Year 7

Technology

Textiles
Urban Satchel Project Booklet

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Contents Page
Vocabulary list
The Design Process
Fabric decoration
Fabric decoration techniques
Textiles equipment, tools and machine
Care and use of the sewing machine
Learning to sew accurately
How to Join and sew fabrics together

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Textiles technology
How fibres and fabrics are made
Construction steps procedure

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Making your urban satchel

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Labels and logos: resource sheet

Labels and logos: design your own logo
The language of evaluation

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Looks like another design
problem to solve!
So how do we get started..?
What do I need to know so
that I can create the best
solution to the problem..?

Vocabulary list
For each of the following words write as a
sentence in your own words
Textiles
Textiles have played a significant role throughout human history, satisfying both functional and aesthetic
needs. Textiles continue to satisfy needs in society by being a means of self-expression, by having social
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meaning and cultural significance, and by performing specific functions in commercial, industrial and
personal settings.
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Creative
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Design
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Innovation
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Bobbin
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Thread
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Plagiarise
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Ethical

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Measuring
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The Design Process

Use a dictionary to match these design terms relating to creating a design
brief: requirements, identify, specifications, establish, time limit.
a) specifications-

details in a design brief to be followed for

construction, materials,

appearance or quality.

b) time limit - a deadline by which the product must be finished.

c) requirements d) establishe) identify -

things that are needed or desired.

define and outline

pick out or recognise

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Getting started.
To design and create anything, you need to work through a process called The Design
Process.
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Lets get started on the project!

This booklet provides you with all the
information to assist you in producing a
successful design solution.
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Fabric Decoration
There are an enormous range of fabric decoration techniques. Some merely decorate
textiles garments and accessories that we buy. Others are so over the top that they
virtually transform textiles items into wearable art.
In our design project, you are expected to have at least two different textiles
decoration techniques incorporated in your bag. A quick visit to shops like Spotlight
or Lincraft shows you that there are lots of options. A brief list of some of these is
given below:
Tie dying (Must be completed at
Scrunching up fabric into tied bundles
home)
then dying it
Stencilling (Must be completed at
Using a stencil to copy a pattern over
home)
and over
Painting (Must be completed at
Artistic expression for those with the
home)
talent!
Appliqu
Making delicate shapes and then
attaching them
Embroidering
Stitching decorative shapes
Rivets
Shiny metal shapes attached directly
for impact
Panelling
Sewing together different coloured
panels of fabric
Quilting
Sandwiching a sponge layer between
layers of fabric then sewing a pattern
to make diamond shapes
Straps and Buckles
To give a bag a real military look
Contrasting pockets
Gives your phone a home that is
convenient
Iron On Transfers
An adhesive backing melts when
heated.

Please Note: Some of these techniques may need to be

completed BEFORE sewing your bag together.

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Fabric Decoration
Techniques
Below are some images of a variety of fabric decoration techniques. Name each
technique.

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Textiles equipment, tools

and machine

To complete your
bag, you will need
to learn how use a
variety of different
equipment, tools
and machines for

1. Draw a line from the group of

equipment to its use.
2. Write the name of each piece of
equipment.

PRESSING

SEWING

MEASURING

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CUTTING
THREAD

Care and use of the

sewing machine
1. Always cover your machine when not in use to protect it from dust.
2. Clean the machine often
3. Dont forget to turn off the power when finished.
4. Pack up the machine properly and cover it when finished.
5. When you replace a needle, be sure that the flat side faces the back and that
the needle is pushed up as far as possible, and that the screw is tight
6. When machining, always have the bulk of your material on your left
7. When you are machining, GUIDE the material, do not pull it.
8. To turn a corner when machining, make sure the needle is in the fabric, raise the
presser foot, turn the fabric, lower the presser foot and continue to sew.
9. When your machine is threaded, do not run it without fabric under the pressure
foot.
10.

Do not machine over pins.

11.

To remove the material, without breaking the needle, raise the foot and

the needle to their highest point, then pull the material to the back of the
machine.
12.

Do not loose the bobbin.

Complete the above sentences from the words below:

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cover, fabric, machine,

needle, foot, left, turnoff,

presser,
loose, often,
back, pull, oil, left, pins

Learning to sew
accurately
Trace the following shapes onto a piece of interfacing

Using a stitch length of 2.5 and starting at the cross, stitch on the lines,
pivoting at the corners and navigating the curves.
Start with a score of 100. Deduct a mark for each time the needle
drifted further than 1mm off the line.
Using the 1.5cm seam guide on the needle plate machine around the
circumference of the your interfacing 1.5cm from the edge , pivoting at
the edge.
Repeat the exercise with the machine threaded.

How did you score without thread?

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How did you score with thread?

/100

Can you find another use for interfacing?

LEARNING TO USE A SEWING MACHINE

How to Join and sew fabrics together

These steps will show you how to make a flat seam.
Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page
Arrange them in their correct order, than glue them in the correct boxes
In your own words, write down what to do in each step

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COLLECT
FABRIC

TWO PIECES OF

With right sides of fabric together pin the two pieces of fabric.

Sew 1cm from the edge. Iron the seams open

SEWING MACHINE LICENCE

Sewing Machine Competence checklist

Pass

Place bobbin in bobbin case

Thread the upper thread
Sitting position correct
Hands in correct position for sewing
Stitch length adjusted
Check the correct settings of the machine
Presser foot lowered prior to sewing
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Raising presser foot

Forward sewing with reverse
Correct removal of fabric and threads

The above student has been tested and is competent in all of the above points
when using the sewing machine
Teachers signature _____________________________ Date: ____________

I feel safe and confident when using the sewing machine.

Students signature _____________________________ Date: ____________

PASTE YOUR SEAM SAMPLE HERE

Textile
Technology

What are fabrics?

How are they made and
what different types are
there?

Task Description
There are many different types of fabric which are useful for different things. It is
important to learn about fabrics and what they are useful for before designing, buying
materials and manufacturing your bag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile
http://www.textiletraders.com.au/content/services/choosing_a_fabric/114
List and describe the 3 main types of fabrics
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Find TWO examples of each type of fabric identified about (from the scrap fabric box)
Fabric type

Example 1

Example 2

What is a loom and what is it used for?

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Name the parts of a woven piece of fabric indicated by the arrows below.

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How fibres and fabrics

are made
Natural and manufactured fibre
Fibres are the hairs that are put together to make a fabric.
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Natural fibres come from animals or plants. Manufactured or synthetic

fibres may come from coal or oil, or they can be waste fibres, which are bonded
together with a chemical.

Complete the sources of fibre words.

Write natural or synthetic beside each fabric source.
Draw lines to join the source of the fibres to the finished product.

Source of fibre

Finished product

c _ t _on

f__x

ang _ _ _

_ oo _

poly _ _ _ _ _

ny _ _ _

poly _ _ opy _ ene

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Read the information below on cotton and then answer the following questions

Cotton

fabrics
are useful for what?

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What are the names of some fabrics made from cotton?
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List FOUR benefits of cotton

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List FOUR disadvantages of cotton
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Explain why cotton is a good fabric for a summer day?
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How can cotton be made warmer?
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How can cotton be made more absorbent?
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Construction Steps:
Procedure
Step 1

Measurements of the bag pattern pieces. All measurements are in

centimetres.
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Pattern piece

Width

Length

Number to
be cut

Body of bag
Handle
Foam

Step 2
Cutting the bag pieces
(a) Bag in one colour
35

35

12

12

21 (spare)

92
115

(b)Bag with contrast colour

Colour 1 (outside of bag)
92

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35
12
12
115
Contrast colour
92

23

35

Making Your Urban

Satchel
The basic pattern we have made for your satchel is very easy to follow and
easy to modify. Follow the basic steps shown below.
The average bag needs a shoulder strap around 1500mm long. To make it,
simply buy a length of fabric 1.5 metres long. Both the body of your bag
and the strap can come off the same piece; side by side. If you want the
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strap to be a different colour, then you will need one

piece that long for each.

Material
The best material to buy for bag making is cotton drill.
It is easy to cut, sew, and holds its shape well. It is
also easier to decorate than many synthetic materials.
So to sum up, you need 1.5 metres of Cotton Drill
Fabric.

Marking Out Your Fabric

Make a pattern. You have to at least work out how long and high you
want your bag, and what shape you want the closing flap on the front of
the bag. The pattern can be made on thick paper or cardboard.
Alternatively, if you have already sketched your bag, in the design folio,
you might want to just sketch the shape directly onto the inside of your
fabric.
Mark where you are going to sew the side seam with tailors chalk. It
will be 15mm in from each long edge.
Continue drawing the
stitching line down and across the double ends that will later become
the flap on the front of your bag but leave a gap of about 200mm. The
gap has to be there so we can turn the fabric back with the good side
facing out at the last minute.

15mm seam allowance

Inside (back) of fabric

Gap

Sewing the Bag Body

Starting with a reverse stitch to make the end secure, sew down the
inside-out lengths of the bag remembering to leave the gap. Turn the
fabric of the bag body back right-side out.

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Cut you foam to size and insert into the gap

Sew up the remaining gap making sure the edges are tucked in.

Bag body sewn up and tested for shape

Decorating the Bag Body

At this stage, you might find it easiest to decorate the body of your bag.
Decoration techniques like applying fancy rivets, stencilling, printing, etc.
can best be done while the bag is still flat. The only thing you need to be
careful of is that you know exactly where the bag folds will be and where
the handle strap will be attached later, before you start decorating.

Setting Out the Shoulder Strap

Decide how thick you want the shoulder strap to be. If you want the
finished strap to be 60mm wide, you will need a strip of fabric at least 120
wide plus extra for the seam allowance on each side (That is
2x15mm=30mm). So for a 60mm wide strap you will need a strip a total
150mm wide!
The length of your shoulder strap piece must be 1500mm long.
Remember that the strap piece also doubles as the ends of the bag for this
pattern. If you want the strap longer, or shorter, you must make this
decision now.
Twice width of strap plus 2 x seam allowance

Sewing the Shoulder Strap.

Fold your strap material in half with the good sides of the fabric facing
each other. Mark the 15mm seam allowance with a ruler and tailors
chalk. Sew the seam making sure that you start and finish with a
reverse lock stitch.
Turn the handle right-side-out. Press the handle flat with a hot iron on
the ironing board.

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Sewing the Strap to the Bag Body

Pin the shoulder strap into place on the ends of your bag body. Take
the time to do this exactly. This is the step that gives the bag its final
shape and structure. Make sure all the pins face in the one direction, as
you will need to pull them out one -by-one as you are feeding it into the
sewing machine.
Start sewing at the top of the bag where the pin heads are facing. Do
reverse lock-stitch then sew down the end of the bag body to the first
pin.
Keep sewing down and removing the pins as they get close to presser
foot of you sewing machine. Carefully
go around the corner and across the
bottom of the bag, the around the
second corner and up the other side.
Finish with a reverse lock-stitch.

Accessories to the Bag

If you are adding a pocket to your bag,
decorative straps on the front flap or other
accessories, now is the time to do it

Labels and logos

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Labels on textile products give a range of information that tells us about

the product. They can help us care for the product and help us decide
whether or not to buy it.
This is the name of the company that sells the product.
Do you like what this company sells?

This tells
you what
size the
product is.
It may also
tell you if it
is part of a
set.

This tells you

where the
product was
made. Some
countries dont
always treat their
workers well;
does this matter
to you? Does it
matter what
country the
product comes
from?

This
information
tells you
how to care
for your
product.
Is this
something
you have
the time or
the
equipment
to do?

This tells you

what the
product is made
of.
Will this product
do what you
want it to? Will
it last and stay
looking good?
Will you be
allergic to it?

This tells you that the company has a copyright on the

design, meaning it is illegal to copy it.

Labels and logos

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Branding: logos
1 Think of some famous fashion brands, such as Nike and Burberry.
How do you recognise their products?
Many brands have a logo that appears on all their products. Some brands
have their company name. Others choose a particular symbol or motif.
2 Choose a logo to add to each of the items below. You could choose
your favourite designers or make up your own logos.

Labels and logos

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Design a logo
If you were a bag designer, would you use your name on your products?
What logo would be suitable? You may have a name that suggests a
certain logo or theme such as Oaks, like the tree, or Taylor, like a tailor.

You could design a logo using your name or your initials

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The language of
evaluation
To evaluate means to look at something and consider all its positives and
negatives to see how suitable it is for a given situation. It is a process of
looking at the value of something and comparing it to a list of predetermined criteria (criteria for success), which are usually the
requirements from the original design brief.
1. Insert the correct word endings to fit the definitions of terms often
used when evaluating a product.
inion
cient

raise
ctive
opriate

id

lyse

isfy

fil

back

tion

a app_____________: to assess the worth, value and quality of something

b op________________: a personal feeling or judgement about somethings
worth or value
c ana_______________: to look in detail at the positives and negatives of
something in relation to criteria
d effe________________: when something works well and gets an expected
result
e feed__________: opinions and comments gained from likely users of the
product
f solu_________: a product that has been created in response to a problem
or a design need
g effi__________: has little wastage and is economical in time and energy
required
h val_________: of worth or based on truth or evidence
i ful______________: to satisfy or provide what is required or expected
j sat____________: to reach the needs or requirements of something such as
a design brief
k appr_____________: suitable
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Revise the order of the words in this sentence and rewrite it to

reveal the importance of checking methods
Brief design the of requirements the fulfilled has product finished
the whether judge to devised are methods checking.

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