Mochudi Sewing Class

Sister Taylor orgainized a sewing class for the Mochudi Relief Society sisters on 26 January 2013. She had Sister Rands and Sister Gubler help her. Elder Rands came along to help set up and tear down.

We have learned a lot from previous sewing classes. We had far less trouble with the sewing machines because we learned to use polyester thread instead of cotton thread which frequently broke. We also learned how to organize the work more efficiently. We had the straps sewn on ahead of time to reduce the amount of work that was needed to complete each bag.

Twenty-seven sisters made scripture bags. Twenty-four had never sewn on a machine before. The other three Relief Society sisters who had sewn before were stationed at machines and were a real help to the other sisters.

One of the sisters (in the blue shirt) is deaf but is very sharp and was even helping others with their project.

The class started promptly at ten o'clock. It is a rare thing to start activities on time in Botswana. There was a short break for lunch and we finished at three o'clock.

The sisters had a wonderful time sewing and socializing, and were thrilled to have a completed project that they could use as can be seen by the sister above in a traditional dress. The next day scripture bags were everywhere in church. Pictures of the activity were posted and everyone crowded around to see pictures of themselves, their relatives, or their friends. The children pushed chairs over so they could stand on them to see the pictures.