Design an abstract textile panel
I can plan an abstract textile design, incorporating a variety of embroidery techniques.
Design an abstract textile panel
I can plan an abstract textile design, incorporating a variety of embroidery techniques.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- While stitches can be used to join textiles, they are also used in a skilled and decorative way through embroidery.
- Embroidery samples can be useful for an artist to remind them of how to achieve a particular look or effect.
- An artist might plan a textile design before beginning their artwork to experiment and to solve problems.
Keywords
Textile - materials made from fibres that are woven, knitted, or felted together
Embroidery - decorating fabric using a needle and thread to create patterns, designs, or images
Sample - a piece of material or paper used to try out and show different types of stitches
Design - making something look good or work better by planning how it should be
Common misconception
Stitches are just used to join materials together.
Remind pupils that, while stitches can be used to join materials together, they are also used in a skilled and decorative way through embroidery.
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Equipment
small samples of card, masking tape, embroidery thread, needle threaders, scissors, sketchbooks, pencils, colouring pencils
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a way of making a copy of something
a guide or pattern used to help create something the same each time
a printing process using paper templates
does not represent reality
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Material made from fibres
A piece to test techniques
The planning of an artwork