Rainbow Creations - Art and Craft for Children - Blog

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 ...

Some simple embroidery stitches that children can learn to do themselves, many of which are variations of one type of simple stitch. Embroidery Stitches for Children The stitches here are purely based on a running stitch (up one hole, down the next)  or a cross stitch (up one then diagonally down one). Depending on the direction, or the angle of the needle, variations can be sewn. Teaching children to thread a needle if your child is right handed, (reverse for left handed), bring one end of the thread round until it meets the other thread, forming a loop and hold in your left hand. Hold tightly between your thumb and finger, insert the  needle into the little loop, eye first, and pull tightly away from the thread to make the loop firmer. Push the end of the loop through the eye of the needle. Threading the needle To begin sewing , turn to the back of the fabric and thread the needle though the raised weave of the canvas for 2 or 3 stitches. Push the needle throug...

No matter the age, binca is an excellent fabric for children to learn to sew with. Because it is an open weave fabric, the holes are already in place to push the needle though, up and down, making the use of it an easy sewing activity for children. Binca is suitable for a large needle to pass through, which is why children's plastic sewing needles , chunky or slim, are the perfect choice for young children to sew on binca with. Older children can use a metal sewing needle with a large eye for easy threading. Large plastic needles are ideal for young children to use as they are safe and the holes in binca are large enough for the needle to pass though. Chunky needles are great for little fingers to grip, whereas slimmer ones are more suitable for those with a little more dexterity, wishing to create a specific stitch or design on the fabric. We think that wool , yarn or embroidery thread   make ideal threads for children to use with binca. A finer thread would not be seen t...