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WorksheetsTextiles classroom: Health and Safety
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
True or false? Weaving can also be used to make baskets.
True.
False.
What is the 'Warp' and 'Wheft' in weaving.
Different types of yarn used for weaving.
The name of the threads that tells you which direction they are woven in - horizontal (left to right) or vertical (up and down)
Can we weave using paper?
No.
Yes.
A design or motif that is regularly repeated
Fiber
Warp
Pattern
Weft
