Classroom Sewing Made Simple: 10 Brilliant Hacks for Art Teachers

Are you a busy art teacher juggling tight budgets and minimal prep time? If so, this series is just for YOU!

Welcome to the Art of Education’s Art Room Hacks—round 2! Join Elle Ashworth, a secondary art teacher in Florida, for all things embroidery and sewing and hacks to make teaching sewing so much easier. Plus, stay tuned for a fun art lesson idea all about conquering the fear of blank fabric!

Watch for these sewing hacks to save you valuable time and resources:

• Wrap embroidery hoops with scrap fabric to keep the work taut.
• Swap tailor’s chalk for soap.
• Rub pins with soap for smooth pinning.
• Run soap on thread to eliminate snags.
• Use hair clips to prevent yarn skein tangles.
• Repurpose tissue boxes to distribute yarn.
• Thread needles with tape or scrap paper.
• Organize embroidery floss on cards with the bracelet method.
• Get finer embroidery floss by pulling fibers straight up.
• Make crisp corners with a quick stitch.

Don’t miss more innovative art medium hacks on:

• Drawing,
• Painting,
• Digital and Darkroom Photography,
• Ceramics,
• Media Arts,
• … and Printmaking!

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