Lancaster Area Sewing Network (LASN) will present "Jean-ious Ways to Alter or Maintain Your Denim" by Carrie Rhinier on Monday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at Lancaster Friends Meeting House, 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster.

The hourlong presentation will explore sustainability through use of alterations to jeans. Rhinier will discuss creative ways to take in or let out jeans, how to adjust the fit or style, and a few ways to hem jeans. She will also share some things that can be done to reinvigorate a worn pair of jeans to last a little longer.

Rhinier is a professional dressmaker who has been sewing for 51 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in interior design and has owned a sewing and alterations business for 27 years. She retired from Sight & Sound Theatres as a sample maker and has volunteered as a sewing instructor for a Lebanon 4-H club for the last seven years.

There is a fee for nonmembers, which may be paid by cash or check. Guests may register on arrival.

LASN's 2025 theme is "Sustainability," with all monthly meetings touching on an aspect of the topic.

LASN is a group for people who love to sew. Its members range from beginners to intermediate hobbyists to professional dressmakers. The group's main focus is fitting and construction skills related primarily to garment sewing. It meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of most months, with Zoom meetings held during the winter. A yearly overnight retreat, a one-day retreat, service projects, and a fabric swap are optional activities. For more information, contact the membership chairman at lancastersews@gmail.com.