Washington Make It With Wool

09/20/2026

Nice! What great inspiration for our Washington contestants! Just over a month until Washington State Make It With Wool contest on October 24th in Tacoma. Send your entry forms in...I look forward to see what you create with wool!

09/07/2026

Or enter the Make It With Wool contest this year! Our state contest is October 24th in Tacoma. Visit makeitwithwoolwa.com for contest details!

Happy National Sewing Month!

Sewing has shaped every chapter of my life.
What started as a skill I learned from my mom grew into a way to create clothes that fit, a career in the apparel industry, and ultimately a profession I love: teaching sewing to makers around the world.

For me, sewing is about so much more than fabric and thread. It's creativity, confidence, problem-solving, and the joy of making something uniquely your own.
This month, I hope you'll celebrate by learning a new technique, finishing a project you've been meaning to complete, or simply spending time at your sewing machine.
How has sewing impacted your life? I'd love to hear your story!

08/29/2026

Good luck Texas contestants!

08/27/2026

Just 2 months to go before our Washington State Make It With Wool Contest on October 24th at the E9 Firehouse & Gastro Pub in Tacoma!

HUGE THANK YOU to Katrina Walker for sending me some of our prizes for our State Contestants!

I'm starting to get entry forms in for contest, so keep sending them in! Remember, we have 3 NEW Contests at our State competition: Wool Accessory, Wool Home Dec, and Costume along with our Pre-Teen, Junior, Senior, Adult, and Made for Other Categories. Information about our contest can be found on our website: MakeItWithWoolWa.com

Happy sewing with wool!

03/01/2026

Last day of Sewing Expo in Puyallup! Ulli, our Washington Make It With Wool Junior Winner stopped by Billie's Designer Fabrics booth to say "hi" and spend her coupon given to her for being in the "Kids Can Sew" Fashion show yesterday!

Martha Phelps, Washington MIWW Adult winner stopped by as well, along with Marcia Mankin, the 2025 National Make It With Wool winner!

We hope you are enjoying Sewing Expo, and we look forward to seeing what you create with wool in our next contest on Saturday, October 24th (date pending) at Bates Technical College in Tacoma.

02/25/2026

I look forward to seeing you at Sewing Expo tomorrow through Sunday in Puyallup, WA.

Don't forget to watch the 4-H Fashion Show on Saturday. Ulli and Lindsey will be showing off their Wool outfits from the 2025 MIWW contest.

Washington Make It With Wool Brochures will be available around the show for you to pick up. We have 3 NEW! Categories at our State contest this year! Be a part of MIWW and join us in competing!

02/11/2026

02/11/2026

Great job, Ulli Goldberg, for representing Washington Make It With Wool in the Junior category! I hope she learned a lot, and I look forward to seeing what she makes next in wool!

02/01/2026

Congratulations, winners!

02/01/2026

Yep! Be there!