Year 9 Textiles Technology
Toy World
Our Year 9 Textiles Technology students have completed a unit titled ‘Toy World’. Students were given the opportunity to design and make their own pattern for a simple soft toy that incorporated knit fabrics for the body and included some form of embroidery and applique to give detail to the designs.
The students really enjoyed the challenge of designing and drafting their own pattern pieces, as well as creating the envelope that tied the whole task together.
For the practical component the students learnt the skill of sewing with knit fabric, as well as the requirements of making a toy that is both suitable and safe for a child.
Free motion embroidery, computerised machine embroidery, and applique techniques were all sampled and then put into practice in embellishing the creative range of toys.
This unit gave the students the opportunity to utilise the sewing machines in a variety of ways, as well as exploring the students' own creativity. The class were very supportive and encouraging of each other and the range of designs that came from the group was fantastic.
All students were very proud of what they produced!
Textiles Teacher