I know of a 9 year old girl that has made several things in her local library. She is a dream to teach and is eager to learn. A friend taught her 8 year old to sew, knit and crochet. This girl is multi-talented. My son started at 5 helping me in the sewing room picking up pieces, stepping on the "petal" lightly, and then sewed his first pieced top at 8.