Sewing is one of the most rewarding and useful skills a child can learn. With a few simple tools, including a sewing machine, thread, and bobbins, you can help your kids learn how to craft and repair fabric items with ease. Here’s what you should know if you’re interested in helping your kids learn to sew.

How to Teach Kids to Sew

Benefits of Sewing Lessons for Kids

Learning to sew will help kids learn patience, attention to detail, and careful hand-eye coordination. Kids ages 8-12 can be particularly adept at gaining confidence with intricate equipment like sewing machines and patterns. They can also develop more patience and mental agility that can carry over into academic success and other tactile skills.

Sewing helps kids learn to focus their thoughts and express themselves through creativity, allowing them to navigate their feelings and experiences as they grow and mature. Finally, children can gain great satisfaction from seeing a piece of work through from start to finish. 

Professional vs. Home Lessons

If you’re a veteran seamster or seamstress, you can help your child learn this craft with some basic lesson planning and spare equipment. Start by making a list of basic supplies and setting aside inexpensive scrap fabric for use as practice pieces. Make a short lesson plan with a clear objective, and show your child a piece of finished work to get them interested in making their own work. With each successful lesson, your kid will grow more confident, skilled, and invested.

For parents who don’t sew themselves, getting professional lessons can help your child gain the benefit of experience both in sewing and in learning. We at BERNINA Sewing Center of Lincoln have sewing classes for all ages, including children. It’s a good idea for new sewers to learn using their own sewing machines, so their teachers can help them with any quirks of their machine, but we also  have classroom machines.

No matter who’s providing instruction to your child, it’s vital that they practice outside of lessons. Try making simple materials like scrap fabric, needles, and thread available to them at home, and encourage them to pass the time by practicing their newfound skills.

If you want your children to learn the art of sewing, then get in touch with Bernina Lincoln LLC in Lincoln, NE. These experienced crafters are eager to help guide you through their extensive stock of top-quality sewing machines and materials. For those interested in gaining new sewing skills, they offer classes led by skilled instructors for sewers of all levels. Find out more on their website or call (531) 500-2731.