Year 1 - Art and design
The qualities of different textiles
Watery weavings: introducing textiles
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Unit Summary
Pupils learn the principles of weaving and develop their manipulative skills through fastening fabric based materials. They investigate and explore the principle of textile construction and gain sensory experience of textile materials.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use stitch and embellishment to design a textile pattern.
Key Notes
- Know the different qualities of a variety of textiles and where they come from.
- Know that patterns can be added to textiles using stitch.
- Know that fabrics can be embellished.
Vocabulary To Learn
- textiles: materials made from fibers that are woven, knitted or felted together
- pattern: a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated
- embellish: to add extra details or decorations to a textile
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All textiles are fabric.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Know the different qualities of a variety of textiles and where they come from. Know that patterns can be added to textiles using stitch.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'textiles'
materials made from fibers that are woven, knitted or felted together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All textiles are fabric. Correction: Remind children that fabric is one kind of textile. There are many different kinds of textiles including felted materials, waterproof materials and synthetic fibers.
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