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GCSE Textiles Art and Design; Textiles Topic: GCSE Art Textiles Year Group: 10&11 1. Tools & equipment 1. Tools & equipment 2. Sewing Machine Components: Pins Used to hold pieces of material Sewing Machine An electronic machine that Bobbin The small circular thread holder 1 together before sewing. 11 sews materials together. that goes in the bottom of the 1 sewing machine to stop your Needles Used to sew material together by Craft knife A very sharp knife used to cut stitches coming undone. hand. 12 In this project for tacking your materials accurately. 2 Bobbin Case Holds the bobbin in place in the material before using the sewing Steel Ruler Has a raised edge an dis used machine. 2 sewing machine. Must be put in 13 when you are using a craft with the arm to the top. Embroidery A foot used on the sewing machine knife. 3 foot to help create machine embroidery Cutting mat A mat placed under the Bobbin Winder Located on the top of the material you are cutting to sewing machine and used to Zipper Foot A foot that is attached to the 14 4 help you have grip as well as 3 wind up the bobbin. Will stop sewing machine to sew a zip in place stopping you cutting the table the sewing machine sewing. Material Scissors that are designed to cut Heat press Used to transfer images from Scissors fabric only. Cutting paper with 5 sublimation paper to fabric, blunt the blades. 15 Foot Peddle Operates the sewing machine, the process is done through 4 must be out on the floor. Embroidery A thicker thread than normal heat and pressure Thread machine thread that has a shiny Sublimation The ink from the sublimation finish. It is used to do hand printer printer reacts with heat and can Stitch Changes the style of the 6 16 stitching and create images and be transferred on to material 5 Selector stitches. patterns rather than joining Buttons materials Snips A small pair of fabric scissors 17 Dogs teeth/feed The tracks under the base plate Thread Thread is used to sew material designed to cut in small spaces together. It comes in lots of 6 dogs of the sewing machine that pull Tjanting tool A tool that is used to hold and your material through 7 colours and can be used on the 18 sewing machine or with a needle by transport wax to fabric for baik hand. Sewing machine A foot that is attached to the Laser Cutter A piece of machinery that is 7 feet (zipper sewing machine to create free Embroidery A hoop that is used to hold material 19 used to cut materials on an foot) machine embroidery 8 hoop taught whilst you sew either by industrial level. hand or on the sewing machine. Sewing Helps you line up your material Computer Used to design a 8 machine correctly and produce a nice Bondaweb A fabric that reacts to heat and pattern/template for 20 needle plate even straight stitch. 9 becomes sticky. Will stick fabrics cutting out on the laser and fibres together. cutter. Zipper Foot A foot that is attached to the sewing machine to sew a zip in Iron A hot piece of equipment that is Dot and Cross A paper used to draw out 9 10 used to heat up bondaweb/press place 21 Paper patterns fabric ❑ Thread up a sewing machine independently. ❑ Know how to hold a craft knife correctly in order to use it safely. ❑ Be able to put the bobbin into the sewing machine correctly. Art and Design; Textiles Topic: GCSE Art Textiles Year Group: 10&11 3. Process: Sewing machine sewing 6. Process: Quilting 10. Process: Heat press Thread up the sewing machine with the thread you wish Complete steps 1-5 of sewing machine set up. Place your sublimation printed image under the heat 1 1 1 to sew with. press. 2 Place a piece of wadding between two pieces of material. Bring up the bobbin thread (fishing) 2 2 Place piece of synthetic material over the printed image. Select your stitch. Sew over the material using either a normal foot or an embroidery foot (you will need to follow steps 1-5 of Pull down the heat press and make sure that the top in Place your material under the pressor foot and lower 3 3 3 free machine embroidery if you choose to use an fully closed. Leave closed for 1min. your needle into the fabric. embroidery foot) 11. Process: Origami Hold your material steady with both hands and place 7. Process: Laser Cutting 4 your foot on the foot peddle. Let the machine take the 1 Choose your fabric or your paper. fabric. Design the shapes you would like to cut out of the 1 Follow your origami instructions/video and fold into material on a computer using 2Ddesign. 2 Do three stitches forward and three back to lock your the shape you have chosen. thread (tie a knot) then complete your line of stitching 5 Any shapes you want cutting out must have the lines repeating the three stitches forward and three back at the 2 turned red for cutting. Any shapes you want etching 12. Process: Pleating end. must have the lines turned black for etching. 1 Chose your fabric or paper. 4. Process: Free machine embroidery 3 Send the work to print on the laser cutter. 2 Choose the pleats that you would like to do. 1 Complete steps 1-5 of sewing machine set up. 8. Process: Laminating Mark out your fabric/paper as to where you pleats will Place your material into an embroidery hoop and make 3 2 Choose your design for laminating, you can use paints, fall. sure it is tight. 1 fibres, images anything that links to your work that is Fold into the pleats following your marked out lines Replace the ‘normal’ foot on the sewing machine with an 2D. 4 3 carefully embroidery hoop. Place the chosen 2D object inside the split Polly Pocket. 2 Sew across the top (bottom as well if your choose) of Close the Polly Pocket. 5 4 Lower the dogs teeth/feed dogs on the machine. your pleats to hold them in place. Place the material and the hoop under the sewing Pace Greece Proof paper on either side of the Polly 3 13. Process: Slashing and Layering 5 machine foot and lower the needle and foot. Sew and Pocket. move the embroidery hoop at the same time. Lay your chosen fabrics on top of each other, at least 3 4 Put under the heat press for a few seconds. 1 layers works best. 5. Process: Mark Making 9. Process: Dissolvable Fabric Sew in lines across the layered material making sure that 1 Choose your tools/objects. 1 Sew onto or trap fibres in a piece of dissolvable fabric. 2 you start and finish your sewing with a knotting stitch (3 2 Squeeze acrylic paint onto a paint pallet. forward 3 back) Wet the fabric in luke warm water and gently rub with 2 Use a stitch un-picker or snips to cut between the lines Place you tools/objects into the paint. your fingers. 3 3 you have sewn to expose the materials beneath. Leave the fibres that remain to dry over night. Make marks using the paint and objects onto paper 4 3 If you want to shape the fibres place them over an object or material and they will dry in that shape. ❑ Know how to put fabric into a embroidery hoop correctly for free ❑ Know how/when to change the sewing machine feet. ❑ Understand how the feed dogs/dogs teeth work. machine embroidery Art and Design; Textiles Topic: GCSE Art Textiles Year Group: 10&11 14. Process: Repeat Patterns 15. Process: 2D Ways of adding colour Materials: Choose the programme you would like to work in: A natural fibre that comes from the 1 Colour Consisting of colour blending, 1 Cotton 1 • 2D design for laser cutting. Theory complementary colours, cotton plant • Publisher or powerpoint for sublimation printing. temperatures, monochrome, tints, Synthetic A manmade fibre that comes from oil shades and tones. 2 Chose the style of repeat pattern you want to create: fibre • Repeat 2 Tonal Applying an art medium to achieve A manmade material that is used to 2 • Half drop repeat Modelling a gradual tone and form making an 3 Wadding fill/thicken materials • Reflection/mirror object appear solid with shadows and • Rotation highlights. A fabric/fibre that is used to join 4 Bondaweb fabrics together. Reacts to heat 3 Create your pattern and save in your user area. 3 Sketch A faint, rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in Angelina A very thin synthetic fibre that comes 5 Critical Reflection (Annotations) making a more finished picture. fibres in lots of different colours. Contextual Contextual research consisting of a Dissolving A fabric that dissolves in luke warm 1 Key Vocabulary 6 Analysis concise paragraph of biographical fabric water. P.A.M.C information which includes quotes The direction of a weave. Laminating Polly Pocket plastic pouches that are (Analysing the and a detailed personal opinion Warp and The warp goes up and the weft goes 7 1 pouches use to for laminating 2D items. work of commenting on: Personal Weft left. artists/designers) Response, Aesthetics, Meaning and A natural fibre that comes from cows. Context. The ink from the sublimation printer 8 Leather Nice thick hard wearing fibre. Sublimation Critical Reflection What you have produced, how and 2 reacts with heat and can be transferred 2 printer A plastic fibre that is made from oil.
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