Children can learn the art of stitching at this workshop in Mumbai

Children try their hand at sewing fabric at a previous session. Pics courtesy/The Hab by Usha

Summer vacations are about to end, and what better way to use the remaining time than to enroll your children in a fun stitching workshop? At these sessions, participants will be taught the arts of stitching, crochet, punch needle, and macramé at Lil Stitchers' Summer Club by The Hab by Usha. The workshop is designed for five consecutive days and two hours each day.

Amaara Sangam, the brand head of the organisation, explains how the workshop will help children. She says, "In a screen-dominated world, stitching offers a calming, mindful way to engage the senses. As kids sew, crochet, or explore new textures, they strengthen their dexterity, focus, and ability to follow complex tasks. It nurtures self-expression and helps them find joy in the process, not just the outcome."

Amaara Sangam; (right) A young participant designs an embroidery at a workshop

In the time of AI and automatic machines, children often forget the importance of handmade items. The workshop teaches them more than just stitching. Sangam says, "As they engage with handcrafting methods and materials, they develop a respect for handmade items and the time, thought, and love behind them, shifting their perceptions about how they view everyday objects. It fosters a quiet sense of value in what they create, give and receive. They will learn how to use a sewing machine and machine embroidery in addition to macramé, punch needle, and crochet."

She adds, "Beyond their crafted keepsakes, the children take home a meaningful sense of accomplishment, thrilled in the knowledge that they can create beautiful things using their skills - a creative badge they are likely to wear with pride. It also gently sensitises them that what's made with love carries meaning and how special it can be to give or receive what you have created from scratch."

ON June 9 to June 27 (Monday to Friday); 11.30 am to 1.30 pm
AT G-1, No 444, Corporate Lounge, road no 7, Linking Road, Khar West.
CALL 7777026367
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COST Rs 4999