tl;dr: Plant Swap rundown, next meetup Visible Mending at River Valley Co-op on 4/30, upcoming events

Hi all!

This week’s House Plant and Seed Swap was a great success! Many plants found new homes and we got to chat with a number of new faces and returning members. This type of event, and being in the community room at Forbes library, definitely helped to extend our visibility, so expect to see more like it in the future.

Our next event is Sashiko/Visible Mending on Tuesday 4/30 at Easthampton River Valley Co-op from 6-9 pm. There will be a demonstration and a chance to practice what you’ve learned. Sashiko kits will be provided, but bring along some scrap fabric and a basic sewing kit if you have one. Check out the Meetup page for more details.

The following Tuesday we’ll be having another casual social meetup at New City Brewery, then on 5/17 we’re having another hands on lockpicking session at the co-op. Farther down the road we’ll be having another Home-Made Musical Instrument meetup, a "Talk & Tinker" pop-up hackerspace, and a 3d printing workshop. Plus we’ll be set up at the Cottage Street Cultural Chaos street fair on June 8th. Stay tuned to these newsletters, the calendar on our webpage, and out Meetup group for details. And if you have a topic you’d like to learn more about, a skill you’d like to share, or any other ideas, please let us know!

Be safe and keep making things!

- Bill C.

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MakeFixHack is a growing community of makers, tinkerers, hackers, crafters, and other like-minded people, sharing knowledge and working to create a community workshop/hackerspace here in Easthampton. MakeFixHack is an open and welcoming community and strives to be a safe space for all.