Exploring printed textiles
I can understand how printed textiles are made and can design my own repeat pattern.
Exploring printed textiles
I can understand how printed textiles are made and can design my own repeat pattern.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Printed textiles are fabrics with designs or patterns created by printing techniques.
- Printed textiles takes many forms and can be found in our homes through furnishings, clothing, wallpapers.
- Incorporting motif designs is a big part of printed textiles
Keywords
Printing - the process of applying colour, patterns, or images onto a surface like fabric or paper
Pattern - a design in which colours, shapes, lines or forms are repeated
Motif - a repeated shape, image, or idea used in a design
Common misconception
Printed textile is only for mass production.
Printed textiles can be produced in limited quantities or even one-of-a-kind pieces.
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A6 tracing paper, A4 paper, pencil, rubber, viewfinder.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the term that refers to the the art and science of designing and constructing buildings?
Q2.What statement about architecture is true? Architecture ...
Q3.Match each word with its definition.
art and science of designing and constructing buildings
person who designs and constructs buildings
resources that artists, craftspeople and designers use to create work
visual appearance, structure or constitution of an object
a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated
Q4.Architecture inspires and connects us, it influences our mental wellbeing, and is an indicator of our identity.
Q5.Sou Fujimoto incorporated the aesthetic principles of Japanese architecture to promote mental ...
Q6.Ndebele architecture united the community post-war. Its feature repeated geometric shapes inspired by the natural surroundings and spiritual beliefs.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the term that refers to the fabrics with designs or patterns created by a printing technique?
Q2.Match each words with its definition.
design in which colours, shapes, lines or forms are repeated
the process of applying colour, patterns, or images onto a surface
a repeated shape, image, or idea used in a design