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Sewing is a service and art that has been lost to most of our modern-day society. The 4-H Youth Development Program strives to teach youth skills in belonging, independence, generosity, and mastery. This is accomplished through three focus areas called mission mandates: Citizenship; Healthy Living; and Science, Engineering, and Technology. Through the sewing project, youth are exposed to all these mandates as sewing is naturally a part of healthy living, it encompass set, and they also learn citizenship skills through the Service Projects that they do.
We have 3 Sewing Groups: The Beginner Sewing Group, The Intermediate Sewing Group, and The Advanced Sewing Group.
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This group had no prior sewing knowledge or experience. The first half of the year they did exercises to familiarize them with the sewing machine and to learn to sew straight & curved lines, pivot and backstitch. They then advanced to some small craft projects. After New Years they began to sew their Contest Day garment.
Our Intermediate Group have 1 to 3 years of prior sewing experience. They also made craft projects the first half of the year that were chosen to enhance their sewing skills. Beginning in January they began constructing their contest garment.
Our Advanced Group consisted of girls who had 4 or more years of sewing experience which allows us to teach more advanced sewing techniques.
In addition to practicing to perfect their basic sewing skills, we learned to:
These girls were encouraged to design their own garment based on the various views on a single pattern. All the garments do not look alike in this group. This group did a few craft projects for fun before beginning their contest/4-H U garments. Each girl picked their project based on 4-H U contests and one chose something for fun. They made some amazing outfits!
