What would be the essentials for a hand sewing/embroidery kit for a VERY creative 11 year old?

November 11th, 2009 | by admin |

i have an 11 yr old niece living far away that has mentioned *several* times over the past year that she wants to sew and art quilt. although her mother is bright and has other talents, she’s self admittedly truly useless at ANY kind of creative handwork–so no help there. her dad is deployed in the mid-east til april or may and he CAN sew or do almost anything with his hands. however, i want to send her a packet of goodies with some fairly easy projects she can do by hand on her own learning simple embroidery stitches and simple hand sewing techniques that she’ll need even when she gets a machine. when her father returns, i’ll go for a few weeks, buy her a good machine and teach her enough to get going. i am such a tool/toy/material junkie that i don’t have any perspective and am afraid of overwhelming her (and her minimalist mother). what are your suggestions? she is extremely creative and taught herself to loom knit at age 8. are there any good websites she/we can turn to for instruction or easy and well explained projects? i’ve been doing this so long, i don’t even really remember what the basics are.

Embroidery is really good. Perhaps starting her with a long stitch kit would be good there are plenty on the market anchor and dmc have some really good ones.

Counted cross stich is another easy one to begin with loads of beginners kits. Perhaps she could make her dad a christmas card.

  1. 3 Responses to “What would be the essentials for a hand sewing/embroidery kit for a VERY creative 11 year old?”

  2. By needleworker on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

    Embroidery is really good. Perhaps starting her with a long stitch kit would be good there are plenty on the market anchor and dmc have some really good ones.

    Counted cross stich is another easy one to begin with loads of beginners kits. Perhaps she could make her dad a christmas card.
    References :
    http://needleworkmagic.com/how-to-in-cross-stitch

  3. By hi people on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

    hi , how nice that you want to get your dn a gift. i think she might like some thing young and hip so a nice place to start is imho this site
    http://www.sublimestitching.com/gallery
    they have fun kits to start you off and the first book is a blast. for inspiration for her own designs try this book
    Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners by Aimee Ray
    if you think this is something she will stick with i would get her the Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches: Photographs, Diagrams, and Instructions for Over 260 Stitches (Reader’s Digest) this book has every stitch you could want.
    References :

  4. By Dana on Nov 11, 2009 | Reply

    If you can’t decide, give her a gift voucher for a shop local to her. Tell her what it is meant for and let her pick her own. 11 year olds know exactly what they want.
    References :

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