Textiles Basics

Textiles Technology or Soft Materials Technology is about

• creating clothes using soft materials

• solving textiles or soft materials issues through design

• fashion and design

• designing clothes for the market place

Denim is made from cotton fibres

• Yes

• No

Cotton is a ____________ fibre that grows __________.

• man-made, from bushes

• natural, on trees

• man-made, in a lab

• natural, on bushes

The most popular item of clothing made from Denim fabric is / are... (just one answer please)

Modelling in Textiles / Soft Materials involves

• Testing & Trialling designs

• Wearing garment designs

• Designing and making clothes

A Fashion illustration shows the _f_________ and __b_________ of a design showing all the _d_____________ of the design. This is also called a working dr________________.

These items of equipment are needed for measuring and cutting in Textiles

• tape measure, ruler, scissors, unpicker

• tape measure, ruler, shears, unpicker

• ruler, scissors, unpicker, pins

A seam allowance used when joining fabric together is usually _____________.

• 2cm in width

• 2.5cm in width

• 1.5cm in width

• 1 cm in width

These stitches can be used to prevent fraying of the edges of a seam

• zig zag and straight-stitch

• overlocking and zig-zag

• Straight-stitch and overlocking

Our Textiles online learning has been designed to _______.

Choose the BEST answer.

• help us learn more about Textiles Technology

• prepare us for Term 4 practical tasks

• allow us to be creative

• give us new information about textiles topics