OUR VISION & MISSION
vision
Rightfully Sewn® is laying a path to a contemporary version of Kansas City’s 20th-Century golden era of garment design and manufacturing.
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, and 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.
Testimonials
“Entering the Seamstress Training Program with some knowledge of apparel construction, I was intimidated by the garment industry, having no experience with industrial machines. The program put me at ease and I was stitching like a pro in no time. After graduating I was offered full time employment and benefits with an expanding small batch production company. Thanks to Rightfully Sewn®, I was able to end 2020 with a fresh start.”
“I started sewing dance leotards in my basement...fast-forward five years, I’m shipping them worldwide from my Crossroads location. I would scale my business if it weren’t for the serious skills gap that exists in Kansas City - and across our country. We need seamstresses who are fully trained on industrial sewing machines.”
“I used to think I had to move to the coasts to be able to work full-time in my chosen fashion profession. But I’ve made a wonderful life for myself in Kansas City, and I want to stay here. So do my peers. We just need more support and access to cutting edge production technology.”