Year 6 - Art and design
Explore needle felting
War and conflict in art: textiles
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Unit Summary
This unit can be linked with pupils' studies in other curriculum areas on World Wars. They will draw from observation and investigate how artists have responded to war and conflict through textiles, before using their personal ideas of conflict to create an appliqué panel.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use needle felting to add to your arpillera.
Key Notes
- Felting is a process where wool fibres are bonded by agitating them.
- To use a felting tool safely, ensure fingers and eyes are well protected.
- Artists can layer and blend wisps of wool to create different felted effects.
Vocabulary To Learn
- felting: the process of bonding wool fibres together using agitation
- wisp: a small amount of wool fibres
- layering: placing multiple wisps of wool on top of each other to build thickness, strength, and design
- blending: the process of mixing different colours of wool fibres to create new colours, textures or effects
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Needle felting tools are easy to use without considering safety.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Felting is a process where wool fibres are bonded by agitating them. To use a felting tool safely, ensure fingers and eyes are well protected.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'felting'
the process of bonding wool fibres together using agitation.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Needle felting tools are easy to use without considering safety. Correction: Remind pupils that felting needles are extremely sharp. They should be used with a high consideration of safety, particularly ensuring fingers and eyes are protected.
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