Your guide for the project
Reading edition
Learn to sew—have fun. This book will help you get the right start on your second 4-H clothing project. Read it carefully and study the pictures. Ask your mother to read and study with you. Follow the instructions and you will form good habits. This project is planned for you. Learn to do each part step by step.
Keep this book in your sewing box. Refer to it whenever you need help.
Study these subjects
1. Care of clothing—
sew on buttons
shine your shoes
keep dresses on hangers in closets or placed neatly in drawers
2. Good grooming—
keep neat and tidy
practice good health habits
3. Cotton fabrics
4. Use of your sewing machine
Articles to make
One of the following first for practice
Head scarf—single
Head scarf—double
Sewing kit
TV slippers
An apron or skirt as your main project
Gathered skirt
Peasant apron
Elastic top apron
Cover-all apron
Add to your record book
Your County extension agent will give you your 4-H record sheets. Keep your clothing record up to date. Write your 4-H story for the year when you complete your project. Be sure to fill in your permanent record, too. There are places on your permanent record to show the activities you have participated in—be sure to keep a record of them. Activities plus project work make a well-rounded 4-H program.
Learn to give a demonstration
Show others what you have learned by giving a demonstration at one of your club meetings. When you show another club member how to tie a knot or sew on a button, you are giving a “demonstration.” Things that are done or seen are remembered longest. Give your demonstration alone or with a partner. You will find demonstrations interesting and helpful. Ask your leader to give you ideas on how to give a demonstration. Choose a topic you have studied in your project.