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“Sew Magarbo”  is proud to offer the award winning Kids Can Sew® & Fashion Design Program, especially designed for children 6-16 years of age in her In-Home Studio.  Over 1 million children have learned to sew crafts and clothing of their own design with this program.

 For children, weekly sewing classes can help develop creativity, confidence, and self-esteem while learning a rewarding and valuable skill.

At "Sew Magarbo", they learn a lifetime skill, not a project…..

FOR AGES 6 & UP

  • These classes are designed to teach beginning sewing skills to children as young as 6 years old

  • Students  receive hands-on, step-by-step instruction on: sewing machine operation, pattern placement, inserting zippers, making button holes, and more.

  • After mastering basic sewing skills, students have the opportunity to move on to more challenging projects.

  • Students can express their own unique style and personality by choosing their fabric and adding their own special touches to the garment and projects they make.

  • To ensure that everyone receives personalized sewing instruction, class size is limited to a maximum of 4 students.             

WHAT TO EXPECT

Girls & Boys First Year

Students will learn how to follow sewing written terms & directions, use a paper pattern, cutting out fabric, make casings, hem, make a facing, pivot stitch, back-tack, make a slit, clip around curves, work from the fold line, measure from the straight of grain, use notches, pin, press, measure seam allowance, top stitch, use a tape measure, use a seam gauge and other equipments, chalk talk, determine pattern size, thread elastic, use a sewing machine and how to construct and complete a wearable garment.

Girls First Year (Classics)

              Girls First Year (Casual)             

                     Boys First Year                     

 Second Year

Make slits, use bias tape, inset a sleeve, use knit fabric, make a drawstring waist casing, make a button hole, double top-stitch, baste stitch, make ribbing, ruffles, gather, stretch stitch, hand sew.

 

 Third Year

Inserting a zipper, attach a waistband, use interfacing, hem the circular method, make button holes, add lining, top stitch, make straps, set in sleeves, sew on buttons, sew on hooks & eyes, ribbing, making pleats, and add bias tape. Student will also learn to use several pattern pieces per project; a pre-requisite into commercial patterns.

 

 Fourth Year

This is a specialty class. All the projects in this class use Lycra Fabric. Students will learn to use the serger, to sew using Lycra fabric, inserting a zipper etc. These projects are challenging yet fun to make.

CLINICAL STUDY
 

SEWING STIMULATES CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN

 

"A clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Reiner of the New York-based Behavioral Associates conducted a study that involved 100 grade school children. The children were given the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking and were then randomly assigned to participate in one of the following activities: 1-watching a videotaped movie, 2-playing a hand-held computer game, 3-painting with watercolors, 4-sewing a simple project, 5-music appreciation.

 

After completing the assigned activity, the children were tested again. Those who had spent time sewing and painting showed significant increases in creativity. Children who played a computer game showed no changes in creativity levels and those who watched the videotaped movies, actually scored a lower level of creativity.

 

Dr. Reiner concluded that sewing (and other "hands-on" activities such as painting, drawing) not only stimulate creativity, they also help develop patience, perseverance and problem-solving skills.  According to child development experts, the optimum time to introduce new topics of learning is between the ages of 5 and 12."


 

 

Why Teach Your Child to Sew?
Introduce your child to a hobby with tremendous lifelong benefits!

Sewing:

• Increases creativity

• Provides a sense of accomplishment

• Builds self-esteem

• Encourages perseverance

• Enhances problem-solving skills

• Introduces color and textile concepts and knowledge

• Teaches proper usage of specialty tools, machines and technology

• Hones hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills

• Provides opportunity for personal expression

• Allows for independent work

• Produces quality, hand-made clothing, home decorating items, toys, costumes and accessories

• Opens windows to possible career paths

• Creates opportunity for business
ventures and financial reward