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Sewing Projects for Kids: Theme Sewing
By Kristi Borchardt · 16 years ago
I am getting emails for recommendations on what projects you should do next. First, don't forget to be using those Idea Notebooks. But when the notebooks are full of projects that your child isn't quite ...
Teaching Children to Sew: Your Sewing Space
By Kristi Borchardt · 16 years ago
WHERE?
Although we would all love to have our own sewing /craft room, most of us have to find a small corner in the house where we can sew. Through experience I have learned, that ...
Learn to Sew: Benefits from Sewing
By Kristi Borchardt · 16 years ago
As I continue to sew with my girls I am made aware of the benefits that can only come from working with your hands; from learning to take flat pieces of material and work with ...
Choosing Patterns: Your Own and Store Bought
By Jason Borchardt · 17 years ago
Your Own Patterns
For the beginner it is important to start with simple and quick projects that build upon basic sewing skills. For our simple patterns, we actually used items that we found around the ...
Teaching Children How to Sew
By Jason Borchardt · 17 years ago
In the "9 Secrets to Successfully Teach Your Child to Sew", I discussed knowing your child's personality. The 4 questions were:
1. Is your child a perfectionist?
2. Do they get frustrated easily?
3. Do ...