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Stitch This! Begins

Stitch This! is a 16 hour competition among Iowa high-school youth to deconstruct a wedding dress into another wearable garment. Each group is judged on creativity, teamwork, workmanship, and presentation. The Runway show will take place tomorrow, August 22 at 7:30 PM in the 4-H Building. Here are the groups with the dresses that were randomly selected. We will be streaming Stitch This! live at www.tinyurl.com/4hstitchthis.













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  1. RachelAugust 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    Hey I'm a 4-Her and my sister is in the second picture 3rd to the right.

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  2. 'beccaAugust 25, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Hi,

    I just wanted to say that I had a great time at Stitch This! It was a great learning experience, increasing my skills in sewing and also in teamwork, creativity and time management. Stitch This was a great chance for me to explore the world of fashion design, working with a garment to make something new. Thank you to everyone who spent there time preparing fot Stitch This!

    Rebecca, member and model for the Fab Four.
    (second picture, third to the right)

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