All sorts of jobs are available--serging, sewing, cutting, pressing, snapping, etc. I'll show you a couple of serging techniques for the liners.
Please bring a serger if you have one that's portable, or a sewing machine, sharp scissors and seam ripper, all depending on what facet of kit-making appeals to you this time.
A week ago, I wrote about Days for Girls deciding to phase out the T&T liners, and use only the serged tri-fold style.
This week, there's another change, and one that I believe is long overdue. We are now going to be putting two pair of underpants in each kit! That makes so much more sense than just one! A few more ounces per kit, a bit more money, but much better logistics for the girls!
Of course, this means that we need twice as many pairs of underpants. We could really use donations! Our most requested and needed sizes are Girls' sizes 10 and 12.
And what kind?
- Cotton or cotton blend
- briefs or hipsters (no bikini, boy shorts or thong)
- As colorful as possible
- No designs including animals, people or camouflage
Hanes and Fruit of the Loom seem to have the best prices and are carried by Target, Walmart, etc. They're available in the stores and online.
Would you bring a package or two? And tell your friends about Days for Girls and ask if they'd consider donating some packages of underwear (give them the specifics)? This is a very big need for us right now.
More colorful fabrics will do a better job of hiding stains, but all of the packs come with a few solid white and light print undies. Laura at Textiles a Mano (whose hand-dyed yarns are incredible) is doing some test dying of those for us, in hopes that all of the pairs will be useable and great at hiding stains! Thank you so much, Laura!
I hope you can join us Sunday! We're going to start having a sign-in sheet and name tags to help us remember names. And please help me remember to take pictures!
No comments:
Post a Comment