We just wrapped up a mini-summer sewing class with our 5 & 6 year olds and a few friends. I'm amazed at hour these few hours of dedicated sewing time has triggered regular sewing pursuits for our girls. They've gotten so creative with the little projects for themselves as well as for their dolls.
This is a link to an old video we made to help encourage sewing creativity:
http://youtu.be/Ly8w-7N486M
http://youtu.be/Ly8w-7N486M
Here's another link to a video where our oldest girls converted old pjs to make them a bit more modest:
http://youtu.be/rPkKiJavklw
http://youtu.be/rPkKiJavklw
This is an idea I had based on my daughters 4-H sewing class in Louisiana:
NOTE: The curved lines are more challenging.
Also, when you practice the green lines,
1.Stop at each corner
2.Don't use the peddle, but turn the wheel so the needle is in the paper on the corner
3.Lift up your presser foot
4.Turn the page so you can continue sewing on the next line
5.Put the presser foot back down
6.Continue sewing
This is good practice for sewing things like exterior square pockets
- Set up your sewing machine
- Take out the bobbin and the thread up top
- Print this sewing practice page
- Sew (threadless) along the lines on the page
NOTE: The curved lines are more challenging.
Also, when you practice the green lines,
1.Stop at each corner
2.Don't use the peddle, but turn the wheel so the needle is in the paper on the corner
3.Lift up your presser foot
4.Turn the page so you can continue sewing on the next line
5.Put the presser foot back down
6.Continue sewing
This is good practice for sewing things like exterior square pockets
| sewing_practice_page.pdf |
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