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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://.