Learn to Sew: What Sewing Can Lead To

If your just starting out, it may be too soon to know this about yourself or your child, but this sewing journey could lead to a little extra income or a wonderful career. For both of you.

When we first started sewing my only focus was on learning how to sew, and having fun with my girls. Over the years I have seen this hobby turn into a great skill for my younger daughter who enjoys whipping out a dress and some accessories every now and then, and for my oldest daughter and myself, it is a passion that requires some discipline so we don't ignore our chores!

In the last year and half however, I have seen something new - a possible career.

I believe that it is important that when you are thinking about a career that you choose something that you enjoy. I heard someone say once, that your job should be 80% enjoyment and 20% work. I think that is a great rule of thumb.

As my oldest daughter has advanced in her sewing ability, and as people have recognized her skill, they have asked for her to make different things for them. Over time this has led to her awareness that she could make some extra money, while doing what she loves. Of course, I am looking to the future excited about the fact that in my vision if she and her husband are needing extra income to make ends meet, she is able to work from home while she is raising her children.

However, since we have no idea what the future holds, in the meantime, what started as a desire to just learn to sew has led to a 12 year old starting her own business, with her own business cards, and clothes labels that are sewn into her products, and even better, an education on accounting that is allowing her to keep her own books and pay her own taxes.
She also talks about the future: how she wants to expand her "line", create her own patterns, give lessons, and (yeah!) the possibility of being able to stay at home with her children while she does this.

If you are finding that you or your child lose track of time when sewing, this means a passion is developing. As this passion grows, don't put aside the thought of starting a part time job, or a full time career, doing what you love. It can be done!

What Kristi wants to do, is share her journey in sewing; to help others know (with hindsight being 20/20) that the best way to learn is by doing. To learn MORE, from the "9 Secrets to Successfully Teach Your Child to Sew", through free articles full of tips, encouragement, suggestions, and projects with step by step directions and lots of photographs, go to http://www.sewingwithkids.com