Success StorySewing with 4-H



Sewing with 4-H

Author: Angelia Swihart

Planning Unit: Hancock County CES

Major Program: Apparel and Textiles (Non-Master Clothing Volunteer)

Plan of Work: Developing Leadership, Life Skills, and Volunteer Skills

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Sewing is a life skill not taught daily as in times past. This is a helpful skill that children; teens and adults need to know. Sewing improves hand/eye coordination, improves critical thinking skills, and serves as a creative outlet.  (" 5 Health Benefits of Sewing and Why You Should Try It (mindfood.com) ")


The “Sewing Day Camp” taught students basic sewing procedures, parts of the sewing machine, how to thread the machine, how to read and layout a pattern, how to safely use, a sewing machine, fabric scissors, an iron, and seam gauge for measuring. 

 

The participants/target audience is 9–12-year-olds. We had 4 students to instruct. 

 

As the Hancock Co. FCS agent, I partnered with the Hancock Co. 4-H Agent and the Master Clothing Volunteer.  The 4-H agent organized the camp and recruited students, FCS agent facilitated the sewing instruction class along with hands on help from the Master Clothing Volunteer. 

 

Initial program impact on participants as the project progressed; knowledge grew, student confidence began to show with each step of completion, students were fully engaged and excited to finish their drawstring bag or duffle bag.  These projects are 4-H patterns and instructions, which can be entered in the county fair exhibit to be judged. Several participants indicated they would like to sew more projects and learn more sewing techniques. 







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