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Welcome to PinchPenny Threads
We're a home-sewing business specializing in delightful, one-of-a-kind vintage-style items. We also create sewn and knitted items for charitable causes. Founders Jane McLean and Phoebe Beebe are retired teachers and occasionally give workshops here on the rocky coast of Maine. 

​BAGS, BAGS, BAGS
Single-use plastic shopping bags are becoming a thing of the past. You can make your own cost-effective tote bags with our instructions and photos for inspiration. More about bags here.

FREE DEMO!
​TOTE BAGS: BASICS AND BEYOND

Do you want to learn how to make your own reusable fabric tote bags? Are you puzzled about adding a lining? Join sewist Jane McLean at Belfast Free Library as she demonstrates how to create lined and unlined bags from a variety of cost-effective materials. She will add pockets, box bottoms, closures, and waterproof lining. Written instructions will be provided. 
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​The free sewing demonstration will be held Monday, March 30, 1:00-3:00, in the Abbott Room at 
Belfast Free Library,
106 High Street, Belfast, ME 04915


​telling your family stories


TELLING YOUR FAMILY STORIES: ASSIGNMENTS AND READINGS
BELFAST SENIOR COLLEGE
SPRING 2020
JANE B. MCLEAN, INSTRUCTOR
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​Click here for assignments and readings.
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​We welcome your questions and comments. Please contact us at:  JBMcLean@aol.com
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