My First Sewing Book With Kit – Teach Children to Sew

My First Sewing Book—Hand Sewing

Second Edition by Winky Cherry

This book provides a fun sewing experience for children as young as 5 years. Read the book aloud (it’s written in rhyme!), then help children follow directions as they sew and stuff one of many shapes from the book.

The book comes as part of a kit, which includes:
▪ Two sets of precut shapes from quality felt
▪ 3 yards each of four colors of crochet thread–enough to create two projects.
▪ 43 patterns for additional projects.

This book and kit is the first in the My First Sewing Book series.

Learn More → My First Sewing Book With Kit – Teach Children to Sew

My First Embroidery Book With Kit – Teach Children to Sew

My First Embroidery Book — A Name Sampler

Second Edition
by Winky Cherry

Through simple rhymes and clever illustrations, this book introduces children ages 5 and up to embroidery. Part of Winky Cherry’s hands-on approach, the projects encourage children to slow down and enjoy the process of learning to sew. Fledgling embroiderists will learn basic techniques, such as the cross-stitch, by stitching their names onto gingham using charts as guides. Inspiring young students to think of embroidery as art, the simple rules in this how-to show kids how to stitch letters, borders, and hearts.

The book comes as part of a kit which includes:
▪ 8″ embroidery hoop
▪ gingham fabric
▪ flannel backing fabric to eliminate show-through
▪ crochet thread…enough for one name sampler

This book is the second in the My First Sewing Book series.

Learn More → My First Embroidery Book With Kit – Teach Children to Sew

My First Doll Book With Kit – Teach Children To Sew

My First Doll Book—Hand Sewing

Second Edition by Winky Cherry

Making a doll is a way for children to capture a spirit, make a friend, express skills, and expand awareness of the world and their relationship to it. Boys and girls have a great time making a felt doll version of themselves using hand-sewing skills (learned in “My First Sewing Book) and embroidery skills (learned in My First Embroidery Book). Plus they learn to make simple clothes. 

This book is part of a kit which includes:
▪ Two cut-out dolls (two different skin tones)
▪ Crochet thread
▪ Yarn for hair

This is the third book and kit in the My First Sewing Book series.

Learn More → My First Doll Book With Kit – Teach Children To Sew

My First Machine Sewing Book With Kit – Children’s Sewing

My First Machine Sewing Book — Straight Stitching

Second Edition by Winky Cherry

With a clear understanding of the concepts of sewing, and the skills developed through hand sewing and embroidery, children are now introduced to the sewing machine on an elementary level, substituting pictures for words, for repetition, and to help children who are learning to read. Silly names for machine parts help children remember.

The book is part of a kit that includes:
▪ Sewing practice sheets
▪ Fabric for two stars

This book and kit is the fourth in the My First Sewing Book series, and the first machine sewing book.

 

Learn More → My First Machine Sewing Book With Kit – Children’s Sewing

My First Machine Patchwork Book With Kit – For Children To Sew

My First Machine Patchwork Book — Sewing Projects

Second Edition by Winky Cherry

This book introduces the process of patchwork to beginners as they make a “Four Patch Block” by hand or machine. The sequence of construction is as important as the finished work. It also introduces the iron as a sewing tool, and teaches a beginner to use a seam guide.

This books comes as a kit complete with:

▪ patch template
▪ alphabet code flat pattern sheets

This book and kit is the fifth in the My First Sewing Book series, and the second machine sewing book.

Learn More → My First Machine Patchwork Book With Kit – For Children To Sew

My First Quilt Book With Kit – Teach Children Quilting

My First Quilt Book — Machine Sewing

Second Edition by Winky Cherry

This book uses a quilt plan and machine sewing skills to make a pieced quilt with sashing strips and square blocks. The quilt is finished quickly by attaching the back of the quilt using the pillow-making process. The three layers of the quilt are held together with yarn ties so the quilt may be used over the period of time it will take the child to add quilting stitches by hand or machine.

This book is part of a kit which includes:
▪ Template
▪ Quilt Plans

This book and kit is the final one in the My First Sewing Book series.

Learn More → My First Quilt Book With Kit – Teach Children Quilting

Teach Young Children To Sew DVD Video

THE WINKY CHERRY SYSTEM OF TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN TO SEW
Teach Young Children to Sew DVD

Video $19.95

Not only will you learn how to teach children to sew, but also how to form competent little people who respect both people and things in this teaching system designed by teacher and author Winky Cherry. You will be introducing them to the joys of sewing, and also to a “method of learning” that can be used in all phases of their education. Levels progress from hand sewing to embroidery, doll-making, machine sewing, patchwork and quilting. Author and teacher Winky Cherry believes that children should learn to sew by hand before they learn to use a sewing machine. For ages 5 and up. Also available are book kits and teaching supplies for each of the six levels. (A companion manual is currently out of print.)

Learn More → Teach Young Children To Sew DVD Video

ABOUT US

Click Here for Free Book and Pattern Sampler PDFs! PALMER/PLETSCHPalmer/Pletsch was created by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch in 1974 to self-publish their books. Both were teaching sewing and had…

Learn More → ABOUT US