sewing with kids

make new friends, but keep the old

make new friends, but keep the old

my in-laws are currently cleaning out victor’s late grandparent’s home, which means there are a lot of lovely things they are trying to find homes for.

over the holidays they encouraged victor and myself to take anything we could find a use for. when I saw a giant bag of embroidery thread in victor’s grandmother’s cross stitching supplies, I knew it would be perfect for my nieces to make friendship bracelets.

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tips for sewing with kids

tips for sewing with kids

being an aunt is pretty much the greatest thing ever.

i show up a few times a year with gummy bears and some new books, spend an hour building an awesome lego castle while drinking my sister's beer, let the kid stay up 15 minutes later than they normally would, then drop the mic because i just nailed it.

aside from Legos one of the activities I like to do most with the girls is sewing. Today I'm going to share my tips on how I (attempt) to make it a tear free process for everyone.

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