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Fabric fasteners

2D shapes to 3D products: stationery storage

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 understand how different fasteners work.

Key Notes

  • Hook and loop is a system that attaches two fabrics together.
  • Buttons are fasteners that join two pieces of fabric together by sliding through a buttonhole.
  • A zip fastener is a series of interlocking teeth that are brought together and pulled apart by a slider.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • fastener: a device that holds things together
  • hook and loop: a material that sticks when pressed together
  • button: a small object that joins fabric by passing through a hole
  • zip: a mechanism that joins or separates fabric
  • interlock: fit together tightly

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All fasteners perform in the same way.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Hook and loop is a system that attaches two fabrics together. Buttons are fasteners that join two pieces of fabric together by sliding through a buttonhole.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'fastener'

a device that holds things together.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: All fasteners perform in the same way. Correction: There are positives and negatives with each type of fastener. The use of each depends on the product and user.

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