kinderbookswitheverything: 25th July Threading the Needle Day

Threading the Needle Day is celebrated on July 25, 2023. It's a day for sewing and those who sew, but it also has a second meaning. The phrase "threading the needle" generally (metaphorical) means to find a path through two opposing views. Therefore, you can train your skill on Threading the Needle Day to find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.

With the young children I teach it is easier to talk about needles as something we use to do sewing. Generally children are not great at threading needles, but once the needle is threaded they are keen to now up, down and through the fabric with it. I've even got children attaching buttons to their works of art.

I would put these books from the library out on display for this topic.

Adeline's beloved Bunnybear goes with her everywhere, but one night he is damaged by the dog. Nanna sews Bunnybear back together, but this new Bunnybear is stiff and strange and Adeline puts him on a shelf and leaves him there. Then Nanna goes away, and Adeline realises it is not just stitches and stuffing that holds Bunnybear together … it is love.

Chloe is very good at sewing and crafts and when her best friend's birthday approaches, she not only creates a fabulous gift, she also saves the day for a classmate who had been unkind to her.

Open up a fresh and stylish story about growing up and keeping hold of your favorite memories. Assisted by her patient and crafty mama, as the year passes, the narrator’s favourite dress goes through a series of creative changes, from dress to shirt to tank top to scarf and so on, until all that’s left of it is a good memory.

A story about sewing and sharing, recycling and remembering, this book follows a special party dress a grandmother makes for her granddaughter. When her granddaughter grows taller, new fabric is added. The next year, the dress is ingeniously turned into a sleeveless jumper.

Maxine loves making new things from old things. She loves tinkering until she has solved a problem. Finally, after trying, trying, and trying again, she discovers just the right combination of recycled odds and ends to create a fun, functional–and absolutely fabulous–solution to her predicament.

How many presents can be made from a big roll of cloth that is red and soft and Christmassy? The king buys a ‘huge roll of beautiful bright red cloth’ perfect for a cloak for his daughter, the princess. The leftovers get put outside on the doorstep, only to be found by another character who declares it ‘just right’ and subsequently takes it home to ‘snip’ and ‘sew’. Once again the leftovers are put on the doorstep. The cloth turns out to be just right for Jenny the kitchen maid, Bertie Badger, Samuel Squirrel and finally Milly the mouse.

The kids and grown-ups at a community centre begin with lots of colourful fabrics and an idea. Then step by step they make that idea a reality. They design, cut, stitch, layer, and quilt. It's the work of many hands, many hours, and many stories. And the result is something warm and wonderful they all can share.

Lady Hahn is a seamstress, and her seven friends are the tools she uses to sew―Mrs. Ruler, Newlywed Scissors, Young Bride Needle, Young Bride Red Thread, Old Lady Thimble, Young Lady Flatiron, and Little Miss Iron. When Lady Hahn's friends start boasting about how important they are, Lady Hahn turns her back on them. But it's not long before she realizes how much she needs her friends as every one of them contributes in an important, special way.

"Goodness!" the little seamstress said. "I've killed seven flies with one blow." And to mark the event, she took out her favorite coat and stitched on the back:
SEVEN WITH ONE BLOW!

Far to the north by the great Arctic Sea, where the winter sun barely rises above the horizon, lives Teune, the finest robe maker. One night while Blizzard rages outside, the sparks from Teune's fire accidentally set fire to Blizzard's magnificent robe and consume it. She goes to great lengths to make amends.