The qualities of different textiles

Art and design

Exploring weaving techniques

Circular weaving

Design an underwater weaving

Weaving using everyday objects as a frame

Embellish and evaluate

Pupils learn the principles of weaving and develop their manipulative skills through fastening fabric based materials. They investigate and explore the principle of textile construction and gain sensory experience of textile materials.

Watery weavings: introducing textiles

threads or fabric strips are crossed over and under each other to make new fabric

a special tool, like a frame, used to help people create fabric or cloth

the threads that go from top to bottom in a weaving

the threads that go from side to side in a weaving

something which has a bend or a rounded shape

something that repeats in a regular way, like shapes, colours, or numbers

something which is round and shaped like a circle

small pieces of material that are used to show what different fabrics look and feel like

how something feels when you touch it, or how it looks like it would feel

making something look good or work better by planning how it should be

something that we use or see regularly in our daily lives

thin pieces of string or material, often used for sewing or making things like weavings

a tool used to carry the weft thread through the warp threads

when we think about our artwork to understand how good it is and how we could make it better

sharing your ideas about other people’s artwork

Watery weavings: introducing textiles

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