Sustainable Sewing with Ellen Lumpkin Brown

Gerritsen Beach Library in partnership with the Marine Park Alliance are proud to host Ellen Lumpkin Brown at the Carmine Carro Community Center for a sewing workshop for tweens & teens looking to learn a new skill!

 

Sew a delicious-looking donut complete with frosting!

Learn how to sew on a button!

No sewing experience needed because Ms. Ellen will show you how!    

All materials provided but seats are limited to ten so you'll need to register.

 

Creator's Bio:

 

I’m Ellen Lumpkin Brown and I am a bit obsessed with sewing. I know that might sound a little odd but it’s true - for me, sewing is power! It is powerful to be able to make what you want. I am the owner of Sew It! Workshop, the Pop-Up Sewing Studio. Over the past several years, I have taught thousands of folks to sew – age 4 to 94! The Pop-Up Sewing Studio has been a popular program in libraries, museums and corporations in New Jersey and New York. I’m an Advanced Certified BurdaStyle Sewing Instructor, and a Visiting Textile Artist Instructor at the Newark Museum and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. My Pop-Up Sewing Studio is a fresh, new approach to sewing where I bring the stitching to the customer. In 2020, I expanded my in-person sewing workshops to include awesome On-Demand virtual workshops that have been enjoyed by young and young-at-heart patrons in libraries nationwide. Over 40 creative hand sewing workshops are now available along with option, nicely curated kits. I now offer both in-person AND On-Demand workshops - just for libraries! 

 

I am so appreciative to have come from a long line of sewers. My mother and grandmother taught me how to sew. My mom sewed her entire life! Here she is with one of her jolly quilts that she made to raise the spirits of a friend. I love to design simple and clever sewing projects and have written several books on sewing including Doll Fashionistas for f+w media. My books and patterns have been featured online and in publications including: BurdaStyle.com, QNNTV.com, Stitch Magazine, Soft Dolls and Animals Magazine, and more. I am a contributing author to the American Library Association, recent publication 25 Ready-to-Use Programs in Sustainable Living, a step-by-step guide for librarians to establish on-site programs. Other Stuff I’ve worked in social justice for most of my life with the Ford Foundation and the NJ Institute for Social Justice. I hold an MBA from Columbia University. I was raised in Los Angeles and I'm a proud graduate of Crenshaw High School and UCLA. I have three wonderful sons and one wonderful husband.usband.

 

 

This program is made possible by generous support from Con Edison.