Year 10 Summer Exams

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Year 10 Summer Exams

• Guide to revision!

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Today we will be looking at1. The sewing
machine and considerations2. Construction
processes 3. Fabric construction/embellishment4
. Protective clothing
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Sewing with a machine
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Things to look for -

• Look for a machine with several basic stitches
  and ease of use. Straight, zigzag, decorative
• Choose one that is easy to use (if you are a
  beginner but can help to progress your skills in
  the future by offering specific functions
  advanced embroidery techniques etc
• Enables you to sew button holes (comes with the
  appropriate accessories to do so)
• Easy to maintain and look after
• Reasonable cost (between 120 - 180 if you are
  starting out)
• Weight will you be able to put it away easily,
  think about where youll be using it!
• Think about the types of projects youll be doing
  if you do a lot of embroidery then a CAD/CAM
  sewing machine would be of greater use to you
  (although these are still very expensive to buy!)

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Health and Safety!

• Always ensure that the presser foot is down to
  protect fingers getting trapped under the needle
• Keep fingers to the side of the foot out of the
  path of the fabric to be sewn
• Concentration is everything this is a machine
  remember!
• Ensure the cable/lead of the foot control to the
  sewing machine is not buckles/knotted etc
• No eating/drinking around the sewing machines
• Can you think of any more?........................
  .................

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Fabric construction

• Straight seam (running stitch). A simple way of
  joining 2 pieces of fabric together with a single
  row of stitches.

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• French seam. A self neatening seam that is
  usually used to join sheer fabrics where no
  stitches show on the right side.

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• Tacking stitch. This is used to hold the fabric
  in position while it is being permanently
  stitched. Similar to running stitch but with
  longer stitches. Also known as Basting.

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Other finishes that can be achieved by a sewing
machine

• Closed seam raw edges are finished with a
  zigzag stitch or turned over and neatened with a
  straight running stitch think back to your
  trials at the start of the year!
• Creating button holes
• Inserting zips
• Free embroidery to create free hand effects on
  the machine!
• Over lockers ( a machine that provides a
  professional finish) can be used to neaten seams
  and are widely used in industry!

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How can you enhance textiles?

• Many methods have evolved to enhance textiles as
  we know. Some effects add more properties to the
  fabric, helping to enhance its function. Others
  add a decorative finish to the overall outcome
  here are some examples!

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Quilting

• Specifically, a needlework process in which
  layers of a quilt are attached to each other with
  continuous stitches, either by hand or with a
  sewing machine. More generally, the term refers
  to the entire process of making a quilt.

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Patchwork

• Patchwork is a form of needlework or craft that
  involves sewing together small pieces of fabric
  and stitching them together into a larger design,
  which is then usually quilted, or else tied
  together with pieces of yarn at regular
  intervals, a practice known as tying. Patchwork
  is traditionally 'pieced' by hand, but modern
  quiltmakers often use a sewing machine instead.

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Appliqué

• A motif or design made separately, then sewn or
  otherwise affixed to a cloth or garment.

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Batik

• An Indonesian method of printing textile. A
  design is made on the fabric by coating it with
  wax to repel dye. The cloth is then dipped in dye
  after which the wax is removed so the design
  appears in the original colour of the cloth.
  Often, this process is repeated for a number of
  colours to complete the desired design.

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Silk Screen Printing

• A printing process in which the ink or paint is
  forced through a fine screen onto the surface
  below. A coating on the screen allows colour to
  pass through in some places but not others.

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• One of the elements to your design paper focuses
  upon Protective outdoor clothing.
• Using books, magazines and the internet research
  whats on the market in terms of this.
• Look at materials, products and their uses.
• What makes them suitable for their job and what
  features do they have?
• Draw up a table to present your findings to help
  you revise!