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School program
Twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, we give 5th grade students at Lyons Farm Elementary school the opportunity to learn how to sew. We have a program that teaches them progressively more difficult skills as they learn and grow. This builds their STEM skills and provides them with the opportunity to build their confidence doing something they haven't done before.
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learn to sew at the library
On Saturday mornings, you will find us at the Southwest Durham Library branch teaching 8 children ages 8 and up how to sew. We use a progressive curriculum to help them continue to learn and improve their sewing skills. On any given Saturday, we may be sewing blankets to donate to NC State Vet Hospital or making bags to store all of our stuff in! At the holidays, we made Christmas stockings. It is always a fun time with our students!
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LEARNING TOGETHER
LEARNING TOGETHER
We can teach students how to sew! We offer a curriculum that starts with the basics and teaches them progressively how to sew.
We start with simple projects and explain how the sewing machine works. Full of STEM learning for all students.
Students make projects for themselves and for their community.
We teach groups of two to six - we dream of building a large community of young sewers who want to help their community.
Contact us at connectingwiththreads2@gmail.com to set up a class for your students today!
MOBILE CLASSROOOM
LEARNING TOGETHER
With our mobile classroom, we can set up anywhere that you have space -- we even teach in the hallway when needed! We have sewing machines and all of the notions needed to learn to sew.
Sewing is a way for students to be creative while also increasing their STEM skills. Students are naturally inquisitive and love learning a new skill.
EVERYONE WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME
Our goal is to teach children to sew in order that they can then give back our community. We teach them new skills that they use to support their community. We make it easy for them by providing them with all of the materials they need to make a quilt or a bag to give away to someone in need of a smile!
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the Amazing caMp adventure
Click HERE to learn more about the summer camp we supported in 2025!
Connecting with Threads had an amazing time participating in the Amazing Camp Adventure STEAM Camp. At CWT, we seek to excite and educate young people about sewing and encourage them to use their skills to give back to their community and this was our perfect opportunity!
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GIrl scouts: beginning sewing
Click HERE to learn more about what we have done to help youth learn how to sew!
We support a Girl Scout troop in Durham by providing 20 young women with instruction on how to sew. We started with the basics and advanced to making flannel blankets for a local hospital, small bags for the girls to take home with them, Christmas ornaments for a local community, and have moved onto making pillowcases both for donation to Ryans Case for Smiles as well as for the girls to take home. We are following our mission to share our love of sewing, educate others on how to sew, and encouraging them to give items they make back to their community.
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Durham Public Library: FiDget Blanket Classes for Teens
We held two classes for teens at the Durham Public Library. The completed items will be distributed to community members with dementia by the library's outreach team. This outreach team visits community members who are unable to get out to the library themselves and provides them with books and support. Learn more about the OASIS program here: https://durhamcountylibrary.org/older-adult-and-shut-in-service/.
We welcome all teens and adult helpers to join us! If you are an adult helper, contact us at connectingwiththreads2@gmail.com for more information on how you can help with this program!
