What do you do when you receive a donation of a LARGE bolt of red knit fabric and a TUB full of tape measures? How about a challenge?! Our Special Events team created a fun challenge to find ways to incorporate both into any kind of project our members could dream of.… Read the rest
We’ve all begun hunkering down away from social gatherings with our minds on COVID19. It can be exhausting to constantly listen for the latest news so we thought, why not take a break and dream about the summer?
Every year ASG hosts a conference somewhere in the US and every year lots of people go. … Read the rest
Most workshops cost about $15-20 for members, with a $50 surcharge for nonmembers.… Read the rest
Let’s try something! If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, we want to get to know you! Join us at this meet up in North Dallas and hang out with other sewists! Stay all day of just drop in for a little while. Bring your sewing machine and work on a project, bring some handwork, bring a problem you want collaborative help with or just bring something to sip or snack on and visit. … Read the rest
Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a story of three orphans and their evil guardian’s repeated attempts to gain control of their family fortune before the oldest of the three turned 18 and claimed control.
What does this have to do with ANYTHING sewing related? Well, as I reflected on the current state of affairs of our local, independent fabric and sewing supply stores, it certainly does seem like we’ve had an evil guardian out there lately trying to do something similar.… Read the rest
Plano ASG’s annual retreat will be held on February 6th – 9th 2020. Registration will be coming soon! Be on the look-out for the email if you are interested!
We are headed back to Sunset, Texas! Time to pack your sewing gear and spend the weekend with your sewing buddies’ sew-cializing for a few days!… Read the rest
Let’s Celebrate the Kentucky Derby and Spring Plano ASG Style. It’s the Social Event of the Season!
Bring out your fancy hats, breathtaking fascinators and horse track attire to celebrate Derby Day! While everyone in Kentucky is at the track, we’ll be celebrating High Tea at Lavendou Bistro Provincial on Saturday May 4, 2019.… Read the rest
Are you a sewist frustrated with finishing your garment projects? Or are you looking to learn how to have a high end professional finish on your garments. There is no one better to help you with the details than Kenneth King!
The Plano Special Events Committee invites you to attend the Cool Tricks Takes Manhattan Workshop. The… Read the rest
Tuesday, November 27, Designing Divas had a wonderful tour of the Balenciaga in Black exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. They learned how this leader of fashion design used fabric and form to create beautiful artwork. The group will strive to recreate the lines in
some of the designs to create their own patterns.… Read the rest
We are so excited to partner with Fabrique Fabrics one last time to generate a space for local RTW fasters to meet each other.
We will meet at Fabrique Fashion Fabrics on Saturday, December 15, 2018 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The address is 3801 W President George Bush Hwy, Plano, TX 75075.… Read the rest
The Plano ASG Chapter met on Saturday, Oct 27. If you missed the annual luncheon, you missed a wonderful event! We were fortunate to have Rosalind Gaither of Sew Much Fabric (www.smfabric.com,) Katy, Texas, as our speaker. She has been in business since 1987.
Rosalind shared four important things to know when “Online Fabric Shopping.”… Read the rest
