Year 6 - Art and design
Stitch an arpillera
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 a variety of stitches to join and embellish fabric.
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 how to achieve a particular look or effect.
- An artist may begin sewing their arpillera by securing a knot at the end of their thread.
- To neatly secure the end of a thread, artists may pass it through previous stitches on the reverse side of their design.
Vocabulary To Learn
- embroidery: decorating fabric using a needle and thread
- samples: small pieces of fabric where you can practise different stitches or techniques
- arpillera: a fabric picture that tells a story using sewn pieces of cloth
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 how to achieve a particular look or effect.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'embroidery'
decorating fabric using a needle and thread.
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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