We need a serging sewing machine and various sewing supplies including fabric, thread, rotary cutter, sewing clips, bobbins, needles, and an iron.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cushing's classroom raised $699
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
About My Students
I teach Chemistry to a diverse group of artistic students at a Title I visual and performing arts school in downtown Los Angeles. Students come from all over the city to our public high school to receive a top notch education in both academics and their chosen art form (music, dance, visual or theater) and go on to study at some of the top academic colleges and art schools across the country. My students feel very strongly about developing a community that is safe, secure, and welcoming of all peers no matter who they are and they have shown an interest in starting a sewing club on campus.
Sewing skills would not only increase their ability to contribute to arts-related activities on campus (hello Costume Design!) and build their leadership by creating and developing a school club (hello College Brag Sheet!), but it actually integrates a ton of math, technology, and science (shhh don't tell them please!).
Engineering skills will help my students in learning how to thread and operate a serging machine in order to design, plan, and apply basic sewing skills to create a garment. Geometry skills, the cutting mat, and wheel will help them grade (translation: blend two sizes) a pattern. They will use technology skills when I introduce them to the world of
PDF patterns and using adobe layers to print only the size they need. I am super excited about this project because I hope this passion will help grow my students' social awareness skills and confidence when they wear their clothing on campus, and may even spark a future career in costume design or engineering. Because of how creative and artistic my students are, I think they are going to come up with some amazing projects. This is part 2 of a project and the additional materials will really help my students get their sewing club off to great start.
In Their Own Words
Our project idea is creating a club at our high school that is dedicated to sewing. We would teach people how to sew and be better seamstresses ourselves with the help of our teacher. We would promote self-expression through something that everyone has, clothes! ~Camille
I really think this club will benefit students because it will be something they could look forward to in school and it will make some students happy by putting them in the right mindset and give them something to do. ~Brookyln
The other leaders and I will lead with the teacher in teaching and doing lessons and tell them the history of sewing and do a lot of projects. ~Brooklyn
We would start by meeting twice a week and master sewing with just my club partners. We would create a lesson plan, come up with sewing ideas and buy patterns and fabric with your help to create our own clothes. Our first project would be getting comfortable with sewing and the process, but then throughout the year we would eventually donate to hospitals or a woman's shelter and make necessities like socks, scarfs, hats, or stuffed animals. ~ Camille
This project is important to me because sewing is an old art form, and I feel like my generation doesn't use it anymore. So creating a club just about sewing and creating clothes is fun and exciting, and I think will create a better environment and better creative expression at school and life. ~Camille
This project is important to me because I want to learn how to sew better and how it is important to our community is because we can make things to donate to the community. ~Karlene
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
Brother 1034D 3/4 Thread Serger with Differential Feed
• Amazon Business
$149.96
1
$149.96
Fiskars 24X36 Inch Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
• Amazon Business
$29.14
1
$29.14
MumCraft Multipurpose Sewing Clips with Tin Box Package, Assorted Colors, Pack of 100
• Amazon Business
$8.48
2
$16.96
Paxcoo 50 Pcs Bobbins and Sewing Thread with Case and 2 Pcs Soft Measuring Tapes for Brother Singer Babylock Janome Kenmore (Assorted Colors)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
4 PACK of 6000 Yard Spools Black Sewing Thread All Purpose 100% Spun Polyester Overlock Cone (Upholstery , Canvas , Drapery, Beading, Quilting)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Rovtop 10-Pack 45mm Rotary Cutter Blades Fits Fiskars, Olfa, Truecut and more
• Amazon Business
Paxcoo 25 Pcs Bobbins and Sewing Thread with Case and Soft Measuring Tape for Brother Singer Babylock Janome Kenmore (Assorted Colors)
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Fiskars 6x24 Inch Acrylic Ruler (12-87577097J)
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
LEONIS 5 Water Erasable Marking Pens Blue [ 78008 ]
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Fiskars 45mm Contour Rotary Cutter (195210-1001)
• Amazon Business
$9.79
1
$9.79
Houseables Ironing Blanket, Magnetic Mat Laundry Pad, 48x85cm, Gray, Quilted, Washer Dryer Heat Resistant Pad, Iron Board Alternative Cover
• Amazon Business
$8.91
1
$8.91
Euro-Notions Universal Machine Needles
• Amazon Business
$5.11
1
$5.11
Materials cost
$509.30
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$46.60
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.64
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$593.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$104.74
Total project goal
$698.28
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$698.28
2 Donors
-$341.88
Donations toward project cost
-$319.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$21.93
match offer
-$321.88
Match offer toward project cost
-$273.60
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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