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Ms. Towne from New York, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Stich in Time: Clothing Design & Construction

Help me give my students an assortment of sewing materials and yarn in order to help them create a number of different projects including a pin cushion, crochet scarf, and a tote bag!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Towne's classroom raised $470

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are thoughtful, inquisitive and risk takers. My students trust the work they are challenged with every time they step into my classroom when it becomes the clothing workshop. More importantly, they trust me to facilitate a journey throughout the semester that pushes them to not only become better students but to truly discover who they are and what is important to them, not just as scholars but as part of humankind.

All students have the capacity for greatness, and our learning together is one more step on the road to discovering where the path will take them.

My students come from all over the area to attend our school. As a teacher of 9-12th graders this year, I am able to support the development of foundational skills essential to the understanding of what it means to design and make clothing. It's an honor and a privilege to teach them each day and I never cease to be impressed by their capacity for greatness.

My Project

Costume design and construction is one of the core aspects of theatre production and these materials will make it possible for my students to experience a number of different aspects of what it means to be a costumer.

Something as simple as a needle and thread can transform a flat piece of felt into a three-dimensional object.

The materials will make it possible for us to explore a range of units of students starting with design basics then move on to hand sewing, yarn craft, and crochet, and finally culminating in machine sewing. Ultimately, this course will take students on a journey to learn about how to tell a story with clothing.

Ms. Towne Academy for Software Engineering Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
63987-1005 - Design Works Unbleached Muslin - 45" x 5 yds • Blick Art Materials $19.99 4 $79.96
21259-1809 - Crayola Fabric Markers - Classpack, Set of 80 • Blick Art Materials $34.15 2 $68.30
63201-1003 - Craft Felt - Assorted Colors, 9" x 12" Pieces, Pkg of 100 • Blick Art Materials $18.72 2 $37.44
65105-1009 - Plastic Crochet Hooks - Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $2.52 10 $25.20
57624-2007 - Wescott KleenEarth Recycled Scissors - 7", Black, Bent • Blick Art Materials $4.79 5 $23.95
62419-1010 - Needlepoint Needles - No. 18, Pkg of 3 • Blick Art Materials $1.35 15 $20.25
63100-1009 - Creativity Street Embroidery Floss - Assorted Colors, Set of 24 Skeins • Blick Art Materials $5.99 3 $17.97
63201-1125 - Craft Felt - Assorted Colors, 9" x 12" Pieces, Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $2.79 5 $13.95
66910-1556 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - Oak Tan, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 2 $12.46
66910-1026 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - White, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 2 $12.46
66910-2016 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - Black, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 2 $12.46
66910-5046 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - Navy, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 2 $12.46
66910-2546 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - Gray, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 2 $12.46
65104-1009 - Blunt Tapestry Needle - Size #13, Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $4.04 2 $8.08
66910-3026 - Gutermann Cotton Thread - Red, 876 yd Spool • Blick Art Materials $6.23 1 $6.23

Materials cost

$363.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.43

Total project goal

$469.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $469.51

4 Donors

-$460.68

Donations toward project cost

-$399.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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