Basic Sewing Course for Girls - Ages 8 to 11

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

Specific objectives:

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

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

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

4. Learn basic hand stitches and how to use them to solve problems 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 rules: At the beginning of this experience, students will be guided on the basic safety rules that they must observe in each of the class sessions; those that need to be included will be reinforced or introduced according to new tools, equipment or materials that will be used in the course; as it progresses.

Specifications for participants:

1. Each participant will be responsible for having their own sewing machine. This should be a basic, simple machine that is easy for the child to use and only has the basic stitches that will be covered in this course.

2. Each student agrees to arrive on time to class; if absent, they must contact the teacher to offer their excuse and will be responsible for catching up on the activity that has been developed during their absence.

3. Each student must have their own basic sewing kit and a sewing box or small container to store their equipment and materials. It is the responsibility of each student to keep these items in their designated areas and ensure they are not left behind in the classroom after the session ends.

4. Students must arrive having eaten breakfast and should bring a small lunchbox containing a nutritious snack and water. This snack will be eaten in class during the designated break time. During this time, students should stop working on their projects and will return to their group work once the snack time is over. No food scraps should be left in the work area, and each student is responsible for collecting 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 fosters their learning and contributes to a harmonious, pleasant, respectful, and positive learning environment for all participants.

Course content: This section presents the topics and tasks 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 the equipment, tools and materials used in sewing - reflection on projects we can carry out.

3. Understanding the textile fabrics and materials needed for sewing - creating samples

4. Let's get started: 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 sewing on the machine, projects and activities carried out with the sewing machine.

6. Discovering a fabric store… the place where magic, creativity, and sewing skills are transformed into clothing, accessories, and more.

7. Presentations of our machine-made work already hand

Assessment:

• Stake
• Progress in the work of each session carried out
• Organization in the workplace
• Care and safety shown during each work session
• Course attendance
• Responsibility in carrying out tasks and behavior

Course closing:

• Presentation of the pieces
• Reflections of the participants on their experiences in the course
• Delivery of certificate of participation

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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. Reservations with a deposit are only accepted for sewing courses that last several weeks. Deposits can only be made in person or by phone at (787) 786-7171.
• Courses and workshops do not include materials . Materials must be purchased from Alonso Sobrino. You must purchase your materials before the workshop date or arrive early (at least 30 minutes early) on the day of the workshop to make your purchase.
Dates and times may be subject to change . Please stay tuned for any updates and/or call on the day of the class to confirm it is still scheduled.
• Some courses or workshops have prerequisites . You must meet these prerequisites to be able to take advanced technique classes.
• You must adhere to the indicated start dates and times.
• No companions allowed.
• Absences and date changes:

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

2. If you are unable to attend the course or workshop, you will be allowed one (1) date change without penalty upon presentation of your purchase receipt. You will have a maximum of six (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 options.

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