With great sadness, all summer camps are cancelled.

Given Oregon's current summer camp requirements, we can’t imagine how they could be implemented in the studio environment in such a way as to be fun, creative, spontaneous or productive.

Last year’s summer camps had days of heavy rain most weeks, and if repeated, would require indoor-only instruction, making distancing nearly impossible in the studio layout.

According to the guidelines, soft surfaces (such as fabrics, linings, batting, pillow forms, trims & laces) are to be avoided since they cannot be easily cleaned.

Tracking and then disinfecting every shared tool and supply material (irons & boards, thread & bobbin spools, cutting tools & boards, grommet/snap makers, rulers, boxes of buttons/fasteners/clips/safety pins, etc) multiple times per hour/day and after every participant use also doesn’t seem feasible.

Given the nature of community sewing and the current need for community safety, we feel canceling is the best and only option.  We are so very, very sorry!  We will miss you.