Mrs. Kathryn Crandall helps Cyle Montag with his guitar.Shayla Tanner
SJHS Staff Writer
Have you ever had a hands-on class? Sewing is a class offered at Springville Junior High. Eighth and ninth graders can elect to take sewing. The ninth grade sewing class is called Clothing 1; which counts as a high school class, and the eighth grade class is called Clothing Exploration.
Each sewing class has different projects. Some of the ninth grade projects are making pajamas, and then the students get to choose their projects for the rest of semester. The only requirement is that they do a project with a zipper, and a sleeve. The ninth graders also have the chance to enter the Make it with wool contest. “Sewing class is a lot of fun and not really hard because Mrs. Crandall is really helpful,” Mckenzie Graham explained.
Eighth grade sewing classes make bags, pajama pants, a quilted pillow, and a stuffed animal of their choice. “There is always time to sew any project of their choice too,” Mrs. Kathryn Crandall, the sewing teacher explained.
Angel Lazenby works on her quilt blocks during sewing.Teaching sewing isn’t the easiest class to teach. “When the students need help it’s hard to get around to all of them because there are so many of them and only one of me” Mrs. Crandall explained. Students write their name up on the board when they need help, and then Mrs. Crandall helps them according to the order their names are in.
“Sewing is SEW much fun. It is really fun to come in and have a ‘hands on’ class after focusing so much on thinking in other classes. It is just enjoyable to come in and work on your own project at your own pace. It is one class that it’s ok to talk during class as long as you’re working faster than you talk. I wish everyone would give it a try. This is not a ‘girl’ class. Some of our boys that have taken sewing have been winners in our region contest. Boys are great at hands-on classes like this one,” Mrs. Crandall explained.
