We had our first 'little stitchers' meet up yesterday and started work on cute needle holders to house everybody's needles and pins when they come along to class each week. We talked about the class rules - pins and needles in pin cushions when they're not being used and cutting out fabric on the floor, away from clothes and blankets. Everybody learnt how to cut out a pattern, rule of thumb for thread length, knotting and threading a needle, running stitch and ending off.
It was a really lovely afternoon and the girls were incredible - listening, stitching and getting so much done in the hour and a quarter that we had. We talked about future projects and hope to finish off the needle holder next week.
I received a lot of lovely comments on my blog when I first posted about the group and even more emails from readers asking questions about how to set up a group, etc.. Here are a few of the main questions that you asked, I hope that helps anyone that is still thinking of starting up a stitching group for children. Honestly, our first session was amazing - I can't wait until next week!
Are you doing other crafts in the group? No, just stitching projects for now.
How did you work out what to charge per session? I didn't - everyone is providing needles and scissors and I'm providing the other materials.
What sorts of projects are you doing each week? Different things that involve hand stitching - a softie, a little bag and soon we'll start working on some Christmas decorations.
Where are you sourcing the patterns from? Craft books from my personal stash mainly, plus the internet.
Will you share the completed projects on your blog? Sure! I won't be sharing photos of the little people in the group, but will definitely take photos of the projects as we finish them and share the source of the pattern.
How long is the class each week? 1 hour + 15 minutes.
I think they were the main questions, if I've missed something just let me know :)
