I am excited to share that a little while ago I traveled to South Bend, Indiana to meet with Vicki, Jenny and other members of
The Sewing Lab at Sew Loved, a 501c3 nonprofit that trains underserved and marginalized women to sew, and connects them with living-wage jobs (among other community-outreach projects).
I am so thankful for the support of countless families to make this all possible.
7 years ago, I sewed my first pair of baby shoes for my son at our kitchen table - a craft project that I didn't think much of at the time. Today, with your help, these little shoes are still 100% handmade, but they're also providing an income for our small team of local work-from-home sewists, and for these inspiring women in South Bend too.
The Sewing Lab Story
After 6 years of teaching sewing to underserved women and at-risk teens, in 2018 Sew Loved partnered with Vested Interest to create a new initiative, The Sewing Lab (TSL) in South Bend, Indiana. TSL teaches industrial sewing to provide students training for the thousands of unfilled sewing jobs in their region.
#MadeinSouthBend
#EmpowerWomen #LivingWageJobs
Cabooties sewn at Sew Loved have been produced by trainees of that program. With every purchase, you create job training for living-wage employment opportunities, handing these students the keys to unlock their full potential.
Sew Loved is located at:
251 E. Sample Street, Suite 100
South Bend, Indiana 46601
