Sincere Studio

Mission

Sincere Studio is a nonprofit community sewing studio and classroom whose mission is to provide sewing skills education with a focus on sewing as a tool of social change and empowerment. 

Bottom Line for Portland

Sincere Studio is the only community sewing studio in Portland that provides free, low-cost, and sliding scale sewing classes to our community. 

By supporting us, you're supporting:

•FREE monthly mending workshops, open to everyone with no sewing experience required

•FREE introductory sewing classes for adults and youth

•FREE sustainability and sewing-related events like Fabric & Yarn swaps, clothing swaps, and more

•FREE community sewing affinity groups for BIPOC and Queer & Trans people

•FREE open sew hours

•Access to FREE sewing materials and tools

and

•$15 low-cost sewing classes

•sliding scale sewing classes

Quote

“I love everything about Sincere Studio. Starting my sewing journey in April 2023 felt like a creative awakening and I'm not sure I would have had the experience in any other learning environment. Firstly, because I have never seen myself, as someone who is trans and Latine, reflected in the sewist world before Sincere Studio. Secondly, because of the community that surrounds Sincere Studio. I feel instantly at ease and welcome, like I'm sewing with old friends instead of people I've just met. And lastly, because the instruction is practical, encouraging, exciting, and responsive to the needs of the community. I'm an educator and I know how hard it is to cultivate this kind of rich learning environment. Sincere Studio excels at this.”

Incentives

Portland Winter Survival Prize Package

Donate $10 or more on 12/17/25 to be entered to win one of these Portland Winter Survival Prize Packages, valued at over $400 each. 

Package 1:

-Riso Basics class at Outlet

-$25 gift card from Kalesa Coffee

-2 film tickets and 2 large popcorns from the Clinton Street Theater

-$75 gift card from Vein of Gold

-$100 gift card from Sincere Studio

-Prize package from Sonny's House of Tattoos and Treasures

Package 2:

-4 adult tickets to Hopscotch Portland

-$35 Gift card from Dove Vivi

-$100 gift card from Sincere Studio

-Movie night package from the Laurelhurst Theater

-$50 gift card from Daffodill Studios

-Movie night package for 2 for Hollywood Theater

-Prize package from Field Day Books & Bottles

More info:

-Donations must be made to our Give!Guide campaign on December 17, 2025 to be entered to win. You will be automatically entered to win with your donation. Prize packages will be selected at random.

-Minimum donation is $10. Each multiple of $10 will equal one entry, e.g. $30= 3 entries

-You do not need to be local to Portland to enter! We can ship prizes anywhere in the US

-Raffle open to US residents only. Winner will be announced 12/18/25

-This raffle is not associated with Give!Guide or the Big Give Day