Nicole Blum, Catherine Newman

Stitch Camp (eBook, ePUB)

18 Crafty Projects for Kids & Tweens - Learn 6 All-Time Favorite Skills: Sew, Knit, Crochet, Felt, Embroider & Weave

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through 18 projects shown by step-by-step photos, Catherine Newman and Nicole Blum teach kids ages 9-14 how to sew, knit, crochet, felt, embroider, and weave. Readers will learn to master six favorite fiber crafts with projects including:

• Woven patches
• A knitted backpack
• Embroidered merit badges
• Crocheted bracelet

In today's thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects or customizing thrifted finds. Perfect for both group settings and solo entertainment, these fresh, kid-approved projects encourage creative variations and build confidence along with valuable life skills.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612127514
• Artikelnr.: 49365917

Autorenporträt

Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman are the coauthors of Stitch Camp. They are longtime friends and cocreators who have been crafting for many years with each other, their families, and groups of kids at home camps and studio workshops. Blum is the coauthor of Improv Sewing. Newman edits ChopChop, a nonprofit family cooking magazine, and is the author of One Mixed-Up Night, Catastrophic Happiness, and Waiting for Birdy. Blum and Newman live in western Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Get Ready!
Getting Started
Solo or Social
Helpful Resources
1: Sew
Getting Started
How to Thread Your Needle
How to Knot Your Thread
How to Tie Off the Thread
How to Sew a Backstitch
Project: Beanbag That Is Also a Handwarmer
How to Sew a Whipstitch
Project: Felt Envelope
How to Sew a Running Stitch
How to Sew on a Button
How to Sew a Buttonhole (or Blanket) Stitch
Project: T-Shirt Alchemy
2: Embroider
Getting Started
How to Use an Embroidery Hoop
How to Separate Your Floss
Project: Mandala Sampler
How to Sew Embroidery Stitches
Project: Art Pillow
How to Write with Thread
How to Transfer Your Drawing
Project: Scout Badge
3: Felt
Getting Started
How to Get the Sweaters
How to Felt the Fabric
Project: Arm Warmers
Project: Cut-and-Sew Mittens
Project: Monster Coin Pouch
4: Knit
Getting Started
How to Wind Yarn into a Ball
How to Make a Slip Knot
How to Cast On
How to Knit Rows
How to Cast Off
How to Weave in Ends
Project: Phone Sweater
How to Change Colors
How to Knit an I-Cord
Project: I-Cord Jump Rope
Project: Cord-Slung Backpack
5: Crochet
Getting Started
How to Chain Stitch
Project: Beaded Chain Bracelet
How to Single Crochet
How to Change Colors
Project: Pencil Roll
How to Increase Crochet Stitches
How to Decrease Crochet Stitches
Project: Hacked Sack
6: Weave
Getting Started
How to Over and Under
Project: Woven Patch
Project: Beaded Key Fob or Necklace
How to Cut a T-Shirt into a Continuous Strand
Project: Jar Jacket
Glossary
Additional Reading
Acknowledgments
Metric Conversion Chart
Index