Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a festive prix-fixe brunch at Laurel at the Hotel Viata. Austin Creative Reuse will be offering a Reuse Zinnias craft activity, transforming old magazines into beautiful flowers for Mother's Day!

Learn more and make a reservation here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Is your sewing machine acting up? Want to keep it in top shape for years to come? Join us for a hands-on Sewing Machine Maintenance & Repair Workshop, where you’ll learn the basics of machine upkeep and how to troubleshoot common issues. Our sewing machine testing volunteers, Carole and Carrie, will help you learn all about your sewing machine and how to keep it running smoothly and will have more info for participants that are interested in becoming sewing machine testing volunteers at ACR. We’re always looking for more folks to help us test and price the sewing machines that we receive!

This is a free event, but you must bring your own sewing machine, power cord, foot pedal, and all accessories.

Sign up for a free spot here.

What to Expect:

• Have a sewing machine that needs some care? Bring it along, and our experts will guide you through maintenance and minor repairs.

• Practice cleaning, oiling, and adjusting your machine to improve performance.

• Learn to fix common problems like skipped stitches, thread tension issues, and birds’ nests (thread tangles in stitches).

• Learn about ACR’s volunteer opportunities for sewing machine testers.

Why Attend?

• Keep your sewing machine in great condition

• Avoid costly repairs with routine maintenance skills

• Gain confidence in troubleshooting machine issues

• Connect with fellow sewing enthusiasts and learn more about ACR’s volunteer opportunities

If this date doesn't work for you, sign up for our newsletters to be the first to know when we announce new dates.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 12 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 12 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Learn to make beautiful origami to compliment your gifts and daily life! Paper can be more versatile and functional than plastic and zhuzh up anyone's routine. Reusing junk mail, left over magazines, and even cardboard can beautify and satisfy. You can send a message to the people in your life with the gift of time when you gift your origami.

Join Kelly (she/her) in our community space (next to the Office Section) to play with pretty paper and practice origami! This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

You can find Kelly on YouTube and Facebook.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Quilting Fabric is sorting through boxes of quilting fabric by size and pattern. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

This activity is best for ages 18 & up.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Help support our Educator’s program! You could be doing a number of tasks, including sorting materials, packaging supplies, or creating original Educational Kits for the community!

Ages 9 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Fabric Rolling is exactly that! Help measure, roll, and secure all the fabulous fabric that comes through our doors. Bonus, you’ll get first dibs on the goods before they hit the floor!

Ages 12 & up are welcome. Participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.

Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Sorting & Packaging is going through all the tiny odds and ends, sorting them by like items and packaging them for the floor. If you enjoy creating order out of chaos, this is the opportunity for you!

Great opportunity for families! Ages 11 & up are welcome, participants under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Community Volunteering takes place inside Volunteer Land, located in the back of the center across from the restroom. Look for the large green wall! You can sign up for a spot here.