Textiles classroom: Health and Safety

Safety rules should be followed in the textiles workshop

• Sometimes

• Occasionally

• Only when the supervisor is watching

• always

It is very important that you do not run, shove or throw things in Textiles because:

• A person could be offended by your behaviour and report you for acting irresponsibly.

• A person could have equipment in their hands which could hurt themselves or someone else.

• A person could be holding their material and you could damage it.

• A person could be concentrating and you could distract them.

When using scissors it is important to:

• Carry them with the point facing down and do not wave them around.

  Be careful because fabric scissors are sharp.

  Use paper scissors for paper, and fabric scissors for fabric.

• Carry them with the point facing forward.

  Use them to cut electrical cords.

  Rest them in your mouth when not in use.

• Always ensure they are hidden throughout the room so other students cannot find them.

  Be careful because fabric scissors are sharp.

• Use paper scissors to cut fabric.

  Cut unused electrical cords with scissors.

  Carry them with the point facing down.

Safety is important in the textiles workshop because.....

• The workshops are busy rooms

• Operating equipment requires electricity

• Some equipment only operates with high temperatures

• Many tools are sharp

• All of the above reasons

Where must you put your bags and coats in a Textiles classroom?

• On the floor

• Under your desk

• Teachers Desk

• By the sewing machines

You should not eat or drink near the sewing machines?

• True

• False

Long hair must be tied back before using a Sewing Machine?

• True

• False

True or False? Weaving is a method of interlacing fabrics at right angles to create textiles.

• False.

• True.

How long has weaving been around?

• The last 200 hundred years.

• Up to hundreds and thousands of years ago.

Select all answers which describe a type of weaving.

• Knitting

• Crocheting

• Braiding