Fabric switch in Chicago Tonight!
just a tip — the material switch is tonight!
Here are the details:
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, may 19
Location: Rogers Park Public Library6907 N Clark StChicago, IL 606262nd floor, south room
What: material Swap
What’s a material Swap?: We’ll be exchanging fabric, notions, patterns utilizing play money, most likely Monopoly dollars. during the set-up, we’ll have a bit show as well as tell. wear your preferred sew garment for prizes to be supplied by Erin (??)
Few crucial details: considering that this is a swap, no money/check can be exchanged on the premises. This is important. anybody caught paying genuine U.S. dollars for products in the switch will be lashed with a tape determine or required to count pattern pieces.
What can I bring?: any type of type of material that’s at least 1 lawn long, 45 inches large (I don’t want to offer with remnants), notions, patterns are acceptable.
How can I help?: thanks for asking. right here are some certain tasks we need:
1. a number of cashiers’ to assist establish a ‘value’ to the material as well as pass out Monopoly money to ‘sellers’2. a number of organizers to put material on different tables identified according to material type (silk, cotton, polyester, knits, etc.).3. A barker to phone call out lottery numbers so ‘shoppers’ can orderly search products in the swap. 4. somebody to organize show as well as tell part of the swap.5. Foodie to round up snacks for hungry shoppers. “Shoppers” are motivated to bring chips, beverages, paper plates, as well as napkins. 5. A motorist with sufficient space in the vehicle to cart leftover unwanted material to regional salvation Army.
Ok, what next?: email marybeth.klatt @@@gmail dot com with material switch in the subject line, let me understand you’re coming as well as exactly how you’d like to assist OR leave a comment in Mary Beth’s “Fabric Swap” blog publish at thelazymilliner.blogspot.com.
I have a few a lot more questions!: email marybeth.klatt @@@ gmail dot com OR leave a comment on her blog.
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