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Monthly Archives: July, 2008

Hans’ Sewing and Vacuum Closes its Doors

Hans’ Sewing and Vacuum closed it doors at the end of June after 54 years of service to South Central Wisconsin. A very sad day for many people, as Hans’ has been a site for reliable service, excellent customer service, and a community gathering place for so very long.
This impacted the Sewing Machine Project as [...]

New Donation Site For Madison, WI!

I met with Tim Olson, who owns Jerry’s Sewing and Vacuum in Madison, today. What a kind man! He has agreed to become the primary donation site in Madison for The Sewing Machine Project. If you have a working sewing machine or serger to donate, please send it or drop it off at Jerry’s. [...]

Midwest Flooding Victims Need Machines Too!

The flooding of the past few months has hit the Midwest awfully hard. Everyone is feeling it. The Sewing Machine Project will do a collection specifically targeted to people who lost their machines in the flooding. We will be setting up a collection in the near future. Please check the website


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