I'm a newbie and not sure if this helps but when my gramma first let me sew on the machine she made me wear knit gloves so they would get stitched before my fingers did, but looking back I could have still sewn my finger but the mittens did make me very aware of where my hands were and I was 5. I say God bless you Gramma passing crafts down is an amazing gift to future generations and more people should be doing it.