Comments on: The Sewing Teacher (1)

By: susan

susan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:36:41 +0000

Can you tell I’m spending my morning going thru your blog? Love the tips on teaching. This summer, my 9 year old daughter and my 12 year old niece want me to give them lessons once a week over the summer. I’m definitely not qualified to give them real lessons, but could get them started. I love the notecard / line idea!! That will be the first lesson for sure!

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By: colour du jour

colour du jour — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:20:55 +0000

Sewing the lines with an unthread machine is EXACTLY how I started when I was 12. and it is how I start my students. My next step is having the student sew on a scrap of fabric with contrasting thread. The other thing I do is all the threading and rethreading, and the unsewing (ripping out) for the first few lessons. I teach those things in later lessons, lest the student becomes discouraged! It is so fun to pass along skills that you are passionate about huh?

By: thornberry

thornberry — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:38:36 +0000

Thanks Linda! I started Miss Clare (aged 5 1/2) on my machine today, using your tips. She did really well! I suppose that she’s been watching me for long enough. The hardest part was finding the right height box to put the foot pedal on!

By: Abiga/karen

Abiga/karen — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:47:19 +0000

Thank you so much for the tips aabout teaching sewing to children. I have grandchildren I want to practice teaching to so I can eventually expand and teach other children too. blessings.

By: Cols

Cols — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:03:18 +0000

Thanks for the sewing advice. I am thinking of putting together a little sewing kit for christmas for my daughter who’s 5 and this post has really inspired me to introduce her gently to my sewing machine.

By: Tiff@Three Peas in a Pod

Tiff@Three Peas in a Pod — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:28:56 +0000

I hate hemming pants too. Your not the only one!! Thanks for all the tips on sewing lessons. My daughter is taking Life Skills this year at school and in the third quarter she will learn to sew. I want to give her the upper hand here since we have two sewing machines. I can’t wait for us to create together!

By: Carolyn Foley

Carolyn Foley — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:17:01 +0000

My passion is teaching young people to sew and I have been doing this for 20 years now. I also use your idea of sewing on the line with an unthreaded needle in the machine. What I have found that works as well is getting students to use the guide marked on the throat plate of the machine, especially with the Bernina machines. If you don’t have a machine with guides marked on them I stick a piece of masking tape 15mm from the needle and get them to butt the paper up against this and then their fabric when they progress on. The thrill of having sewn in a straight line keeps them keen.