MEMOIRS OF AN ORDINARY WOMAN: #Haiti

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

i Wonder Where They Are Today

I wonder where they are today. In 2014, we trained them to be teachers at a sewing school we started in Jacmel, Haiti. For completing the course, we offered to hire them and gave them a new sewing machine so that they could continue to improve thier skills on thier own. Things went fine for two years But then, the sewing school was incorparated with another school. These women were not picked up to work there. But they still had sewing machines that they could use to make a living. I hope they held on to these machines rather than quickly sell the machine and make a small, quickly depleted profit.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Starting A Sewing School in Haiti

This is a post on my FB wall. I posted it in Novemebr 2013 and within months I had more than triple of what I needed. And so, in June 2014, we started a sewing school.

WHAT WE NEED TO START OUR SEWING SCHOOL

In Jacmel, Haiti

10 working low end, low function sewing machines. These machines may be used or purchased. Singer sells a very basic machine for $54.

20 complete sewing kits:

· Large scissors

· Small scissors

· Measuring tape (metric)

· 30 Safety pins

· 100 straight pins

· 20 Needles- varies sizes

· 20 spools of thread

· Seam ripper

· Thimble

· Small pin cushion

· Snaps

· Hooks

· Crocket hook

· Seam ribbon

· Patch fabric

· Fabric Chalk

· Embroidery floss

· Small pad of paper

50 pounds of fabric. Pieces may be as small as ½ yard, but nothing smaller please

20 sewing bags- If you have any of those free promotional bags that serve as reusable bags, we will take them. The women will need a bag to transport their projects.

How can you help? (1) dig through your closets and donate any sewing tools or materials you have. Nothing needs to be new, (2) donate or purchase a sewing machine, (3) put together a complete sewing kit. All donations will be accepted through the Haiti Family initiative and tax deductible.