Do you like to sew? Again this year we're looking for volunteers to help sew bags for seed collecting. Starting in mid-summer each year, volunteers for Dane County Parks collect seeds from natural areas for use in future restorations.
The bags are donated chicken feed and bird seed bags. To make a bag functional and durable for seed collecting, we sew on an adjustable shoulder strap and reinforce the top and bottom by sewing bias tape along the edges.
Sewing takes about 30 minutes per bag and doesn't require any special thread or needles. The stitching just needs to be functional, not pretty. We provide the bags, bias tape, strapping, instructions, and an example bag as a model.
If you have access to a sewing machine and are interested in sewing at least 5 bags, contact Jan at janaxelson@gmail.com or 608-215-0426 for details.
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