Section outline

  • Welcome to Soft Materials Technology.

    FOREST WHANAU - Term 1

    In our 5 weeks we will be exloring what Soft Materials/ Textiles are and using equipment and tools to work with fabrics to create a notebook cover for Camp.

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING what soft materials and textiles are by identifying different types of soft materials and textiles in our daily lives.
    • We are EXPLORING safety when working in the Fabric Technology room and when working with equipment and tools by identifying the correct safety procedures. 
    • We are EXPLORING how to use the correct technique for making a plain seam by demonstrating that i can thread the machine top and bottom and sew a straight stitch and zig zag..
    • We are EXPLORING how to use safely and correctly equipment and tools by demonstrating how to use the sewing machine and tools to construct a notebook cover for our Camp notebooks.

    Success Criteria

    I can/have identified soft materials / textiles examples we use in our everyday life

    I can/have sewn on paper using the sewing machine - straight/ curves/ pivoting

    I can/have threaded the sewing machine - top and bottom and sewn a straight stitch and zig zag

    I can/have experimented with different Fabric Decoration Methods

    I can/have created a design that i am going to put on my fabrc.

    I can/have decorated my fabric

    I can/have constructed my cover using machine or hand sewing

    Activities:

    1. Work through slide show on GC with the teacher.
    2. Complete the activity on Safety in the Fabric tech room - see Google Classroom
    3. Complete the activity on Equipment - see Google Classroom
    4. Thread the machine - top and bottom - sew a straight stitch and zig zag on your fabric
    5. Activity - experiment with fabric crayon, pens and paint. 
    6. Create a design of what you are going to put on your fabric
    7. Decorate your fabric
    8. Sew your fabric into a cover - hand sew or machine sew.