Name:____________________

Year 7

Sewing Licence for Textiles & Design at Alamanda College

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This booklet contains: Page• ExperiencesinTextiles 2• SafetyintheTextilesRoom 3-5• TextilesEquipment 6-8 • TextilesFibres 9-10• WordFind 11• PincushionInstructions 12• PincushionEvaluation 13• SewingLicenceCertificate 14

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My experiences with Textiles UsethespacebelowtorecordwhatexperiencesyouhavesofarwithTextiles,includinganytextilesworkathome.Forexample,sewing,knitting,embroidery,watchingothersetc;________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finding out about fabrics Fabricisawordthatdescribesthematerialweusetomakeclothes.Itisalsousedforthingslikecurtainsandfurniturecoverings,andforcarpetsandrugs.Itisevenusedformoreunusualthingslikeastro-turf,syntheticwigs,parachutes,carseatbelts,tyres,artificialbloodvesselsanddrainagesolutionsintheconstructionsindustry.Fromthemomentyouwokeupthismorningyouhavebeenincontactwithfabrics.

Makealistofthedifferenttypesoffabricsyouhavetouchedorusedtoday.Youmayusetheinternettofindoutwhatfabricsareusedtomakecertainitems.

Lookatyourlistcarefully.Didallthefabricslookorfeelthesame?Youwillprobablyhavenoticedthatthefabricsaredifferentbecausetheyareneededfordifferentpurposes.Fabricshavetobesuitablefordifferentjobsandtheyhavedifferentproperties.

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Safety in the Textiles Room Nobodywantstohaveanaccident.Mostaccidentsarecausedbypeoplewhoarenotconcentratingonwhattheyaredoing.Toprotectyourselfandothers,learnandfollowthesesafetyinstructions.

1. Neveroperateamachinewhentheteacherisoutoftheroom.

2. Reportanyslightaccidentimmediatelytotheteacher.

3. Keepallworkingareasclean,particularlythefloor,sothatnoonewillslipandfall.Threadsandpinsareslipperyonthefloor.

4. Alwaysbeprincipledandbalanced.Accidentsoccurmostoftenwhenpeoplefoolaround,orarenotpayingattentiontowhattheyaredoing.

5. Wheninsertingaplugintothesocket,holdtheplugwithouttouchingtheprongs.

6. Whendisconnectingaplug,holdtheplug.Neverpullonthecord.Youcoulddamagethewireconnectionsandgiveyourselfanelectricalshock.

7. Donotdanglethefootpedalbythecord.Thiswilldamagethecordsinside.

8. Nevertouchaplugorsocketwithwethands.Waterconductselectricity.

9. Unplugironsfromtheelectricitysupplyafteruseandwrapthecordsloosely.Donotwraptightlyasitmaydamageconnections.Ironsmustbecoldwhenputaway.

10. Totestthetemperatureoftheiron–placeironfacedownonironingboardforafewseconds.Iftheironingboardareabecomeshot,thentheironisreadytouse.

11. Ironsshouldneverbeleftfacedownontheironingboard,evenifturnedoff.Itcouldstartafire.

12. Takecareofyourfingerswhenyouareironingtoavoidgettingburnsfromtheironorscaldsfromthesteam.

13. Keepyourfingersawayfromthemachineneedlewhensewing.

14. Whenyouareusingasewingmachine,beawareoflooseclothing;itmightgetcaught.Wearappropriatefootwearforoperatingthefootpedal.

15. Handlescissorscarefully.Carrythembytheclosedblade,andpassthembythehandlefirst.

16. Neverholdpinsinyourmouth.Thinkofwhatcouldhappenifyouswallowedapin.Alsonopinsunderyourskin.

17. Storealltoolsandequipmentcarefullywhennotinuse.

18. Donotleaveneedles,scissors,pins,orothersharp-pointedobjectsonchairsoronfurniture(eg.seamripper).

19. Learnhowtousepins,scissors,andthesewingmachineproperly.Ifyoudon’tknow,askforhelp.

20. Becarefulontryingonpinnedgarments.21. Useaslowspeedonanelectricsewing

machinewhileyouarelearningtooperateit.Makesureyouareincontrolofthemachine.

22. Donottouchthehotlightbulbinthemachine.

23. Arrangeelectriccordsofthemachineonthefloorsothatitwillnotcauseanyonetostumble.Beawareofthemovementofthechairswiththecords.

24. Abrokenneedlecansplinterandgoinyoureyes.Donotsewoverpinswiththemachine.

25. Ifthemachinejamsormakesunusualorstrangenoises,stopimmediately–asktheteacherforhelp.

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Safety in the Textiles Room - Continued Learningintention:Icanapplythesafetyrulestomybehaviourinthetextilesclassroom.Fillinthemissingwords,thinkcarefullyabouteachoneandmakesureyourememberthemwhenworkinginthetextilesroom.Youmayneedtorefertothepreviouspagetofindyouranswers.MissingWordsCold Mouth ConcentrateCut Instructions ElectricityUpright Pick BladesThread Run ThrowTalk Fingers Edge1. Donot_______,walk!

2. Never________________itemsofequipmentacrosstheroom.

3. Listenandfollowtheteacher’s________________________toensureyouworksafely.

4. Holdscissorsbytheclosed____________________whenhandingthemtootherpeopleor

whencarryingthemaroundtheroom.

5. Donotleavescissorsnearthe____________ofthetable.

6. Usescissorscarefullyto_______outaccurately.

7. Donotletyour___________becometooclosetothemachineneedle.

8. Donot______________toapersonusingthesewingmachine.

9. Youmustturnoffyoursewingmachinebeforeyou______________theneedle.

10. Whenusingthemachine,________________________fullyanddonotgetdistracted.

11. ______________upanyneedlesorpinsifyoudropthem.

12. Neverputneedlesorpinsinyour_______________________.

13. Switchoffthe__________________assoonasyouhavefinishedusingtheiron.

14. Placetheironinan__________________positionwhenyouhavefinishedusingit.

15. Ifyouaccidentallyburnyourself,placetheburnunderthe__________watertap

immediately.

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Hazards and Consequences Learningintention:Iunderstandthattherearevarioushazardsinthetextilesclassroom,andIcanpredictwhatsomeconsequencesare.Therearemanyhazardsinthetextilesroom.Youneedtouseyourcommonsensetoavoidthem.Recordapossibleconsequenceforeachofthefollowinghazards.Thefirstoneisdoneforyouasanexample.1.Hazard–threadingthesewingneedlewiththemachineturnedonConsequence- 2.Hazard–gettingyourfingerstooclosetoyourneedlewhensewingConsequence- 3.Hazard–leavingtheironturnedonafteryou’vefinishedwithitConsequence- 4.Hazard–leavingcordsrunningacrossthefloor Consequence- 5.Hazard–leavingspiltliquidsonthefloor Consequence- 6.Hazard–leavingtheironhotplatedownontheboardwhennotinuseConsequence- 7.Hazard–notwatchingwhatyou’redoingwhilstcuttingoutConsequence- 8.Hazard–shoutingoutacrosstheroom Consequence-

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Textiles Equipment ThemostcommonequipmentusedintheTextilesRoomareshownbelow.Yourteacherwilldiscusstheseequipmentpieceswithyou.

SewingMachine

Overlocker

MachinePedal

DressmakingShears/Scissors

PinkingShears

EmbroideryScissors(small,sharpscissors)

SewingThread

Bobbin

Pins

HandNeedle

MachineNeedles

SeamRipper(unpicker)

Iron

TapeMeasure

Tailor’sChalk

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Textiles Equipment – continued Learningintention:Iknowwhatvarioustypesoftextilesequipmentareusedfor.Drawalinetolinktheequipmenttothedescription.Thefirstoneisdoneforyou.

Pins Usedtocutoutfabric.

Tapemeasure Usedtocutthreadsormakingsmallcutsintothefabric.

Paperscissors Usedtomarkthefabric.Itcanbewashedawayafteruseanddoesnotleaveapermanentmark.

Tailor’schalk Usedtocutoutapaperpattern.

Iron Usedtotemporarilyholdpiecesoffabrictogetherorpaperpatternstofabric.

Sewingmachine Usedtopermanentlysewfabrictogether.

Embroideryscissors(smallsharpscissors)

Usedtoremovecreasesfromthefabric.

Thread Usedtoholdthelowerthreadtobeputinthebottomofthesewingmachine.

Seamripper(unpicker)

Usedtounpickwobblystitchesormistakes.

Dressmakingscissors Usedtocutafabricedgesinazig-zagpatterntostopthefabricfromfraying.

Bobbin Usedtotakebodymeasurements.

Pinkingshears Usedtosewfabrictogether.Itcanbeusedforhandormachinesewing.

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The Sewing Machine Learningintention:Icanidentifyvariouspartsofthesewingmachine.Itisimportanttogainanunderstandingandbecomefamiliarwiththenamesofallthesewingmachineparts.Therearepostersaroundtheroomtohelpyouwiththisactivity.Annotatethissewingmachinediagram-numbereachpartofthesewingmachine.

1. Zigzagwidthcontrol 2. Reversebutton 3. Presserfootlifter 4. Needleplate 5. Bobbincoverplate 6. Presserfoot 7. Threadguide 8. Flatbedattachment 9. Stitchlengthcontrol 10. Handwheel 11. Stitchselectordial 12. Needle

Nowannotatethediagramofthetopofthesewingmachine–thisiswhereyouthreadthemachineandwindthebobbin.

13. Threadtensiondial

14. Bobbinwindingthreadtensionguide

15. Spoolholder

16. Sewingguide

17. Spoolpin

18. Bobbinwinder

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Textile Fibres Learningintention:Icanidentifyandcategorisedifferenttypesoftextilesfibres.Textilefibresareclassifiedaccordingtothesourcefromwhichtheycome.Naturalfibresarefromnaturalsources(plantsoranimals).Manufacturedfibrescanbedividedintotwotypes:synthetic(madefromchemicals)andregenerated(naturalproducts,suchaswoodpulp,whichischemicallytreatedtoproduceafibre).Usetheinternettoresearchdifferenttypesofnaturalandmanufacturedfibresandfillintheflowchartwithexamplesyouhavefound.Thefirstboxhasbeencompletedforyou:sheepwoolisanaturalanimalfibre.Startathttp://alamandatextiles.weebly.com/fibres.htmltobeginyourresearch.

Fibres

Natural Manufactured

Animal RegeneratedPlant Synthetic

Sheepwool

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Natural Textile Fibres Learningintention:Icanexplainwhatnaturalfibresareandprovideresearchedexamples.Usetheinternettoresearchthefollowingquestions.Youneedtocreateaposteronyourdevicewithyouranswers.Ifyoudonothaveadevice,useA3papertoproduceyourposter.Startathttp://alamandatextiles.weebly.com/fibres.htmltobeginyourresearch.

1. Whataretextilesfibres?Writeadefinition.

2. Whatisanaturaltextilefibre?Howarenaturalfibresdifferenttomanufacturedfibres?

CreateaVenn-diagramtodemonstratethesimilaritiesanddifferences(below).

3. Givefourexamplesofnaturalfibresfromanimals.Includephotosillustratingthesefibres.

4. Givefourexamplesofnaturalfibresfromplants.Includephotosillustratingthesefibres.

5. Chooseanytwonaturalfibresandanswerthefollowingquestionsforeachfibre:

a) Whatisthesourceofthisfibre?

b) Howisthisfibreproduced?

c) Whataresomeoftheenvironmentalconsiderationsforproducingthesefibres?

d) Whattype(s)oftextileproductscanthesefibresbeusedtomake?

e) Explainfiveproperties/characteristicsofthesefibres.

VennDiagramtocompareandcontrastnaturalandmanufacturedfibres:

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Textiles Word Find P I N K I N G S H E A R S A E T T B D W N Y C E X E H C F H C O C O U Y M H N L O A O N Q R T V S Z X R Q L I V O K O D A D I B L O I B E P E I C K R I P U R O T D G N N E H J F I F L B N I T L C T S A N B S T T R G U Q C J S J W R O I I N T I V S I O A V O A L H F H A N D M A D E R N L S A B W N G F V N E P E A I M G N I K A M S S E R D P A C I R T D E C S C M G N L J M G U G S C G V M S N U R N S N M R T T N E A G Y Q L D P E H W S X E I Z I F N U E U L I I S P R E G E N E R A T E D A A L V K F E R M W O E G C A M E D Y Q P L P F Z M T H Z O P E E E E L C I A F T G H H W J K I K A R S S C B D L S D V G T K E T N O I T A U L A V E I U I E X E G A E L E A L E I I T H R E A D L Y K P S P C G X R D R H E T N C R D O Q L P L L Y Z P P R V T B C G B T U T C A A X A T N R Y Y N G I S E D I Z D E K N I E T F D A M K P O R R I X Z D O R G V N U I Y M P F R A V V I F D P V E Q P T V Q U A U B T S H A G E N V N C S U R X I D T G N I N O R I Q B K R J T L Q R W L C T I X L I O R B X Q J M J U V D M N F Z H D M T X R U Z E O U V A X E B E J Y G V I I H N E F I G D F W G O R Y R E V C Q N E M M T G H H S J O L O O W A X T B Z J T U I G T Q V L J B P G W N A L T N Y M S U M U X M O T U S Z R P W F D Z O Q H K S G R A I N E D K V W Z G E H I J BOBBIN CLOTHING COTTON DESIGNDRAPE DRESSMAKING DYE EMBROIDERYEVALUATION FABRIC FELT FIBREGARMENTS GRAIN HANDMADE INTERFACINGINVESTIGATION IRONING LINEN MANAGEMENTMANUFACTURED NATURAL NEEDLE OVERLOCKERPATTERN PINKINGSHEARS PINS PRESSERFOOTPRINT PRODUCTION REGENERATED SEAMRIPPERSELVEDGE SEWINGMACHINE SUSTAINABILITY SYNTHETICTAILORSCHALK TAPEMEASURE THREAD WOOL

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Pincushion project Equipment MaterialsPaperscissors PaperDressmakingscissors FabricSewingmachine StuffingNeedle Thread/bobbinProcedure:1.Makepaperpattern

template(15X15cmsquare).

4a.Sewaroundthepincushion

4b.Leavethe6cmopeninginoneside.

4c.Trimcorners.

2a.Pinpaperpatternto

fabric.2b.Cutouttwoequal

squaresoffabric.

5a.Turnthepincushiontherightwayaround.

5b.Ironflat.

3a.Pintwopiecesof

fabricRIGHTSIDEStogether.

3b.Usetailor’schalktomarka1.5cmseamallowancearoundthesquare.

3c.Leavea6cmopening.

6a.Stuffpincushionwithstuffing.

6b.Usetheladder(blind)stitchtoclosetheopening.

Putpinsinyourfinishedproductandevaluateyourwork!

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Pincushion Evaluation Yourbriefwastodevelopafunctionalpincushion.Didyoucompletethisbrief?Why/whynot?

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Whichstepofthepincushiondidyoufindtheeasiest?Whywasthiseasy?

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Whichstepofthepincushiondidyoufindthemostchallenging?Whywasthischallenging?

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Ifyoumadeanotherpincushion,whatwouldyoudodifferently?Whywouldyoudoitdifferently?

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Whatpartsofthepincushionwouldyouhavelikedmorehelpwith?Why?

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Onascaleof1(lessthansatisfactoryto5(excellent),howwouldyourateyourpincushion?

Function 1 2 3 4 5

Aesthetics 1 2 3 4 5

Presentation 1 2 3 4 5

Whyhaveyougiventhesescores?

Function: ___________________________________________________________________

Aesthetics: ___________________________________________________________________

Presentation:___________________________________________________________________

Overall,areyouhappywithyourproduct?Why/whynot?

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Sewing Machine Licence – Checklist Completealltheactivitiesbelowtobeawardedyoursewinglicence!

Task DateComplete Checkedbyteacher

Worksheetscomplete:

• Safetyquestions

• HazardsandConsequences

• Equipmentquestions

• Sewingmachinediagrams

Activitiescomplete:

• Sewonpaper(nothread)–attachsampletobooklet

• Threadthemachineandsuccessfullysewonpaper–attachsampletobooklet

• Completepincushionproject

• Completepincushionevaluation

Iagreetousealltheequipmentsafelyandresponsiblyineveryclass.

Congratulations! You have been awarded your sewing licence!

Teacher: Student: Date://.