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Textiles

Puppets

In Key Stage 1 children build upon the experiences of textiles from Early Years when they design and make puppets based on a character from  a book in the fiction library. They learn how to create a running stitch and use this to join two puppet pattern shapes that they have cut out using a template. Once they have created this basic puppet they apply a range of decorative techniques following their design to create the puppet. As an alternative to the book character puppet, children can design a character from the story of the Ramayana.

Key Stage 1

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Book Character Puppet

Ramayana Character Puppet

For their project on Arty Cushions, children design and make cushions for the gift shop for the local art gallery. Children extend their sewing techniques by learning the overstitch technique to create a cushion. When making the decorative cushion cover they learn how to create a seam allowance as use this method to make a 3D fabric product. They base their cushion cover design on research they have conducted into iconic works of art. Coming in Autumn 2024 we are extending the range of cushion units including:

  • Kandinsky Cushions

  • London Landmark Cushions

  • Global Cushions​

Lower Key Stage 2

Arty Cushions               Charity Soft Toy

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The Charity Soft Toy project provides children with the opportunity to design and make an animal soft toy. Designing the soft toy as part of a charity fundraising initiative  makes it real-life and relevant. This unit furthers children's skills and techniques in working with textiles to create a product.

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Money Containers is a textile-based project where children are given the opportunity to design and make a felt money container. They learn about different money containers and the important part that models and prototypes play in the creative process of designing a product. Children design their money container for someone special and adapt their design specifically to appeal to them.

Money Containers

In Upper Key Stage 2 children design and make waistcoats to wear in a class fashion show. They learn how mood boards are used by designers to organise and develop their ideas. When they have completed their design they create a pattern template for their waistcoat and apply  a range of sewing techniques to create their waistcoat. Using Dipryl fabric allows the children to apply a range of decorative and finishing techniques to ensure that their waistcoat really stands out in a crowd.

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Upper Key Stage 2

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In Upper Key Stage 2 children combine their knowledge of working with textiles and computer programming to create a Soft Toy Tamagotchi. Based on the popular electronic pet from the 1990s children design and make a soft toy that includes a programmable BBC Microbit. They program the toy to interact with the user and to perform different actions when the buttons of the Microbit are pushed. This unit delivers the program systems part of the National Curriculum for Design Technology. 

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Fashion Waistcoats

Soft Toy Tamagotchi

In Upper Key Stage 2 children design and make a tote bag to promote the Eco-Friendly message. Children consolidate and develop their textile skills to create a cotton tote bag. Learning about the role of graphic designers they develop an eco-friendly message by combining and slogan and a logo graphic which they then apply to their tote bag.​

Eco Tote Bag

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