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Starting Sewing with Children

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We created a sewing starter set for children to learn to sew. The intention with this traditional set is that they learn to sew at their own pace, in the way the suits them best. There is no right way or wrong way with this set, in fact every child would be sure to create something different based on where ever their interests lie. We have included a mix of sewing supplies enabling children to be creative and produce something unique to themselves. If this sounds a little daunting, you might be wondering where you would begin. In order to give your child a starting point and gain confidence in actually achieving something initially, we have included a precut felt fish as a first project to help with this. The fabrics are a mix of textures, including a piece of fun fur -who could not resist touching that! Felt has the advantage of not fraying at the edges - fraying fabric is something that children will find difficult to deal with when they first start sewing. Felt can be