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Sewing Open Lab
2026-10-01 15:30:00 2026-10-01 17:25:00 America/New_York Sewing Open Lab Come and sew at the XXXXXXXX Library and bring your sewing projects. All the tools are here for you. Participants are required to bring their own materials. Machine sewing skills are required. Hiawassee Branch - Hiawassee - Craft Studio

Thursday, October 01
3:30pm - 5:25pm

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Hiawassee Branch

Hiawassee - Craft Studio

Come and sew at the XXXXXXXX Library and bring your sewing projects. All the tools are here for you. Participants are required to bring their own materials. Machine sewing skills are required.

Come and sew at the XXXXXXXXX Library and bring your sewing projects. All the tools are here to create your projects. Participants must bring all of the fabric, patterns, thread and notions (e.g. interfacing, zippers, etc.) needed for the project. 

  • Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machines and tools available for you to use.
  • Prerequisites to use a sewing machine:
    • Sewing: Introduction to the Sewing Machine
      OR
    • Participants must be able to wind a bobbin, thread a sewing machine, sew straight seams, read simple patterns and cut fabric with minimal assistance.

      Note: Machine sewing skills are necessary to be successful in Open Lab. New to sewing? Check out Introduction to the Sewing Machine.

Age requirements: Adults; for anyone from age 15-17, guardian must sign waiver and accompany the child.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Maker/DIY | Life Skills |

TAGS: | tec101 | sewing | fiberarts |

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LYNX Bus Link 37 Pine Hills / Florida Mall

Hiawassee Branch began as a bookmobile station in 1962 and was first known as the Pine Hills Library. In later moves the branch became the West Colonial branch and in March 2000, Hiawassee. In early 2010, the Hiawassee Branch moved to a new home near the corner of Hiawassee Road and West Colonial Drive in the Highland Lakes shopping plaza.

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