Tips & Tricks

Teach Your Child To Hand Sew

Your young child can have a fun and creative experience learning to sew with just a few items to get you started.

You will need:

• Several pieces of colorful felt
• Several skeins of embroidery floss
• Size 18 chenille needle
• A pair of craft scissors (blunt ends are a good choice)
• A basic knowledge of beginning hand sewing stitches

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Pick these items up at a Michaels store or Hobby Lobby and start that sewing journey with your kids!

Ironing vs Pressing

• Ironing is moving the iron back and forth over your fabric or garment to remove any wrinkles or creases.
• Pressing is gently moving the iron up and down over your project. Pressing doesn’t distort the fabric and helps to set the stitches and seams as you construct your project.

Seam and Seam Allowances

Seams are lines of stitching that put 2 pieces of fabric together. The seam allowance is how much fabric was allotted to sew the two pieces together. The seam allowance can be anywhere from ¼” to 1” depending on what you will be sewing.

Finishing your seams keeps your seam allowances from fraying and gives your project that finished or polished look. Look for ways to finish your seam allowances on my blog titled “Finishing your seams”.