I learned from my grandmother in 3rd grade. My dad was overseas in WW II, my mother was about 90 miles away going to business school so in case my dad didn't come back, she would be able to support us, and I lived with my dad's parents during that year. Grandma taught me to sew, and I have loved sewing ever since. When my dad came home, and we moved to so. California on our own my mother continued the teaching, as she sewed a lot.