Creative Kids Sew: Sew Your Own Stuffy

Thursday, July 18, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Sliding Scale Tuition
Standard Tuition: $15
Supporting Tuition: $30
Supported Tuition: $0

We recognize that not all our class prices are accessible for our whole community, and this system allows folks to choose how much they pay for a class. Using a sliding scale helps us work toward our belief in economic justice and accessibility of folk education. Potential students will be able to evaluate their financial capacity and choose one of three payment levels. 

Is your child creative? Join your child in learning the fun, lifelong skill of sewing. Spend some creative time with your child while they learn to sew. Creative kids love to sew and make fun things. All of the Creative Kids Sewing classes are designed for kids aged 8-12yrs old, accompanied by an adult. This class is open to all students who have never used a sewing machine before and includes a basic introduction to the machine. This class is still appropriate for kids with some prior sewing machine experience. Parents or accompanying adults will need to be able to assist for parts of the lessons that will include ironing and using needles yet parents do NOT need to have prior sewing knowledge to assist. 

Close your eyes and imagine a little friend, or something soft and squishy. What does it look like? Does it have a name? Now, go make it! It’s easy and fun!

*Experienced sewers may bring their own sewing machine, with the machine manual to class. 

Classes inspire and teach children how to sew, using step-by-step directions, and simple language. Once kids learn a few basic skills, they’ll be eager to try their hand at all kinds of sewing projects. If a child wants to participate in class and does not have an adult available, please reach out to the Ely Folk School at info@elyfolkschool.org and we will pair the child with an adult sewer from Ely's local quilt guild to help! If an adult is attending with the student, you only have to register the youth - the adult will not count as an attendee!

*Be sure to check out our Adult/Child sewing classes this July! 
July 25 - Creative Kids Sew: Sew A Summer Skirt or Cape

About the Instructor: Autumn Cole has taught numerous sewing and quilting classes for kids and adults at the Ely Folk School. She loves inspiring young people to learn to sew and develop a hobby that is practical, fun, and imaginative. The possibilities are endless! Autumn is a retired doctor of clinical psychology, PT college instructor, and owned Secret Sisters, a local consignment boutique. She says she has always enjoyed teaching, and her students give her rave reviews as an enthusiastic, patient, and encouraging instructor. 

Her hobbies have included sewing, quilting, creating jewelry, and participating in outdoor sports. She finds creative activities to be a way to relax the mind and bring joy to the heart. She is currently a certified Happiness Coach and likes to focus on being a grateful and uplifting person while also helping others find joy, and that includes sewing!

About the Instructor: Alexia Springer is the co-owner of Ely Bike and Kicksled and enjoys teaching classes in outdoor education and a variety of other topics. She personally enjoys participating in various creative outlets including earring making, foraging, basket making, sewing, and mending. Alexia grew up participating in 4-H, specializing in basketry, sand art, and photography as a kid. Alexia has always enjoyed creating in nature and has a degree in Outdoor Education. Many of Alexia's current artistic interests involve some sort of natural element to them. Alexia has a passion for teaching experiential education and loves helping organinze youth classes at the Ely Folk School. She says, "It is the best feeling watching a kid run up to their parents after a class at EFS, at show them, with a proud smile what they have just made."