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Printable sewing cards

By KateOn

I was sewing the other day and my three year old really wanted to join in. He’s still a bit young for sharp needles so with this in mind I decided to make him some little sewing cards – both my boys love them.

If you fancy having a go take a peek at the instructions below. Its soooo easy and I think it would make a neat little gift.

How to

To make your sewing cards you will need:

♥ A printer and some card
Lion – print on orange card
Flower – print on pink card
Sun – print on yellow card
♥ Hole punch
♥ Wool
♥ Blunt needle
♥ Button or bead

1) Simply print pdf and cut out. I use pinking shears to cut out the ‘sun’ lacing card out but regular scissors are just fine!

2) Punch holes out (as pictured). I used a 1/8″ circle craft punch but a regular holepunch will work just fine.

3) Give your child a length of wool and a blunt needle and watch them go! If you don’t have a blunt needle to hand you could also use a pipe cleaner bent into the shape of a needle. If you have neither then you can simply wrap sellotape around the end of some wool.

4) I tied a button onto the end of the wool to act as a stopper.

If you have any problems leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help.

WARNING: I would recommend you closely supervise your little one – even with a blunt needle.

62 thoughts on “Printable sewing cards”

  2. So nice! My daughter will enjoy this… she keeps asking to sew with me, but the options for her are rather limited at the moment. 🙂

    Thank you!

  5. My daughter is sewing on her brand new sun card as I type! Thanks for the cute printables! I’m curious, did you use a smaller hole punch than the regular size? I used a standard punch and the holes are a lot bigger than your cute little ones.

  9. Thank you so much! These will be perfect for my 8 y old to occupy herself with after school when mummy is busy sewing.

    I agree that you could/should sell these!

  10. I am a new reader and LOVE this idea/pdf. A good friends young daughter us just beginning with sewing cards. This will make a delightful little gift. Thanks!

  11. If you use shoelaces to do the sewing, or put masking tape at the end of the yarn, you wouldn’t need to use a needle. It also saves frustration when the child pulls the yarn out of the needle.

  13. Thank you!!
    I saw you on craft gossip and this is just perfect! My 4 year old wants to sew so I’ve been building a sew box for her and this is the final touch!!!

  14. My 3 year old niece becomes a big sister on Thursday. this will be a perfect little gift to keep her occupied when she visits her mum and new sibling in hospital. Thank you!!!

  16. Thanks for all your wonderful comments. I’m glad they struck a chord. Love the burlap idea Helen. We’ll have to give that a bash soon.

  21. What a great idea to have little ones discover the joys of creating something and putting the little heart (love) inside. the girls are just too cute. I hope this will be the first of many years of creativity for them.

  22. These are really cute. If one has access to a laminator then they will really add to the durability of the cards. Also, some white glue applied to the end of the yarn will make a hard end for them to sew with.Love the button at the end! Thanks for the .pdf file!

  23. Great project. I just bought a lamitator machine, just thinking of this project.

    A sugestion: insted of a needle, I used adhesive tape at the end of the threat.

    Thanks for the tip.

  25. These are great! You can also make sewing cards from coloring pages. It’s easy to make them for any season or holiday. Great to help preschoolers learn fine motor skills.

  26. Thank you so much for sharing. I have two little girls and this is the perfect way to introduce them to hand sewing. Much appreciated.

  27. Thank you! I’m looking forward to trying this with my 4 year old granddaughter when she visits this week 🙂

  28. Hi Kate!

    I think I’m a little technologically challenged. I bought coloured card stock for each of the different sewing cards, but since they are all on the same page on the pdf, how do I copy them on singular colours?

    Sheree

  33. Thank you! These must be a British thing, because they’re not the easiest to find in the US. Most everywhere I looked they had to be shipped overseas. I was just looking for these yesterday, so it’s wonderfully cosmic that I should see this today. I will be doing this immediately for my 3-year-old daughter.

  35. Very cute and perfect ideas. It’s something you can do with your kids that doesn’t cost much. Unfortunately little things like these are no longer exist in parenting in today fast pace society.

  37. Hi Amanda. The pdf’s are accessible from the post. They are in the how-to section…highlighted in yellow ^_^

  38. Hi Cheri, thanks for the comment. So sorry to hear about your Mum…that must be really tough. Glad the sewing cards are helpful.
    Kate x

  41. I am thinking of doing this with my year 1/2 class for art and craft. They are kids that range from 6 to 8 years old and there are 22 of them in my class. Some of them really want to learn to sew.
    Do you think I could teach a class at one time?
    Any hints, tips, comments?
    Cheers, Meg.

  42. Hi, these are so cute! I’m having trouble finding the pdf, however… am I missing something? Granted, I’m looking at this while watching my two little ones… lol Thanks!!

    Mindy

  43. Hi Mindy,

    They are in the how-to section above – highlighted in yellow. Just click on the links and the pdf should open ^_^

  44. Wonderful “pre-sewing” activity! I printed, cut, laminated, punched and now they are ready for action!

  46. This is great! I’m definitely making a few for my little sister. Have you thought or tried using some of those foam sheets from the craft store? I’m just thinking they would last longer without worring about ripping if they are a bit more rough. Just that added durability. And just a bit softer for those little hands. ^_^

  48. Bonjour,

    Je suis agée de 20 ans j’assume totalement mon age .
    Ici Clémence
    Je bosse comme décoratrice florale . il parait que je suis je m’en foutiste.

  49. Mes parents m’ont appellée Avelaine et j’aime beaucoup ce
    prénom.
    J’ai quarante-cinq ans tant pis si on ne le dit pas .
    Mon travail ambulancière ! Mes amis disent régulièrement que je suis je m’en foutiste.

  50. Salut la compagnie, Je m’appelle Clarimunda.
    Je viens de fêter mon 21ième anniversaire. !
    Mon métier: responsable de maintenance … Il est dit souvent de moi que je suis cool.

  54. Thank you very much !
    I stitch a lot, and my twins (4 years old) want to do the same … so this cards are a really good idea !

  56. I loved these! Thank you. But tell me, how should i continue. My girls are 9 and 7. we’ve done a little sewing off and on, but i want to do something more continuous with them. They love sewing. What should i do next with them. I’m trying to progress.

  57. Thank you. Wonderful idea. It also means I can take off and extend it into different themes my grandchildren like.

  58. This looks like fun, and think I’ll make it a 3-day unit for each card. Since I have a 5-year-old, I thought she could do a simple stitch as shown on day one. On the 2nd day I thought she could do it with a button at each hole. (I have a lot of old buttons!). On the third day I thought she could try filling it in with embroidery stitches. Thanks for the patterns!

  59. thank you, thank you, thank you! I printed these, laminated them and attached into a book for each kindergartner in my son’s class! If you can email me I will show you how the book came out! Thanks so much for taking the time to create PDF files for us! – From NY USA

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