Are you snowed in and looking for a morning project with your littles? Check out these inspiring stitchy posts:
Embroidering with Children by Maya Made
A Good Day for Embroidery by Soulemama
Embroidering (and yarn winding) have really clicked for us lately. Both of my small folks are really enchanted with it. I've been doing a lot of embroidery myself too but - how different their approach is! The thrill of pushing the needle through cloth and mark making is what it is all about for them. I ask whether they'd like me to use their work to make pillows for their dolls. They would. But it's very secondary. I know that they wouldn't mind if they never saw it again. Process, right? They're in love with the sensation.
There is so much that is interesting to them about it all. The sharp scissors, for example, that are usually off limits may be used here with my careful supervision. A box full of bright colors to choose from. Measuring the thread by using their little arms. "Loving" the thread... They dig it all. And me too. What a gift these snow days are.
