Sewing Lab

6:8's Sewing Lab

Open to anyone interested in sewing!
Join us at 6:8 (821 Industry Rd, Sauk City, WI) on:

the 2nd Thursday of the month

3-5pm


(We enjoy a Community Meal in 6:8’s large dining room following sewing lab on the 2nd Thursday every month.  Good food and good community!) 


Sewing Lab is now a “6:8 Sisterhood”, to include anyone who sews, knits or crochets, crafts, or enjoys games (ie cards, Dominoes, Majhong), or just wants to socialize. Join us on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 3-5pm at 6:8!


Sewing Lab is "sew" fun, "sew" community-oriented, and "sew" people friendly. :)


We do more than serve; we visit, inform, and enjoy! We provide machines, fabric, and supplies. 



If you have fabric, feel free to bring it otherwise there is fabric and all supplies available. All you need to do is show up.


Be part of our show and tell, or SEW and tell! The possibilities are endless.  Volunteers will be available to help show you basic sewing.

The History of 6:8's Sewing Lab

Sewing Lab started @ 6:8 in 2018. Dana Ballweg Fehrenbach donated 3 new Janome machines, purchased at Ardyth’s. Elaine Mack offered to help teach machine sewing and Maria Riedel taught hand piece-quilting. Both helped with mending needs. After 1 ½ yrs of weekly visitors during the bi-weekly Community meals and food pantry Covid 19 forced 6:8 to close to the public. Elaine still led a group

of over a dozen women, with 6:8 as home base, to make 1,000’s of masks. She also loaned out the machines and made sure they were used, cleaned, and tuned regularly. In 2023 Elaine began opening Sew Lab again, 2nd Thur during evening Community meals. Virginia Sutton and Liz Graf both helped for awhile. In Nov ‘24 they changed hours to afternoon 3-5, to accommodate those that do not wish to

drive after dark. Tanya Bare (from Retwist-T) and Elaine Mack are hoping to rebuild what was utilized before COVID. They presently have space, 7 machines, fabric, cutting and ironing tools for any need: sewing, quilting, mending. They’re hoping to make 2nd Thurs (hopefully every Thurs eventually) a “6:8 Sisterhood”, to include anyone who sews, knits or crochets, crafts, or enjoys games (ie cards, Dominoes, Majhong), or just wants to socialize. 6:8 always provides hot drinks and water.