Basic Sewing Course for Girls - Ages 8 to 11

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General objective of the course: To develop in the participants basic hand and machine sewing skills, fostering creativity, patience, care, attention to detail, and careful and clean work when completing a task or piece made by applying proper sewing skills.

Specific objectives: 

1. Recognize the basic materials, equipment, and tools used in sewing.

2. Study different fabrics and learn how the textiles used for making garments in basic sewing are created.

3. Identify the different fabrics that can be used to work on various basic sewing projects.

4. Learn basic hand stitches and how to use them to solve issues such as: attaching buttons and hemming, among others.

5. Develop simple creative sewing projects both by hand (needle-pins) and with the sewing machine.

6. Know, review, and respect at all times the safety rules applicable to working with the tools, equipment, and materials used in sewing.

Safety standards: At the beginning of this experience, students will be guided on the basic safety rules they must observe in each class session. Those rules that need to be included according to new tools, equipment, or materials to be used in the course will be reinforced or introduced as the course progresses.

Specifications for participants:

1. Each participant will be responsible for having her own sewing machine. This should be a basic and simple machine that is easy for the girl to handle and should only have the basic stitches that will be worked on in this course. 

2. Each student agrees to arrive on time for class; if absent, she must communicate with the teacher to provide her excuse and will be responsible for catching up on any activity that took place during her absence.

3. Each student must have her basic sewing kit and a sewing box or small box where she can store her equipment and work materials. It will be the responsibility of each student to keep these in their respective areas and ensure that they are not left in the classroom once the session ends.

4. Students must come to class having eaten breakfast and must bring a small lunch box containing a nutritious snack and water. This snack will be consumed in class during the allocated time. During this time, students must stop working on their projects and will return to the task together once the snack time ends. No food residues should be left in the work area, and each student is responsible for picking up their waste and placing it in the designated area.

5. Each participant must bring the requested materials and assigned homework to class. Likewise, each student is expected to demonstrate appropriate behavior that facilitates her learning and allows for the development of an environment where all participants can work harmoniously, pleasantly, respectfully, and positively.

Course content: A general overview of the topics and work that will be developed during the basic sewing course for girls aged 8 to 11.

1. Course presentation, rules, norms, expectations, diagnostic of sewing knowledge

2. Presentation of equipment, tools, and materials used in sewing – reflection on projects we can undertake.

3. Getting to know textile fabrics and necessary materials for sewing – creation of swatches

4. Hands-on: stitches, needles, pins, hems, buttons, buttonholes, basting, and other hand sewing techniques.

5. Getting to know the sewing machine, fabrics, projects, straight stitches, backstitches, scallops, working with scraps, samples of different types of machine sewing, projects and activities done with the sewing machine.

6. Getting to know a fabric store… the place where magic, creativity, and sewing knowledge transform into a garment, accessories, and more.

7. Presentations of our machine and hand-sewn work

Evaluation:

•   Participation
•   Progress in the work of each session
•   Organization in the work area
•   Care and safety shown during each work session
•   Course attendance
•   Responsibility in completing tasks and behavior

Course close:

•   Presentation of pieces
•   Participants' reflections on their course experiences
•   Delivery of participation certificates

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IMPORTANT: By enrolling in any of our courses or workshops, you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted all the terms and conditions detailed below.

• Full payment is required to reserve your spot in our courses or workshops. Only courses whose duration is several weeks will allow reservations with a deposit. Deposits can only be made in person or by phone by calling (787)786-7171.
• Courses and workshops do not include materials. Materials must be purchased at Alonso Sobrino. You must purchase your materials before the workshop date or arrive EARLY (at least 30 minutes prior) on the day of the workshop to make your purchase.
• Dates and times may be subject to change. Please stay tuned for any communication regarding this and/or call on the same day to confirm that the class is still on.
• Some courses or workshops have prerequisites. You must meet these to take advanced technique classes.
• You must adhere to the indicated start dates and times.
• No companions are allowed.
• All our courses and workshops are in-person and offered only in Spanish.
• Absences and date changes:

1. In case the student is absent from the course or workshop, the payment or deposit will not be refundable.

2. If you cannot attend the course or workshop, you will be allowed ONE (1) date change without penalty by presenting your purchase receipt. You will have a maximum of 6 months from the date of payment to reschedule. If the course or workshop has not been offered again within that period, you must contact us before the credit expires to request other alternatives.

3. If you do not reschedule the course or workshop within the aforementioned period, the payment will NOT be credited, and you will NOT receive a refund. In this case, you will have to restart the enrollment process and make the payment again if you still wish to take the course or workshop.