Sewing Machine Licence
The first task when starting Textiles & Design is to gain your sewing licence. To do this, you need to learn about safety in the textiles room and the main pieces of equipment and supplies. You will also need to demonstrate that you know how to use the sewing machine independently and safely. This includes setting the sewing machine up, threading the upper thread, winding the bobbin and threading the bobbin case.
We will spend the first classes learning and understanding these important aspects, and you will be awarded your licence once you have completed the booklet, demonstrated your abilities and created and evaluated your pincushion.
It is important to always respect the safety procedures. Read this article about how dangerous it can be to put pins or needles in your mouth.
We will spend the first classes learning and understanding these important aspects, and you will be awarded your licence once you have completed the booklet, demonstrated your abilities and created and evaluated your pincushion.
It is important to always respect the safety procedures. Read this article about how dangerous it can be to put pins or needles in your mouth.
Pincushion
This simple pincushion is part of your sewing licence. You need to successfully complete this task as the summative assessment of your sewing licence. The instructions are in the sewing licence document and a video of how to sew your fabric is shown below.
Backstitching
At the start of every seam, you must BACKSTITCH so your stitches do not come loose. When you watch the pincushion video above, you will have noticed I backstitched at the start and end of each seam. Watch the video below for more information.
