Lacing cards are a nice introduction to the actions of sewing and embroidery. Here's how to make your own:
Supplies
Lightweight cardboard (I cut a side out of a shoe box)
Marker
Hole punch
Shoe string
Draw shape, name, etc., onto cardboard. Punch holes, following lines of drawing.
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Once our lace-up cards were worn out we graduated to this:
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For more ideas use your favorite search engine to find lace-up cards, lacing cards, or sewing cards.
This is great..I can't wait to start this project with my daughter, thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, I've made those too, but we would use a big darning needle to punch holes and sew with, and plain knitting wool- because that's all there in the stash!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Have you tried styrofoam food trays (cleaned in the dishwasher first of course)? My three-year-old goes to town on them using my scrap yarn and a fat, blunt plastic needle.
ReplyDeleteWhat about graduating from shoe laces and cardboard to those big plastic "needles" with yarn and a fabric like burlap? It would allow her to sew "more like mom" without the danger of sticking herself with a sharp needle.
ReplyDeletewhat hole punch did you use?
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