New Sewing Tech Wanted

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Dear @members,

We are currently looking for a new Textiles Tech.

Like techs In the other areas you would be expected to contribute about 3 hours per week of your spare time to the role. Ish. More if you wanted.

The kind of stuff that needs doing:

• helping finish the sewing corner
• adding stuff to and crossing things off the sewing corner to do list. https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/textiles-to-do-list/4100
• ordering / maintaining consumables
• deciding on what other equipment we want to buy
• learning how to use the equipment we have
• showing users how to use the equipment
• coming up with ideas for, and possibly running workshops and demos.
• help keeping the area tidy and encouraging other members to do the same. A thankless tasks :blush:
• answering people’s queries on discourse.
• representing Textiles Techs at members meetings.
• working as part of a team

If you would like to nominate yourself pls send a message to @textilestechs.

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I can use a sewing machine pretty well if no one steps up to the plate, have made lots of cushions. I am self taught however.

I’ll post some photos of my work once I’m
Home

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I will be using the machines so I’m interested in meeting the textiles people and contributing something

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That sounds great did you have anything in mind?

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Just bouncing this topic again to keep it in the news.

If you’re thinking about nominating yourself don’t be shy.

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I wouldn’t mind helping out! I use sewing machines a fair bit, but I am no expert by any measure…

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How much do you need to know about sewing to put yourself forward for this?

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If you need any more volunteers i’d be happy to be a tech. I don’t have any qualifications either, but I can use a sewing machine and have given workshops using conductive textiles and thread and simple surface design for textiles. I’m keen on the experimental side of textiles and hoping to do a bit of fabric manipulation using the laser cutter and sewing machine and fabric dying using plants from the park

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at the moment i think everyone who is interested can put their name forward.
we will see how many replies we get and go from there.

its great to see so much interest!!

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Bump.

Any one interested in being a sewing tech needs to let us know buy Sunday.
We’ll be going threw the nominations next week.

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Nominations are now closed.
We will review all the candidates submissions and get back with an up date within the next 10 days.