Unweaving, wrapping, transforming: textile sculpture
I can unweave, draw and build with fabric and recycled materials to make a sculpture.
- Year 5
Unweaving, wrapping, transforming: textile sculpture
I can unweave, draw and build with fabric and recycled materials to make a sculpture.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Sculpture can start by unmaking as well as making.
- Fabric and fibre can express culture, memory and care.
- Repetition, wrapping and scale can create emotion and meaning.
Keywords
Wrap - to cover or surround something by winding material around it
Thread - a thin strand of fibre, like string or cotton, used for weaving, sewing, or tying materials together
Unweave - to pull threads out of fabric to see how it’s made or to create new patterns
Common misconception
Recycled materials are rubbish, and art made from them is not important.
Artists turn everyday scraps into powerful pieces. Using waste shows we care for the planet and value every material, big or small.
Equipment
A square of hessian, tweezers, paper, pencil, aluminium wire, scissors, one recycled material (like netting, cloth or fruit bag) string, ribbon, plastic, masking tape and your wire sculpture.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A sculpture is always made from hard materials like stone or metal.
Q2.Which of these materials could be used to make a sculpture?
Q3.When you wrap or tie materials around a shape, you are creating ...
Q4.Recycled materials can't be used for professional art.
Q5.Match the material to its use:
