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We are pleased to announce that our 2025 Annual Report is now available! You can read our annual report here . Our 2025 Form 990EZ is also available to view here .

Spring classes are now open for signup! Thanks to funding from the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, we're able to offer TWO $15 Community Intro to Sewing classes this quarter and are sew grateful! Check out a full list of classes here

Sincere Studio is offering free studio space rentals for justice-oriented groups in an effort to support and uplift the work being done around us.  Requests for space rentals are subject to studio availability. We may not be able to accommodate all requests. Filling out a request form is not a guarantee that you'll be able to use our space. A member of our staff will follow up as soon as possible (we are a small team of 1.5 people, please be patient!) 1. Eligibility & Purpose

We are grateful to have been awarded a $3000 grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the City of Portland's Office of Arts and Culture! The Portland Arts Project grant will be used to do four protest banner-making classes and host a gallery show event to showcase the banners. Keep an eye out for these classes coming soon!

We are excited to share that we've received a grant from the Betty Lou Roberts Fund of Oregon Community Foundation in the amount of $10,000! This grant will go towards a remodel of our second studio room, including building a door between that room and the main studio space. We'll be starting that remodel process in the Spring with any big construction happening in the summer. We'll be showcasing the new studio space with an open house in the Fall!

Ready to tackle that pile of clothes that need a little TLC? We have lots of upcoming opportunities to learn mending and alterations skills! Click through to each class description for more information and to sign up! Hand Sewing Techniques  – Sat 1/3/26, 11–1:30pm Radical Mending  – Tue 1/13/26, 6–8pm, FREE Mending Skills: Patching  – Tue 1/27/26, 6–8:30pm Sewing Study Hall  – Sun 2/1/26, 4–7pm Radical Mending  – Sat 2/7/26, 2:30–4:30pm FREE Mending Skills: Darning Basics  –

PORTLAND, OR — August 1, 2025 — Sincere Studio is proud to announce that by August 22, 2025, 1000 students will have completed their flagship “Intro to Sewing” class. Since opening 2.5 years ago, Sincere Studio has become a go-to space for welcoming, fun, and accessible sewing education in Portland. As our community increasingly faces climate and political uncertainty, more people are interested in sewing as a tool to express themselves, build self-reliance, save money, opt