Tag: simple sewing project
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Five tutorials to help children get into sewing
This week I’ve published a series of tutorials to help anyone who would like to support the children in their lives to develop a natural love of sewing. At the time of writing, we are amid the COVID-19 crisis, which has left many of us juggling work, childcare and homeschooling. But this crisis won’t last…
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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…