When a button falls off, you can simply sew it back on, if you know how to sew. It's really quite simple, I think it should be taught at age 4 or 5 to all children, using:
- felt
- embroidery floss
- a large blunt-tip needle (NOT plastic, the tip bends easily, making it frustrating)
- scissors (let them make free form shapes)
- buttons or beads
- lace (it's easy to get the needle through)
I taught
Hannah to sew using a sewing machine just after she turned 9. She has been sewing quite a bit this past week...making pillows. I thought it was time to show Olivia how to use it, too. She pressed the pedal
hard when I said to
put the foot down, I meant "put the foot down on the fabric" not her foot on the pedal. Laughing and learning...
Olivia sewed a small pillow yesterday...her
first project! We need more stuffing. I would like to get something besides the polyester fill available at most stores...any suggestions on where to get a soft natural fill?
When a button falls off, you can simply sew it back on, if you know how to sew. It's really quite simple, I think it should be taught at age 4 or 5 to all children, using:
Olivia sewed a small pillow yesterday...her first project! We need more stuffing. I would like to get something besides the polyester fill available at most stores...any suggestions on where to get a soft natural fill?
How wonderful! It looks like a fun lesson.
ReplyDeleteHave any wool roving? Or if you don't want a soft pillow, you could try rice for a boo-boo bag, or dried cherry pits.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with this post more. Great work mama!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are teaching your daughters to sew, a gift that they will use their whole lives! With a sewing machine, anything is possible!
ReplyDeletexx, Val