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HOMEWORK
Collect a range of theme images depending on what images you want
on your bag.
Each year 1 tonne of textiles
are thrown away. Think
about how much land that
fills, how many homeless
people it would clothe and
keep warm. Good quality
clothes could be sent to
another country and could
clothe a whole community
and more
New and old our lives are
shaped by technology.
Technology provides us with
the equipment to cook, make
clothes and to live. In order
for us to live a sustainable
life the technology we use has
to be sustainable
Solutions on how to reduce waste;
-Only use organic materials
-Don’t use chemicals and bleaches to
colour fabric
-Use recycled fabric
-Finish products to a high quality so
that they last longer which reduces
waste
-Only use fabrics that have come
from fair trade, this ensures that the
makers are working in satisfactory
conditions
The earths population
has doubled over the
past century, at the
moment a small
percentage of this
population are using a
large amount of the
earths resources such
as land, energy and
water. Unless these
resources are shared
equally among the
population then we are
going to run out, and
as a unit we will not
survive. Living better
and distributing the
resources more fairly
will lead to a better way
of life for everyone, this
is called sustainable
development
If you reduce your waste, you
make less rubbish . To make less
rubbish you need to try to not buy
so many things with lots of
packaging so that you've got less to
throw away. Don’t buy disposable
things and see what a difference
you can make. Go on TRY IT!!!
Re-using your waste is even better
than recycling as it means that you
are using your waste again and
again, this requires no more energy
so it is more efficient than recycling.
Some easy ways to re-use waste
are;
-refilling pop bottles rather that
buying new, this will save you money
as well as help the environment.
-always use both sides of a piece of
paper, this will cut down on the
amount of trees been used to make
paper
-use scrap materials instead of new
materials for making things with.
Recycling is the way in
which some waste
materials can be
reprocessed to make new
objects. Many of the waste
materials that can be
recycled are paper, cans,
glass jars, bottles, foil,
clothes, shoes, car
batteries and engine oil.
When an object is
recycled it is often
adjusted and fixed so that
the object can return to its
original state - for example
food tins (such as baked
beans) can be melted and
made into new tins.
However, recycling also
means that sometimes the
waste is used to make a
completely different
object, for example
aluminium drink cans can
be melted and the metal
can be used to make parts
of cars.
Using the fact sheets provided create a poster about sustainability and
how you would get the public to think about this. You don't have to
include all of the information but the facts which you think are the
most important.
Rules of the textile classroom!
Can you match up the rules of the textile classroom?
Place bags under table so that
If you need to, hold them face
down by the blades
Try not to hold scissors
Before you use the iron
Always ask the teacher
Always mop up spillages so that
nobody
If you have an accident
Slips and hurts themselves
Before you use equipment or
goods
Using the sewing machine
Only person at a time should be
Make sure you read instructions
Tape measures are made from
material that will not
Fabric scissors should never be
used to
Pinking shears cut with a
serrated edge.
Nobody trips over them whilst
walking round the classroom
Cut paper because this will
blunt them
Stretch so that measurements
are always correct
They are used to stop the
edges of material from fraying
Always tell your teacher
straight away
Label the name with the action by writing the correct name under the
right box.
Stitch Length Dial
Take – Up – Lever
Thread Holder
Pattern Selector
Needle
Needle Clamp
Pressure Foot
Light Power Switch
Hand Wheel
Reverse Lever
Feed Dog
Plate
Alter this setting to
change the length
of the stitch that
you need on your
work.
This is a sharp –
ended piece of
metal that
punctures the fabric
allowing us to sew.
This changes the
direction of the stitch
allowing you to sew the
opposite way and also
stops your threads from
coming undone.
This turns on a light
at the side of the
machine, reducing
the strain on your
eyes.
These are the small
teeth under the
pressure foot that
move the fabric
along.
This takes up the
thread from the reel
to get ready for the
next stitch.
This is where you
rest and
manipulate the
fabric when you
are machining it.
You unscrew this
component to
replace the needle
with a new one.
This is where you
attach the thread to
the machine so that
it doesn't slip.
This holds the fabric
in place when
stitching so that it
moves evenly and
smoothly.
Allows you more
control over the
needle to do very
precise stitching.
This allows you to
switch between
different types of
stitches.