SEWING
Programs For Schools
If you are looking for new ideas for your After School, Lunch Recess or Before School programs, consider Sew Happy.
Since 2011 we have taught the lifeskill of hand sewing to hundreds of kids in over 80 schools in Westchester, Greenwich and New York City! We are SEW HAPPY after the pandemic, to be back at Greenwich Country Day School teaching sewing at their Friday Afternoon Program and in 18 other schools in Westchester and Connecticut. We are currently training new instructors and designing new projects so that we can keep bringing exciting new ideas to the elementary school "After School" programs.
Not only are all of our instructors wonderful, nurturing, kind people, but they are trained in classroom management so that we deliver the most successful programs possible. We know that sewing takes patience, focus and concentration and our instructors are there to help every student to achieve success!
Hand Sewing
Simple sewing lessons allow creative kids to express themselves through their hands as they create beautiful projects, whilst improving their math, thinking and coordination skills. Time and time again we see our students expressing their joy as they complete their work, boosting their confidence and self esteem.
Our felt projects are designed at Sew Happy to appeal to both boys and girls and we are proud to say that they are made in the USA from (mostly) recycled water bottles. Hand sewing is suitable for grades 1 thru' 5.
Sewing is a great fit for lunch clubs as it is easy to work on a project whilst eating lunch, it is a calm environment and it only takes a small amount of space. Any of our projects can be adjusted to work in the lunch environment. Talk to us about bringing the life skill of sewing to your school!
Testimonial from Ridgeway School, White Plains -
We love SEW Happy USA. We have used them for Lunch and Learn programs at our elementary school, Girl Scout Meetings and summer camp for my daughter. My daughter has learned the skill of sewing both by hand and machine. She amazes me every time with her creativity and design, along with the skill of sewing. It is great to watch the instructors in our school lunch and learn and Girls Scout programs expose many children to the skill of sewing. The children enjoy it and are always proud of their end project. Great experience every time. - Bonnie Gordon
Click here to learn more about our current sewing projects.
Machine Sewing
Machine Sewing complements our hand sewing program and is suitable for longer sessions of at least 90 minutes.
We have designed this program to give a basic understanding of sewing with a sewing machine and upon completion our students will have learnt about:
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Sewing machine anatomy
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Sewing machine safety
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Straight stitch
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Back stitch
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Sewing pivots
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Sewing curves
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Pinning
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Seam allowances
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Threading the machine
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Winding a bobbin
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Sewing on a button by hand
Students use needles, pins, scissors, sewing machines and irons. Safety is of the utmost importance at Sew Happy and we follow strict rules to make sure our classes are as safe as possible. Our experienced sewing instructors are also trained in classroom management in order to ensure the best classroom experience for boys and girls of varying ages and abilities.
Machine sewing is suitable for grades 3 thru' 8. Click here if you would like to learn more about this program.
How Does The Sew Happy School Program Work?
Every school has its own requirements and we try to find the program that meets the needs of your school.
How Do We Get Started?
For a personal consultation, email us or call (917) 885 7716
Schools using our programs
Bedford Village Elementary, Bedford
Bedford Hills, Bedford
Bi-Cultural School, Stamford
BMP, Rye Brook
Booth Hill, Trumbull
Bronxville, Bronxville
Cathedral School Of St. John The Divine, NYC
C.V. Starr Intermediate School, Brewster
Central School, Larchmont
Chapel School, Bronxville
Chatsworth, Larchmont
Corpus Christi, Port Chester
Cos Cob, Cos Cob
Daniel's Farm, Trumbull
Davis Elementary, New Rochelle
Edgewood, Scarsdale
Edgewood School, Scarsdale
FASNY (French American School), Larchmont
Fawn Hollow, Monroe
Fox Meadow, Scarsdale
Glenville Elementary School , Greenwich
Grafflin (Douglas G), Chappaqua
Greenacres, Scarsdale
Greenvale, Eastchester
Greenville, Edgemont
Greenwich Academy
Greenwich Catholic School, Greenwich
Greenwich Country Day School
Hackley School, Tarrytown
Heathcote, Scarsdale
Hillside Elementary School, Hastings-on-Hudson
Holland Hill, Fairfield
Increase Miller, Katonah
International School of Dundee, Greenwich
Jennings Elementary School, Fairfield
Julian Curtiss, Greenwich
King Street, Port Chester
Lyceum Kennedy School French American, NYC
Manhattan Day School, NYC
Mamaroneck Recreation Center
MAS, Mamaroneck
Midland, Rye
Milton, Rye
Mount Kisco Elementary School, Mount Kisco
Nightingale, NYC - Upper East Side Mianus , Greenwich
Murray Avenue School, Larchmont
Next Level, Larchmont
North Street , Greenwich
Old Greenwich School (OGS), Greenwich
Osborn , Rye
OLS, White Plains
Ox Ridge, Darien
The Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn
Parkway, Greenwich
Parsons, Harrison
Pequenakonck, North Salem
Ps3 Village Kids, NYC - West Village
Quaker Ridge, Scarsdale
Resurrection Grammar School, Rye
Ridgefield Academy, Ridgefield
Ridgeway, White Plains
Rippowam, Mount Kisco
Riverside , Greenwich
Rye Country Day School, Rye
Rye Rec ASC, Rye
Schechter Manhattan, NYC
Seely Place, Scarsdale
Speyer Legacy School, NYC
Springhurst, Dobbs Ferry
St. Denis, St. Columba, Hopewell Junction
Sts. John & Paul, Larchmont
St. Joseph's, Bronxville
St.Patrick's School, Bedford
Van Cortlandtville School, Cortlandt Manor
Ward Elementary, New Rochelle
West Patent, Mount Kisco
The Windward School
The Windward School - WLS
World Cup, Chappaqua
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