This week I returned to Calumet Middle School for the third session of the enrichment program. This is a great program, and it has been a great year of teaching young people to sew.
I just want to encourage people who are thinking about teaching sewing and those who may want to sew.
I create some very easy projects that elementary beginners can make and enjoy the process. There are a few I plan to review here, like the tote bag.
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| Tote bag project is done at week 3 or 4. |
I start by teaching students how to do some hand stitching, followed by one or two hand stitched projects. After that we move on to learning how to drive the sewing machine and then a few machine sewn projects. The class session is about five weeks long, meeting twice a week. So, we don't have a lot of time, but a enough to learn a few basic sewing techniques and processes.
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Hand stitching is essential to sewing. This is the first practice project that the class completes. Next, we complete one of three hand sewn projects: owl pin cushion, needle book, or hand sewn bear.
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The class spends the remainder of the class learning about sewing on the machine, sewing techniques, and one or two more projects.
I can't tell you how much I enjoy teaching young people how to sew. I'm very happy that I chose to take this position.
Happy Sewing!
C
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