I have all sons, something I had in common with my late MIL. She made sure all 3 of her boys could cook, clean and sew. She didn't want any of them to have to rely on a woman for anything. Of my three sons, my youngest who is 9 is waiting to be old enough to sew on a machine. I got him started the same way my mother did and he's sewing buttons in the shape of his initials on something that will eventually be a little pillow. My middle son 11, is the only boy in stitchery club at school. It's for knitting, crocheting and some types of needle work. He loves it. The girls all think he's cute and he has only gone 3 times, but knits as good as they do. I never learned to knit, just crochet. My oldest is 12 and can't be outdone. He sees how my middle one is doing at knitting so he wants to do it too. A friend of the family came over to try and teach him. He needs a few more lessons. If he still doesn't get it, i'll give him crochet lessons instead. My 12 year old has an amazing eye for color and I take him with me whenever I'm looking for coordinating fabrics.