Workforce development training and community service through sewing.
Dayton Messenger Bags
Proudly “Made In Dayton" using materials
'Made in USA'!
The Dayton Messenger bags are identical to the bags presented to over six-hundred NATO delegates that attended the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton in May 2025. The slight difference is the Dayton patch on the inside pocket doesn't have the NATO logo, but other than that they are identical.
Our Mission and Vision
The Dayton Sewing Collaborative Mission
We train and develop skilled sewists, reclaim and redistribute sewing items, and create sewn products to benefit our community
Our Vision
To be recognized across Ohio as a workforce development resource that develops talented sewists and builds community through sewing-related collaborations while nurturing environmental stewardship.
Engage with us…
Sewist training.
Dayton Train to Sew is our workforce training for Industrial Sewing jobs. This certificate course is for individuals who want to pursue employment as an industrial sewist in a manufacturing environment.
We offer the free Dayton Train to Sew “Intro to Industrial Sewing” workforce development training four (4) times a year.
Community Projects.
Every other Saturday is Sew It Forward at the Dayton Sewing Collaborative. From 9a.m. - 12p.m. Volunteers help us with community service sewing projects.
Or! Visit us during weekday volunteers hours on Thursdays 10a.m. - 4p.m.
If you haven’t been to our space at 660 S Main, Sew It Forward is the perfect time to learn more and put your hands to work for your community. All you need to bring is yourself, masked up and ready to practice physical distancing.
