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Design an abstract textile panel

Abstract art: drawing, printing and textiles

Unit Summary

Pupils will learn how abstract artists convey feelings and emotions through their use of colour, line and shape. They will take part in practical abstract exercises, including multiple print making with a paper-cut technique, before designing and creating an abstract felt panel.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan an abstract textile design, incorporating a variety of embroidery techniques.

Key Notes

  • While stitches can be used to join textiles, they are also used in a skilled and decorative way through embroidery.
  • Embroidery samples can be useful for an artist to remind them of how to achieve a particular look or effect.
  • An artist might plan a textile design before beginning their artwork to experiment and to solve problems.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • textile: materials made from fibres that are woven, knitted, or felted together
  • embroidery: decorating fabric using a needle and thread to create patterns, designs, or images
  • sample: a piece of material or paper used to try out and show different types of stitches
  • design: making something look good or work better by planning how it should be

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Stitches are just used to join materials together.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

While stitches can be used to join textiles, they are also used in a skilled and decorative way through embroidery. Embroidery samples can be useful for an artist to remind them of how to achieve a particular look or effect.

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

materials made from fibres that are woven, knitted, or felted together.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Stitches are just used to join materials together. Correction: Remind pupils that, while stitches can be used to join materials together, they are also used in a skilled and decorative way through embroidery.

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