The Singer Company
Stroudsburg, PA:
Youth/Kids Summer Sewing Classes 2017!
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Our Youth/Kids Summer Sewing Program is back on our schedule for the Summer of 2017. Whether your fave young people are totally new to sewing or graduates of our Summer 2016 Youth Sewing program from last year, we've got special classes for you by attentive, caring sewing instructors.
Classes will be taught by Andrea and Gail M, both of whom have decades of sewing & teaching experience with industry credentials.
Our Summer Youth Program for Beginners:
(Ages: 10-18)
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