Stitch an arpillera

Art and design

Research art about conflict

Develop a design for an arpillera

Creating templates for fabric from drawings

Explore needle felting

Evaluate and refine your arpillera

This unit can be linked with pupils' studies in other curriculum areas on World Wars. They will draw from observation and investigate how artists have responded to war and conflict through textiles, before using their personal ideas of conflict to create an appliqué panel.

War and conflict in art: textiles

Stitches can be used for both joining and {{}} fabric.

Used for decoration and joining small shapes

Which tool helps thread a needle quickly?

What is the purpose of creating stitch samples?

When finishing a piece of thread, you should {{}} it through previous stitches.

a type of desert used to celebrate a special occasion

Textile artists use templates to ensure {{}} when creating shapes.

to copy the shape or outline of something

because they can't draw the shapes themselves

Why do textile artists use templates for appliqué?

Cut around the templates (through the fabric).

Order the steps taken when making a template.

Starter Quiz

What is an arpillera?