I taught my 11year old DGD to sew...and she did very well at it. However, she had no prior knowledge so that was an issue when it came to explaining things...but as I said, she did very well with everything...except the math. She's very artistic but sometimes the math end of things confused her. If you're teaching from "scratch", try to anticipate any issues like the ones that have been brought up here and prepare in advance...and good luck!