Gilroy Catholic CollegeYear 8 2013TAS

Fibres Make Fabric

Textile TechnologiesAnimal Production

~ Student Workbook ~

Name: Class:

UNIT GLOSSARYTERM: TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY DEFINITION:

Aesthetics

Agitation

Animal fibreAnimal productionCharacteristicComplementary colour schemeConstraints

Design

Evaluation

Fabric

Felt

Fibre

Folio

FunctionHarmonious colour schemeMonochromatic colour schemeNatural fibre

Sew

1

Sow

Technology

TextilesThe design processTriadic colour schemeWool roving

THE DESIGN PROCESSNext to each heading, give EXAMPLES of tasks that you may do in this unit for each step:

RESEARCH

IDEAS

PLANNING AND PRODUCTION

2

Rapping the design process

ANALYSIS OF THE BRIEFCriteria to Evaluate success:

Constraints of the brief:

Areas for creativity and individuality:

Safety Rules for Textiles Technology

1. Line up quietly outside the textiles room with all ________________ equipment.

2. Leave ________________ outside the room.

3. Always work ________________ in the room, NEVER ________________.

4. Never operate sewing machines, overlockers or the iron without completing

________________ ________________ / testing.

5. PPC (______________________________________) must be worn in all practical lessons. This

includes: ________________ covered in shoes, ________________ tied back and remove all

loose clothing items.

6. Move carefully around the room to avoid ________________ people.

7. ________________ operator at each machine.

8. Sewing machines must be turned ________________ at the power point and

________________ at the end of each lesson. ________________ Must be placed on machines.

9. Never operate a sewing machine without ________________ , and always keep fingers

well away from the ________________ . Sew carefully at a safe ________________ .

10.Take ________________ when handling equipment.

11.Report broken or ________________ equipment to the teacher immediately.

12.Pass scissors and ________________ equipment by offereing the ________________ to the

other person first.

13.________________ must be removed from fabric AS you sew, NOT SEWN OVER!

14.Never touch powerpoints/electrical appliances with ________________ .

15.When using the iron:

a. Never touch the ________________

b. Allow iron to heat for ________________ before using it.

c. Turn off power before filling with ________________ .

d. Switch off after ________________ and disconnect from power point.

e. Stand iron on its ________________ when you are finished.

16. No student has ________________ to enter the textiles storeroom.

17.Students must behave in a ________________ and obey all teacher instructions.

18.Students who refuse or fail to follow instructions are a ________________ and others,

and therefore will be ________________ from practical work.

WORD BANK:

safe manner

use

heel

needle

excluded

care

fabric

run

necessary

pins

safety training

handle

hair

personal protective clothing

bumping

permission

off

hazard to themselves

bags

one

base

covers

wet hands

disconnected

sharp

water

quietly

2 minutes

leather

faulty

Textiles BINGO!1. Fill the table below with 9 TEXTLES TERMS, your teacher will call out a list of words

2. Highlight them as you get them correct

3. IF YOU GET 3 IN A ROW- HORIZONTALLY/VERTICALLY – CALL OUT BINGO!!

Textiles Equipment

Name each of the illustrated items of Textiles equipment, and the purpose for which it is used.

1 Item-

Use

2 Item-

Use

3 Item-

Use

4 Item-

Use

5 Item-

Use

6 Item-

Use

7 Item-

Use

8 Item-

Use

9 Item-

Use

Textiles Equipment

Name each of the illustrated items of Textiles equipment, and the purpose for which it is used.10 Item-

Use

11 Item-

Use

12 Item-

Use

13 Item-

Use

14 Item-

Use

The Sewing Machine!1. Label the following parts on the image below:

a. Stitch selectorb. Handwheelc. Bobbin winderd. Stitch width diale. Button hole dialf. Machine footg. Stitch length dialh. Feed controli. Machine needlej. Needle position

2. Explain what the following parts on the sewing machine DO:a. Handwheel:

b. Machine foot:

c. Feed control:

d. Needle position:

3. Using a coloured pen – draw the threading procedure.

Bobbin winding

REVISION: Using the sewing machine

Do you rememeber everything you have learnt so far? Use the word bank below to assist you in answering the questions:

Needle Back Pull

Presser foot Machine Needle plate

Thread Cover Thread

Hand wheel Test Safety

Presser foot Back

Pins Chair Carefully

Guide Needle Presser foot

Left

1. The __________ should be turned off at the power point while you set it up, place the

__________ on the back of your __________.

2. Thread the top of the machine .

3. Draw the thread from the bobbin up through the hole in the __________ __________ by

holding the thread in your __________ hand and turning the __________ __________ towards

you.

4. Pull the__________from the bobbin and the top thread under the presser foot towards

the __________ of the machine.

5. __________ the size of your stitches and the threading of the machine on a piece of scrap

fabric.

6. Operate the machine __________ and __________.

7. __________ the fabric through the machine. NEVER __________ your fabric.

8. DO NOT sew over __________.

9. To remove fabric without breaking the needle, raise the __________ __________ and the

__________ . Pull the fabric gently to the __________ of the machine.

10. To turn a corner, make sure the __________ is in the fabric, raise the __________

__________, turn the fabric, then lower the __________ __________ and continue sewing.

UHOH!! What do you do if . . . You may like to PRINT this page once you have completed it so you have it as a reference JUST in case something goes wrong. . . .

Problem Solution!1. MACHINE wont go?

2. Large loops on the back of your fabric

3. Thread is snapping

4. Thread keeps catching underneath

5. Sewing funny?

Sewing practiceGlue your practice sewing sample in here:

The Iron!

1. Why are different temperatures used when ironing different fabrics?\

2. What fibre is your laptop case fabric made from?

3. What setting is appropriate?

Looking Closely at fibres. . .

The process of turning a fibre into a fabric has 3 key stages, using a cotton wool ball AND sample wool fibres re-create the THREE stages of fabric production by glueing them in the spaces below:

Look at the WOOL fibres under your microscope - - - what you do SEE? Write down 6 visual observations:

1.2.3.4.

1. FIBRESingular fibres are collected.

2. YARNYarns are twisted and spun.

3. FABRICWoven knitted and knotted.

5.6.

Fibre tree worksheet

What animals produce fibres?

Match the animal fibres to their sources ! Mohair Wool Biosteel Alpaca

Rabbit fur Silk Camel hair Angora Cashmere

How are Animal fibres collected?

1. How is the sheep handled so as to be humane and ethical?

2. Why do they strive to collect the wool in one piece?

3. Why are Australian farmers in the UK?

4. What are some of the end uses for the wool?

5. What are 5 interesting facts you learnt after watching the video?

6. Looking at the “Animal Care Protection Act 2001” - summarise the KEY points that PROTECT farm animals such as sheep:

Shearing a sheep – is it humane?

Use the table below to collate your opinions on the way the sheep were handled in the videos in relation to the animal protection act. Discuss your opinions as a class/small group.

What was the class conclusion? Is shearing a sheep humane?

Functional and Aesthetic properties of

fabrics

In the BEE-BRIGHT video (link on page 8 of text) end uses of fabrics were discussed in relation to their functional and aesthetic properties. Thinking of your design brief, the sample of each fabric and the end use of your laptop bag – complete the following table:

What colours match?

The textbook shows 4 eamples of colour combinations that work as SCHEMES – what colour scheme will your laptop bag use? Practice matching colour by colouring in and collecting sample swatches from magazines in the spaces below:

COMPLEMENTARY:

MONOCHROMATIC

HARMONIOUS

TRIADIC

Colour Theory worksheets

Resources used for felting:

Resource Function for felting:

Wool Roving

Bamboo mat

Mesh fabric/netting

Soap/Detergent

Plastic bag

Rolling pin

Process for felting:In your own words, from the video and your teachers demonstration, recall the steps in creating a piece of felted fabric: