Breedom Public Sewing House

South­east Port­land has a new work­space for learn­ing and mak­ing: Bree­dom Pub­lic Sewing House. Owner Bree Perry has been hard at work trans­form­ing the floor above one of my favorite shops, Mag-Big, into a bright, spa­cious and invit­ing loca­tion for sewing and any other num­ber of crafts. Bree­dom opened last week and has a cal­en­dar jam-packed with classes and work­shops, many taught by well-known locals, as well as machine and space rental options and one-on-one sewing lessons.

I met Bree a few months ago on the Alley 33 com­mit­tee and she is amaz­ing! I’m such a hes­i­tant sewer, but Bree’s atti­tude (“Don’t let a lack of train­ing be con­fused with a lack of tal­ent”) is exactly the kind of learn­ing envi­ron­ment that gets me sit­ting in front of a machine.

Bree­dom Pub­lic Sewing House embod­ies so many of the things that I love about Port­land. Bree and Mag-Big are work­ing closely together and have the same goal: sup­port local pro­duc­tion to cre­ate a resilient econ­omy. Bree said, “Nearly all of our instruc­tors have small busi­nesses here in Port­land (either apparel or craft) and Bree­dom is giv­ing them one more out­let to share their love of cre­at­ing with our city.” The ladies are host­ing a Grand Open­ing Party and Artist Mixer on May 14^th at 6pm at the shop. Stop by, have a drink and sign up for a class. Bree is even throw­ing in a free pri­vate les­son for each per­son who signs up for a class that night. See you there!

Bree­dom Pub­lic Sewing House
3279 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
971.279.5229
BreedomPublicSewingHouse@gmail.com

Grand Open­ing Party and Artist Mixer is this Sat­ur­day, May 14th at 6:00pm.