Virginia TOGA! Treadle conference

Join the Treadle- “Onions” and meet Virginians who have a love for people powered sewing machines in this three day conference Join collectors and a community of treadle and hand crank sewing machine collectors for four days of sewing with people powered machines. Saturday at 10am, Master tech and co-owner of All Things New, Molly Ann McCay will teach a class on service and history of sewing machines and how to help you get started treadling. There will be time to free sew all week long and lots of time to get to know these collectors that Molly and Charity love so much. Smaller classes will be taught Friday and Saturday. Melissa Hizzy will teach her Whimsy class on making panels out of reused vintage materials And we'll teach a class on how to use the fancy feet that come with these machines. And a class on making triangular zipper pouches out of vintage quilt pieces. Come, drop in, stay all day, come in and out as you can. There will be machines for sale or trade from all over the country Watch live services by Roger and the staff of ATN. And a raffle table that will end Sunday at 12pm that will benefit Habitat for Humanity. Come gain a new love for antique sewing machines. Find our shop in the Governor's Square Shopping Center off Midlothian Turnpike. You're looking for the building that looks like a witch's hat! Looking for a hotel to stay all weekend? Best Western Governor's Inn shares our parking lot and there are dozens of other places close by. Travelers feel free to unload Wednesday and your things will be safe all week.