Author: Jeanne Badgett
Major Program: Master Clothing Volunteer
According to recent data collected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the annual amount of clothing and footwear waste generated was 13 million tons (4.4 percent of total solid waste). Over 9 million tons of this waste ended up in landfills. Often, when a simple repair, such as replacing a button, is all that is needed to restore a garment’s serviceability, the garment is disposed of, instead of repaired. This may be because the skill of sewing on a button may be unknown
Author: Deborah Shepherd
Lake Cumberland Area Master Clothing Volunteers are vital to our communities. They allow for an expanded out-reach to adult and youth community members teaching them important life skills. They also help community members engage in art form activities that promote positive mental health benefits. LCA MCV members reported a decline in Master Clothing Volunteers, a feeling of disconnect, need for better communication and more training opportunities. In addition, they wanted
Author: Kelly Smith
Studies indicate that sewing is not only a productive hobby and life skill, it can reduce stress and increase an individual’s feeling of self-worth. The Jefferson County 4-H Agent served as the Cooperative Extension Service’s Louisville Area Master Clothing Volunteer (MCV) Assistant Contact Agent. The FCS and 4-H Agent coordinated the Louisville Area Master Clothing Volunteers (MCVs) statewide training attendance and assisted at the statewide MCV Training, organized a Louisville Area
Author: Roger "Darrell" Simpson
According to the University of Kentucky Master Volunteer Clothing site,the Kentucky Master Volunteer in Clothing Program is an outgrowth of volunteer interest and concern for a longtime Extension program (sewing). This carefully structured interdisciplinary statewide venture between Home Economics and 4-H/Youth that focused on clothing construction is a model program to expand current educational offerings and increase outreach opportunities to clientele. Although the Muhlenberg County Cooperati
Author: Sheila Fawbush
Shelby County 4-H has a long tradition of offering sewing programs for 4-Hers. Sewing is a discipline that helps develop self-esteem, confidence, focus, patience, fine motor skills, problem solving, process thinking and visualization. Additionally sewing encourages creative ability. (The Creative Art of Sewing; www.NorthJersey.com; September 13, 2012).Shelby County 4-H offered sewing workshops for fourth and fifth graders in 2022 after a two year break due to the pandemic. The
Author: Crystal Osborne
In today’s technologically advanced society, basic life skills such as sewing has become a lost art. “Sewing is a discipline that helps develop self-esteem, confidence, focus, patience, fine motor skills, problem solving, process thinking and visualization. Additionally, sewing encourages creative ability (The Creative Art of Sewing; www.NorthJersey.com; September 13, 2012).” The Owsley County Cooperative Extension Service during, through the dedication of an
