Year 4 - Design and technology
Select and make a fabric pattern
Textile pattern pieces: hats and caps
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to more complex textile products, enabling them to produce fabric patterns. Pupils will develop knowledge of fabrics and apply this by selecting them for functionality and aesthetics to design a product.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a prototype from fabric using pattern pieces.
Key Notes
- Prototypes can be created from cheaper fabric pattern pieces.
- Prototypes can be tested for size with client.
- Prototypes can be adjusted after fitting.
Vocabulary To Learn
- prototype: a model version of a design
- pattern pieces: a paper shape that shows you how to cut fabric
- adjust: make changes
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Prototypes are finished pieces that can't be adjusted.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Prototypes can be created from cheaper fabric pattern pieces. Prototypes can be tested for size with client.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'prototype'
a model version of a design.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Prototypes are finished pieces that can't be adjusted. Correction: Prototypes can be taken apart and adjusted.
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