“I love being able to be independent and not rely on others to fix my things,” Alexsis Peck said.
At Lakeland High School (LHS), the teen living class is learning to sew, which has turned into something that Sarah Nave has learned to love.
Nave has been teaching since the fall of 2020 but before that she was a Dietian for ten years, touched on oncology, and worked at Heritage Health.
“I always wanted to teach but in college I ended up following a different path and then the opportunity to work here came up,” said Nave.
Nave only took home economics her freshman year of high school but she uses the knowledge she learned from being a dietitian to help her students better take care of themselves.
What she has taught her students with sewing is simply what she learned in school.
“I like the ability to fix my clothes and not throw them away,” said Livie Presley.
How to Make your Knot
Step 1) Have a needle and a thread, and lay the end of your thread on the top of your needle that is laying horizontal.
Step 2) Pinch your thread and the eye of your needle together
Step 3) While still pinching the needle and thread together, take the excess thread and wrap it around the needle 4 or 5 times
Step 4) Scrunch the wrapped thread to the base of your fingers pinching the needle and thread
Step 5) Then while pinching the scrunched part of the thread and the needle, slowly wriggle the needle of your fingers while still holding the thread.
You should now have a knot in your thread so you can begin stitching.
Begin your Stitch
Step 6) have your piece of cloth or material in front of you, take your needle and stick in through your material.
Step 7) pull the thread through until the knot reaches the material
Step 8) Then flip the material over and reinsert the needle and thread through the material from the top, about one width of the thread away.
Step 9) continue this pattern for as long as desired until you have the length of stitch you desire.
