Boys and girls learn essential basic skills and immediately put them to use in an exciting variety of projects. For most camps I pre-select, then plan, teach, and show demos of a number of exciting projects that will spark their imagination and give them a way to express it. The longer the camp session, the more time they have to develop their skills. Every student will bring home several complete projects, and hopefully many ideas for continuing the fun at home with supplies you may already own!
Students can browse on my tablet through a photo catalog of dozens of projects that my students and I have done that they really can learn to do! This inspires them to embark on the challenge of more difficult projects because the process AND the outcome are so cool. Students go from fun beginners projects up to making clothing, accessories, toys, three dimensional stuffed animals, and whatever else they can think of!
My sewing camps are set up for each student to have a work station, as well as some collaborative work space. (Some of our group projects have included tie-dying large items and weaving rugs on hula hoops!) Sewing camp is an organized and cheerful environment. I help the kids learn through the challenges. I like to show groups of students my own sewing studio, my stash of many types of supplies like fabric and upcycled materials, and then we get down to business teaching, learning, and creating.
I am a natural teacher: patient, understanding, excited about learning, and good at explaining ideas and processes. My teaching style shares the infectious fun of making fun and useful things, repairing your stuff, upcycling materials, and designing and dreaming about creative things that anyone can learn to do.
Please contact me if you have questions or feedback!
All the best,
Kate
PS: Here's a few technical details:
-Depending on the age of the students, I usually keep at or below a 6:1 ratio of teacher to students and bring on an assistant if necessary if a lot of students sign up for a popular date of camp
-I provide all major supplies. You will receive an email before the camp listing a few things to bring (often just sharp scissors and one or two snacks!)
-I offer 10% off for you when you refer a new student to the same camp session.
-Please provide 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule and make every effort to come when you sign up. This is especially important when inclement weather can interfere with some drivers' abilities to travel and time and space is limited.
-Photo/privacy policy: I may tag you on Facebook to show you a photo of your son/daughter sewing, but I will not list their name. I may also share photos from camps on my website but I will not include names. Please let me know if you do not want photos of your son/daughter shared in my personal network (this website and Facebook) or if you have any other specific privacy request.
A beginning student learns to do whip stitch and straight stitch on a football project. The ball is stuffed with poly fluff.
girls with hair pieces they made themselves
Sewing their initials
A beginners project on the sewing machine was to make a fleece scarf with hand pockets. The students LOVE using the sewing machine and making wearable things!
Younger elementary aged camp set-up and projects- cardboard gemstone sewing for learning, pompoms and tassels for other fun textile crafts, and sewing beads to burlap with embroidery floss to make a cool wall hanging.
Angry birds!
Minecraft themed beginners sewing project- I'm always looking for ways to appeal to everyone's other interests with sewing projects that speak to the individual's interests
Even preschoolers and younger elementary aged kids can begin learning to sew!
You can see how fun weaving a rug on a hula hoop can be, especially when it's a partner project!
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