Year 3 - Design and technology
Assemble a stationery storage product
2D shapes to 3D products: stationery storage
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge and joining techniques when working with woven fabrics. Pupils test and select recycled fabric for functionality. They will use templates and decorative techniques to make a stationery storage product.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to join fabric templates.
Key Notes
- Stitches need to be close together so there are no gaps.
- Seam allowances will be hidden when the product is reversed.
- Different sewing techniques have different effects.
Vocabulary To Learn
- assemble: put together
- method: a way of doing something
- visible: can be seen
- reverse side: the back or wrong side of a fabric piece
- reverse: to sew the inside of the pattern piece and turn out
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Stitching size doesn't affect product outcome.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Stitches need to be close together so there are no gaps. Seam allowances will be hidden when the product is reversed.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'assemble'
put together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Stitching size doesn't affect product outcome. Correction: Large, uneven stitches will create gaps which will make the final product less effective.
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