Tag: Sewing for beginners
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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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How to use the button hole foot on your sewing machine
Of all the different feet that can be attached to sewing machines, I think the button hole foot may be one of the most intimidating. Its usually fairly big and bulky, and may not instinctively make sense as to what you are supposed to do with it. But its also really handy, and can speed…