Sewing

Bedtime Fears & Fear Me Not Community Service Lessons

Sample Fear Me Not

This amazing lesson is the Winner of our Child Development Lesson Plan Competition! The goal of this lesson is to explore bedtime issues/fears of children & how to respond to them. Students will also create a community service project called “Fear-Me-Not” characters to help children in abuse shelters feel more secure and safe during...

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Fish Change Purse

TinyFish

This weekend I was in Boston and saw the cutest change purse. I looked it over and said, "I can make this!" So here it is my example with directions, patterns, etc. Enjoy!

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Preemie Caps

Preemie Hats

I felt as if the children didn't truly understand the size of a premature baby until I presented them with the Preemie Caps project. Using the sewing machine students will make very basic stitches to make hats for premature babies that eventually get donated to a local Children's Hospital.

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Tie up your Administrator: Design Challenge

Tie Sketches Scaled

This creative lesson is a design challenge that reaches beyond your classroom. Students are put in groups and assigned an administrator to interview and then design a tie for. This lesson focuses on the customer side of the fashion design world where customers are an integral part of choosing what they wear and what...

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Little Dresses for Africa

Little Dresses for Africa

Want an easy sewing project that help your students and school feel good too? Nancy's Notions, a popular sewing tools & pattern store have come up with this charitable project for African children--a Pillow case re-purposed into a little girl's dress.

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How it’s Made: Silk Trim

How it’s Made: Silk Trim

On a recent visit to Lyon, France I came across a silk trim factory open for tours so of course I paid a visit. Ever wondered how silk trim is made? Quick PowerPoint -great time filler if you finish a lesson early.

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Fantastic Fabric Flowers

Fantastic Fabric Flowers

Fabric flowers look so challenging to make but they really are quite simple. Inspire your students to embellish and accessorize their clothing projects with fabric flowers!

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Seam Samples Lesson Plan

Seam Samples Lesson Plan

Seam sample books have been around for years now but this is one lesson that is timeless and is still applicable to your clothing/sewing students. Have your students learn both hand and machine stitches- the foundation of sewing.

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Sewing PowerPoints, Worksheets, Curriculum & Links

Sewing PowerPoints, Worksheets, Curriculum & Links

Course Documents Sewing Rules Curriculum Grade 8 Sewing Curriculum Extra Credit Sewing Project Extra Credit Form (Word) Handouts Textile Terms (Pdf) Lesson Plans Human Sewing Machine (Word) Clothing 1 Sample Notebook Clothing 2 Sample Notebook Equipment Bag Equipment Identification Fabric Construction Chart Measuring Up! Natural Fiber Chart Pattern Layout Polar Fleece Socks Pressing and...

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Stitching Paper

Stitching Paper

Do you remember when you first learned how to sew on the sewing machine? For me it was when I was a little girl. I had to prove myself by sewing on paper before I was allowed to use thread. (Thread meant the challenging task of threading the sewing machine properly). So this lesson...

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