Homework Booklet

YEAR 7 TEXTILES

Over the next 5 weeks you will complete a range of tasks at home

Details of each task can be found in this booklet, clearly labelled weeks 1 - 5

Work must be handed in on time each week and presented neatly.

It is your responsibility to keep this booklet safe. If you lose it you must pay to

print another, photocopy someone else’s or write up the tasks by looking at a

friend’s. It will not be accepted as an excuse for not handing in your work.

Name: .................................................... Teacher: ....................

https://textiles4u.wikispaces.com Week 1: Natural Fibres Visit the website Textiles 4 U

Using the links on the left go to the ‘fibres’

section - you will find all the information that

you need to answer the questions below.

Fibres are very important because they are

the basis of all Textiles....

1. What is a fibre? ...........................................................................

2. What are fibres used to make? ...................................................

3. What is the process called that turns fibres into yarn? ...............

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4. Where do Natural fibres come from? ..........................................

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5. Name two fibres that come from a plant: ...................................

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6. Where do wool fibres come from? ..............................................

7. Where do silk fibres come from? .................................................

8. What is the name of fabric that we are using in our project?

................................. What type of fibre is this and where does it

come from? ......................................................................................

Week 2: Synthetic Fibres Visit the website Textiles 4 U

Using the links on the left go to the ‘fibres’

section - you will find all the information that

you need to answer the questions below.

Last week you learnt about natural fibres.

Another type of fibre is synthetic...

https://textiles4u.wikispaces.com

1. list 4 synthetic fibres: ...................................................................

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2 a). Synthetic fibres are made from chemicals found where? .

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2 b). These are both Fossil Fuels. Explain what this means? .........

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3. If synthetic fibres come from Fossil Fuels, are they renewable

or non-renewable? ...........................................................................

4. Which are more sustainable, natural fibres or synthetic fibres?

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Why? .................................................................................................

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5. Explain the term bio-degradable .................................................

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Week 3: Fabric Construction (Woven) Visit the website GCSE Bitesize

Using the menu links on the left select

Design & Technology - Textiles - Fabrics

Most fabrics are made by weaving or knitting yarns, although non-woven fab-

rics are made by bonding or felting fibres together (more on this next week!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/textiles/fabrics

1. Once fibres have been spun/twisted into yarn they can be woven into

fabric. The yarn goes in two different directions. This is called the warp

and the weft. Label them on the diagram below, see (a) and (b)

2. Which is the horizontal yarn and which is the vertical yarn? .....

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3. Label part (c) What is this part and how is it formed?.............

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4. List 3 types of weave: ...................................................................

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5. Give 2 properties (characteristics) of woven fabrics: .................

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(b)

(a) (c)

Week 4: Fabric Construction (Non-woven & Knitted) Visit the website GCSE Bitesize

Using the menu links on the left select

Design & Technology - Textiles - Fabrics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/textiles/fabrics

Another way of making yarn into fabric is by knitting it. Sometimes fabrics are

made from the fibres without spinning them into yarn first. These are called

non-woven fabrics...

1. Once fibres have been spun/twisted into yarn they can be knitted into

fabric. There are two types of knitted fabrics. What are they called? .........

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2. Explain the difference between them: ......................................................

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3. Give one property of knitted fabrics? ........................................................

4. Give one advantage of warp knits over weft knits: ...................................

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5. What are the two ways of making non-woven fabrics? ............................

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6. Which of these have been used to make the fabric we are using for our

puppet? ...........................................................................................................

7. What is a disadvantage of this type of fabric construction? ....................

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Week 5: Sustainability H&M are a clothing company who are trying to do their bit

for the environment through their range H&M Conscious.

For this task you will need to go on to the H&M website.

Click on Sustainability (at the top). There are lots of articles

containing useful information

http://about.hm.com/en/sustainability/sustainable-fashion/materials/cotton.html

1. Who benefits from cotton production? ..................................................

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2. Explain 2 problems caused by cotton production: ..................................

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3. What is organic cotton and what is the advantage of it? ........................

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4. Where does a lot of fashion end up? .......................................................

5. Why do you think people throw away clothes when they are still in

good condition? ........................................................................................

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6. How many tonnes of clothing has H&M collected since they started

their garment collecting initiative in 2013? .............................................

7. Give 3 examples of what happens to the clothes that have been

collected: ...................................................................................................

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