{"id":180,"date":"2013-03-11T19:40:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T19:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/volunteer\/cta\/"},"modified":"2016-08-24T14:19:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T21:19:29","slug":"cta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/cta\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing and Textile Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-ends gutter single\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<p>The Sewing and Textile Volunteers (STV) Program is comprised of volunteers who are trained in clothing, textiles, communication skills and leadership. They in turn extend knowledge and skill to others. The STV Program is a Master Program, comparable to the Master Gardener and Master Food Preservers programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2087\/2013\/03\/Monticello-Quilting2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1504 alignleft\" alt=\"Monticello Quilting2\" src=\"http:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2087\/2013\/03\/Monticello-Quilting2-198x198.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> Each volunteer receives 30+ hours of training from Washington State University Extension faculty members and other knowledgeable staff, professionals and volunteers. The instruction includes the latest methods of clothing construction, valuable information on textiles and knowledge on the latest products and trends for those who sew at home.<\/p>\n<p>STVs receive subject matter training, and they are given the opportunity to learn a variety of skills, including leadership and communication skills, and teaching methods. Volunteers have the opportunity to test their skills in a &#8216;safe&#8217; setting with peers, and become employed or start their own business as a result of their training.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers return 50 hours of volunteer service through a variety of methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As a 4-H leader<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Teaching limited income diverse individuals at weekly sewing classes<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Teaching at 4-H summer sewing schools<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Serve as community resource persons for agencies, churches, schools, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>STVs also help to manage and staff the largest Sewing and Stitchery Expo in the United States. Each year more than 175 volunteers help with seminars style shows, reaching more than 33,000 persons.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Training is provided in Cowlitz County on an as-needed basis. You may qualify to be a STV if you have desire to share your knowledge with others, further personal education goals, have a knowledge of basic sewing skills, and are available for all training sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Jennifer Leach at (360) 577-3014 ext. 4 or at <a href=\"mailto:leachj@wsu.edu\">leachj@wsu.edu<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p><!-- placeholder --><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1332,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308582,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180\/revisions\/308582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/cowlitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}