You chose to homeschool for a reason, and that lets you be intentional about what you incorporate into your curriculum. I'm an experienced teacher with a background in individualized, holistic education. I would love to be part of your team, sharing the joy of working with fiber, fabric, and more with your family or homeschool group. Handwork skills are a valuable part of a whole-child education. Children gain confidence, creativity, and the satisfaction that comes with saying, "I made it myself!"

Handwork gives learning a physical, tangible form, providing multiple pathways for knowledge to take root. Whether you've explored the Middle Ages, measurement, or monarch butterflies, we can dream up a meaningful and fun follow-up project that summarizes learning. This gives children the opportunity to revisit and review the information from a lesson or unit with a fresh perspective. For instance, I have helped children craft costumes for a mystery history research project, apply math knowledge to draft custom sewing patterns, and examine and reproduce the structures and shapes they see in nature to create their own crocheted plants and animals. Additionally, handwork skills support spatial reasoning, planning, and, best of all, it's fun!