OUR MISSION

Rightfully Sewn® provides seamstress training for individuals so they can thrive in a specialized workforce that will reestablish Kansas City as an epicenter of garment manufacturing, while at the same time, propel Kansas City fashion designers to market so they can supply the burgeoning demand for high-quality, American-produced garments.

IMPACT STATEMENT

Rightfully Sewn® creates jobs and opportunity through the business of fashion.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

— equity — diversity — accessibility — acclivity — positivity — efficacy —

KEY STRATEGIES

Empower individuals through seamstress training, job placement assistance, & employment.

• Cultivate, retain, and attract fashion designers through professional development opportunities such as seminars, workshops, online video content, documentary screenings, fabric trade shows, and networking events.

• Offer public sewing and fashion design classes, and apparel production services to fashion entrepreneurs, including: pattern making, sample sewing, sourcing assistance, size chart development, grading, and cut-and-sew production.

• In October 2020, Rightfully Sewn became a subsidiary of Alphapointe, a non-profit organization based in Kansas City that is dedicated to empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. The purpose of joining Alphapointe was to amplify and expand Rightfully Sewn’s capabilities.