Sep. 8—SELINSGROVE — Nine-year-old Lizzie Sampsell learned to sew at The Creative Space in Selinsgrove over the summer.
“We’ve been coming here a lot. It’s a fun place and the prices are very reasonable,” said Sampsell’s mother, Tracy Miloro, of Selinsgrove.
Amanda Rappold opened The Creative Space at 201 W. Pine St., Selinsgrove, in June with volunteers Brooklyn and Ally Walter and is inviting the public to an open house today from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
A former boarding school physics teacher, Rappold left her position earlier this year after 25 years to focus on opening a makerspace where people of all ages can create and find inspiration.
“I’ve been working toward this since I bought my home in Selinsgrove 10 years ago,” said Rappold. “I’ve been a crafter for a long time and as a science teacher, what I see that has been missing in the classroom is the iterative process. The concept…
