Kid friendly Machine???
02-15-2011, 04:37 PM
#61
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My granddaughters all sewed on my Bernina when they were about eight years old. All they need is GOOD instruction. The main thing to tell them is to keep their fingers away from the needle and not to watch the needle as it will keep going up and down but watch the area about an inch in front of the needle. Let her sew with you watching and see if she is paying enough attention to your instructions. If so, get her busy sewing strips for a quilt.
02-15-2011, 04:38 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by CloverPatch
My eldest daughter(Anna 13) uses my maching an ellure plus.
I have a soon to be 8 yr old (Eimly) that is interested in what Im doing. I waited till Anna was 12 before I let her sew, and it was on a Singer from the 70's.
My old Singer, has issues.
I have read on here about how some of you are letting your girls about Emilys age sew already and that they do well.
She wants to sew, and I am attaching her "quilt" that she taped together from my scraps.
My question is there a kid friendly machine that works well?
I have seen the Hello Kitty ones, but I worry that I am paying for the license on the character and not getting a quality machine.
Part of me is scared to death to let her quilt. What if she loses a finger! LOL I know, overbearing. But I don't want to miss this oppurtunity to catch her while she is really interested in this hobby.
I have a soon to be 8 yr old (Eimly) that is interested in what Im doing. I waited till Anna was 12 before I let her sew, and it was on a Singer from the 70's.
My old Singer, has issues.
I have read on here about how some of you are letting your girls about Emilys age sew already and that they do well.
She wants to sew, and I am attaching her "quilt" that she taped together from my scraps.
My question is there a kid friendly machine that works well?
I have seen the Hello Kitty ones, but I worry that I am paying for the license on the character and not getting a quality machine.
Part of me is scared to death to let her quilt. What if she loses a finger! LOL I know, overbearing. But I don't want to miss this oppurtunity to catch her while she is really interested in this hobby.
02-15-2011, 05:08 PM
#65
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I know of no one who has lost a finger in a sewing machine. I, as well as every one I know have sewn my finger at least once. After the first time, it is usually not repeated! Get a basic, good quality machine that is easy to thread. A used singer or something refurbed off of Overstock.com would be affordable, and can be passed on or taken along when one of them leaves home. Encourage the arts at every age.
02-15-2011, 05:28 PM
#66
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I just found MY Emily (8 yrs. old) a Brother LS2125, an inexpensive, very simple Brother model, at a yard sale for $25. Her older sister has one very similar Brother that her other grandmother bought for her a couple of Christmases ago for about $60 new. They are perfect for beginners.
02-15-2011, 05:52 PM
#67
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I started sewing on a Singer treadle machine and could make anything. My father bought my mother a White electric machine and I ALWAYS had problems with that machine which turned me off of sewing until I was about 12 years old. At school we had really good machines (for that time) and I developed a love of sewing. All that is to say...junk machines kill the desire to sew. Buy something good, reliable and easy to use with options that can grow with the sewer's interests. Good Luck and RELAX when you are teaching her!
02-15-2011, 06:08 PM
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If you have a real (not toy) sewing machine that is simple, like a vintage Singer, that would be perfect for your kids to use. Let them sew! I taught my kids how to use my Bernina 830 Record when they were like 6 and 8. They loved to sew little squares and put rice in them to make some beanbags to play with. My daughter made little blankets for her Beanie Babies.
02-15-2011, 06:47 PM
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How about a Bernette? They are very basic Bernina's. I saw a couple of ladies using them in a class the other day and they were very nice. One of them was $150.00 and you get free classes with it for a year.
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