Year 7 Textiles

What is a design brief?

• How to design

• The problem

• How to sew

• What you are doing

In design, what do we call 'the problem'?

• Design situation

• Issues

• The problem

• Design matter

In design, what is a 'limitation'?

• Things that affect your design

• Things you can't do

• Not having enough money

• Having too many jobs to do

Do not enter a room without a ................... ?

• Friend

• Teacher

• Equipment

• Phone

How do you carry scissors in the classroom?

• Pointing the tip at yourself

• Point the tip forward

• Point the tip up in the air

• Point the tip down

Why is it important to tie long hair back when sewing?

• Your hair can get caught in the machine

• Your hair can cover your eyes

• The teacher said so

• You can sew better

What do you need to do when you're threading your machine?

• Put your head closer so you can see

• Switch machine off

• Switch machine on

• Press the foot pedal

Why shouldn't you use fabric scissors to cut paper?

• It won't cut straight on paper

• It's not sharp enough to cut paper

• It is not comfortable

• It causes the scissors to be blunt

Why do we need to draw our bag before making it? (More than one right answer)

• So we can see what it looks like

• To plan how we are going to make it

• So that we know what we are doing

• To use our time wisely

Why do we need to evaluate? (More than one answer)

• To only point out the good things about your bag

• To see if you have learned any new skills

• To see what could be improved

• To know how we performed