Tag: Sewing for beginners
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Sewing with Children: embroidered needle case
So far this week I have featured a series of activities to help children develop their sewing skills across a range of ages and stages. Today, I’m moving things forward yet again to share a project that not only encourages practice of different stitches, but also creates a tangible and useful product that can be…
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Sewing with Children: woven shapes
To continue my series this week of sewing with children, today I’m moving things along a bit with another activity suited to slightly older children (and yes I tried this with my pre-schooler and no it didn’t work at all!) Instead of needle and thread, this activity uses needle and ribbons to create patterns within…
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Sewing with Children: simple gift tags
As a follow on from my Felt Heart activity published yesterday, I’m continuing the theme of sewing with children this week by sharing some new ideas each day. Today, I wanted to document another introductory sewing activity I’ve tried with my daughter, which seemed a natural progression from the free and unrestricted felt hearts by…
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Make a small tote bag with children’s artwork
When I was making my Winter Tree Tote, I set my daughter up with her own piece of fabric and paints. Before I knew it, she was working away printing her own little butterfly – how beautiful! So I offered to turn it into her very own mini tote bag. Read on for the full…