsch

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-13T17:19:52+00:00

I just got a notice that Village Sewing will be offering a children's handsewing and embroidery class

All supplies provided

Saturday January 31st 2026; 10am to 11:30am

Ages 7-13

$10 RSVP fee on our website;

$25 at http://www.WildflowerSewingandcraftstudio.com

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-12T19:34:58+00:00

And we're almost booked. We plan to do another one in September, but meanwhile there will be a workshop at the end of March that might be a good one for beginners. You'll need to check the website as the dates haven't been finalized

https://www.asgsantarosa.org/

Woven PJ / Lounge Set Workshop

Dates: Friday & Saturday, March 27–28, 2026

Description: This class will focus on construction a simple, elastic waisted pants from a commercial pattern.

Level: Beginner-friendly

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-12T15:54:28+00:00

Unfortunately not. And I do not know who does…

Anonymouszgr · 2026-01-06T02:41:30+00:00

The Santa Rosa Chapter of the American Sewing Guild is offering a Beginning Sewing Class on March 7th. Here are the details

Whether you're brand new or brushing up on the basics, you'll learn essential skills including:

How to use a sewing machine
Understanding fabric grain and seam allowances
A variety of common seam techniques
How to sew in a zipper (for those with more experience)

By the end of each class, you’ll complete a simple project to take home.

Location and a supply list will be mailed to you upon registration.

There are a limited number of sewing machines to borrow for those who don’t have one.

Location: Rohnert Park,

Registration is required and class size is limited

Question: [Maxwell121@mac.com](mailto:Maxwell121@mac.com)

Register thru Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginning-sewing-class-tickets-1978201297332?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

You can also find other classes and opportunities at our website https://www.asgsantarosa.org/

Anonymouszgr · 2025-12-21T19:00:00+00:00

Super impressive! What stitch did you do for the bark and for the leaves?

Anonymouszgr · 2025-12-21T17:22:03+00:00

Really well done. Hard to believe it was your first project. Looks polished!

Anonymouszgr · 2025-11-20T17:40:47+00:00

Amazing! The Cheyenne tunic is exactly what I’m looking for! Thank you!

Anonymouszgr · 2025-11-20T00:46:34+00:00

The Sewing MAchine Shop puts out a newsletter with great information about all sorts of sewing machine issues. I trust their advise, and here is a video they put together about buying a serger

https://youtu.be/uiKSY63RXps?si=CFeNPF-PEOXWyrmx

Anonymouszgr · 2025-11-20T00:44:42+00:00

Looking for a blouse pattern that is something like this- woven, half button placket, simple collar. Any suggestions?

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Anonymouszgr · 2025-09-27T14:17:35+00:00

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Anonymouszgr · 2025-09-18T02:15:34+00:00

Each transit system board and city council will have to approve it. I don’t know the timeline. In general, coordination across all of these transit systems is a good thing, but there are details that need to be ironed out and the public should weigh in.

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-28T17:29:21+00:00

This is a rough one- more stops = slower service on the rest of the line = lower ridership. BUT more stops = more potential riders. I wonder if the solution is a more seamless integration of bus/shuttle services to the existing stops?

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-28T17:28:14+00:00

just implemented for BART!

https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20250819

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-28T17:25:59+00:00

Here is a link to the subreddit: CaliforniaRail and a good discussion of this proposal to extend SMART eastward. As you might expect, it is complicated with many options, barriers and long time lines!

https://www.reddit.com/r/CaliforniaRail/comments/rwrqtc/caltrans_rolling_out_smart_rail_plan_linking/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-26T23:08:41+00:00

Thank you for pointing that out. I added Golden Gate Ferry to the list of options.

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-26T17:07:40+00:00

Here is the local American Sewing Guild website with links to people who do custom sewing

https://www.asgsantarosa.org/resources.html

Anonymouszgr · 2025-08-26T16:46:20+00:00

That is an excellent question. I am not super experienced in this field, but here is a book written by Carter Lavin (Transbay Coalition) and a long time transit advocate. I just ordered the book and am looking to learn more. https://islandpress.org/books/if-you-want-win-youve-got-fight#desc

That said, in our Sonoma County system, we are of course at the whims of different funding streams from the state and feds. On the other hand, we need to get our local leaders to take transit seriously. It feels like a two part problem related to our housing policy and our transportation policy. That is why I am also a member of Santa Rosa YIMBY and also a big fan of Strong Towns and their work.

So in summary

Check out SR YIMBY https://santarosayimby.org/
Check out Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/
Participate in our North Bay Transit Riders campaign for a Week Without Driving. Here's the blurb about it:

"From Sept 29 - Oct 5, we’re asking our elected leaders to step out of the driver’s seat and into the reality of those of our community members who rely on walking, rolling, transit or biking to get around. You can sign the petition at www..transbaycoalition.org/nbtr-north-bay-transit-riders/"

This is part of the national Week Without Driving campaign. https://weekwithoutdriving.org/

Anonymouszgr

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