My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet Success Criteria Aim: To design, make and evaluate a mythical creature out of fabric. Can I... Can I... Can I... Design Design Design develop my own design criteria? aim the design criteria at a target market? prioritise the most important points from the design criteria? generate, develop, model and communicate my ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computeraided design? Make Make use at least two different types of stitches? create an accurate paper template? measure and mark a sewing and cutting line? Make use a combination of different stitches? create accurate paper templates for both the outline shape and the decoration? demonstrate precision when measuring and cutting? use backstitch? create a simple pattern? Evaluate Evaluate evaluate my ideas and my mythical creature against the design criteria? explain how good my own mythical creature is, listen to the views of others and explain ways I could make it better? Page 2 of 16 Evaluate evaluate my ideas and my mythical creature against my own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve my work? visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet Design Criteria Design Brief: You are going to design and make your own mythical creature. It could be used as a prop for storytelling, a character as part of a small world set-up for younger children or another target audience that you think would be suitable. Design Criteria: You are going to write your own design criteria for your mythical creature. Firstly, think about how the finished product will achieve these four main points: • • • • Does the product look good? Does it meet the needs of the target market? Does the product work? How well is it designed and made? Here is an example of a design criteria list: My mythical creature will: You may wish to include some of the key vocabulary: • aesthetics- How the product looks. •have a fun and unique design; • adornment- Something that adds decoration. •appeal to children reading stories about mythical creatures; • decoration- Details that are added to make something look more attractive. • functionality- How well the product works. • product- The result of an action or process. • quality- How well the product has been made. • specification- A detailed description of the design used to make something. •include eye-catching and contrasting colours; •include some interesting decoration; •be well made with strong stitching. Page 3 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet Design Criteria Aesthetics Target Market Quality Functionality Page 4 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet Design Research Now it’s time to think about your overall design. Use books and the Internet to research which mythical creature you will design and how you would like it to look. Use this space to write any research notes and sketch out ideas that you may have. Design Research • • • Design Sketches Page 5 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creature Sewing Project Booklet Technical Knowledge Learning Stitches Running Stitch Running stitch is a stitch used to attach pieces or as a decorative stitch. Starting Off To start your stitching, either tie a knot at the end of your thread or sew a few small stitches on the wrong side of the fabric. Step 1 Begin the running stitch by pushing the threaded needle up through the fabric (the stitch numbered 1 on the image). Step 2 Push the needle back down through the fabric near to where you came up (the stitch numbered 2 on the image) and pull the thread down. Before you finalise your design, learn and practise these four stitches to use on your mythical creature: • running stitch • back stitch • blanket stitch • cross stitch First, practise sewing each stitch on the paper practise sheet on page 10 of this booklet. Then, try sewing the stitches on fabric. Attach each sample of your stitches to the piece of paper titled Sewing Samples. 1 Step 3 2 Push your needle back up through the fabric, leaving a space from the previous stitch. Then, push the needle back down through the fabric again to make a second stitch and continue to the end. 3 Finishing Off When you have finished sewing, you will need to finish off to stop your stitches from coming undone. Bring the needle to the wrong side of the fabric and secure the thread with two small stitches. On the last stitch, as you pull through, push the needle through the loop to create a knot. Cut off the left over threads. Page 6 of 16 If you want to add extra decoration, you can add beads in between the stitches: visit twinkl.com Technical Knowledge- Learning Stitches Back Stitch Back stitch is a strong stitch which is ideal to use for seams. It can also be used as a decorative stitch. Starting Off To start your stitching, either tie a knot at the end of your thread orsew a few small stitches on the wrong side of the fabric. Step 1 The first three steps are the same as you did for the running stitch. Begin the back stitch by pushing the threaded needle up through the fabric (the stitch numbered 1 on the image). Step 2 Push the needle back down through the fabric near to where you came up and pull the thread down (the stitch numbered 2 on the image). Step 3 Then, push your needle back up through the fabric, leaving a spacefrom the previous stitch (the stitch numbered 3 on the image). Step 4 Then, rather than sewing on as you did with running stitch, go back a space and fill in the gap, by sewing back down into the stitch numbered 4 on the image. Step 5 Push your needle back up through the fabric, leaving a space from the previous stitch (the stitch numbered 5 on the image). Continue to repeat steps 4 and 5 for the following stitches. Finishing Off When you have finished sewing, you will need to finish off to stop your stitches from coming undone. Bring the needle to the wrong side of the fabric and secure the thread with two small stitches. On the last stitch, as you pull through, push the needle through the loop to create a knot. Cut off the threads. Page 7 of 16 visit twinkl.com Technical Knowledge- Learning Stitches Blanket Stitch Blanket stitch can be used to neaten up edges or as a decorative stitch. Starting Off To start your stitching, either tie a knot at the end of your thread orsew a few small stitches on the wrong side of the fabric. Step 1 Begin the blanket stitch by pushing the threaded needle up through the fabric (the stitch numbered 1 on the image). Step 2 Imagine a diagonal line from stitch one, then push the needle back down this hole (the stitch numbered 2 on the image) but take care not to pull the thread through yet. Step 3 Then, push your needle back up through the fabric, in a hole just underneath your last stitch (the stitch numbered 3 on the image). Step 4 Carefully, pull the needle, keeping the loop of thread underneath. This will make a backwards ‘L’, which is the blanket stitch. Step 5 Then, push your needle back up through the fabric, repeating steps 2 to 5 for the following stitches. Finishing Off When you have finished sewing, you will need to finish off to stop your stitches from coming undone. Bring the needle to the wrong side of the fabric and secure the thread with two small stitches. On the last stitch, as you pull through, push the needle through the loop to create a knot. Cut off the threads. Page 8 of 16 visit twinkl.com Technical Knowledge- Learning Stitches Cross Stitch Cross stitch is a decorative stitch that is made up of little crosses. It can be sewed in a continuous line of little crosses or individually. Starting Off To start your stitching, either tie a knot at the end of your thread or sew a few small stitches on the wrong side of the fabric. Cross Stitch - Continuous Line Step 1 Begin the cross stitch by creating a set of diagonal stitches. Push the threaded needle up through the fabric (the stitch numbered 1 on the image). Step 2 Imagine a diagonal line from stitch 1, going from bottom left to top right, then push the needle back down this hole (the stitch numbered 2 on the image) and pull the thread through. Step 3 Keep repeating steps 1 and 2 until your diagonal stitches are the length that you want (the stitches numbered to 8 in the image). Step 4 Then, push the needle back up through a hole below the last stitch (the stitch numbered 9 in the image). Step 5 Imagine a diagonal line going from bottom right to top left this time and push the needle down through the hole (stitch numbered 10 on the image). Step 6 Push up the needle through the hole that has already been stitched below (stitch number 11 on the image) and repeat steps 5 and 6 until all of the diagonal stitches have been ‘crossed’. Page 9 of 16 visit twinkl.com Technical Knowledge- Learning Stitches Cross Stitch - single Cross Stitch To do decorative features such as eyes, use this single cross stitch method. Step 1 Push the threaded needle up through the fabric (the stitch numbered 1 on the image). Step 2 Imagine a diagonal line from stitch 1, going from bottom left to top right, then push the needle back down this hole (the stitch numbered 2 on the image) and pull the thread through. Step 3 Then push the needle back up through a hole below the last stitch (the stitch numbered 3 in the image). Finishing Off When you have finished sewing, you will need to finish off to stop your stitches from coming undone. Bring the needle to the wrong side of the fabric and secure the thread with two small stitches. On the last stitch, as you pull through, push the needle through the loop to create a knot. Cut off the threads. Page 10 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Sewing Skills - Practice Using these sheets, follow the dots and numbers and practise each stitch before you try them on fabric. Cut each stitch practice card out so that you can practise the individual stitch. Running Stitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Back Stitch 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 Blanket Stitch 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 3 5 7 9 11 13 Cross Stitch 20 1 Continuous 2(18) 4(16) 3 (19) 5(17) Single 6(14) 8(12) 7(15) 10 9(13) 11 Page 11 of 16 4 2 1 3 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Sewing Skills Evaluate how you did today. My Sewing Samples: (Attach your sewing samples here) Which sewing skills have you learnt? What did you find easy? What did you find hard? What skill would you like to master before making your final product? Page 12 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Final Design Using your design research notes and sketches, draw out your final design for your mythical creature below. Example of materials needed: Remember to draw or label your design so that you include: • stitches used • decoration • materials that you will need (such as stuffing, fabric and thread) Materials needed: Page 13 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Make - Template Making and using a template out of squared paper is the best way to approach a sewing project. You will need to make a template for the back and the front of your mythical creature. Templates can be called patterns and they are a guide to help you cut out a piece of fabric of the correct size and shape. Templates are used because they: • reduce your material costs and fabric waste, as you find the most efficient use of fabric by laying the template onto it; • help you to measure accurately onto squared paper, rather than measuring directly onto a piece of fabric; • can be reused at a later time, meaning you’ll be able to reproduce the same thing in the same size again. An example of a template: Use the squared paper on the next page to make your template and attach it here: Page 14 of 16 visit twinkl.com Page 15 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Finished Product Add your sewn and finished mythical creature (or a photo of it) here: Page 16 of 16 visit twinkl.com My Mythical Creatures Sewing Project Booklet Evaluate Evaluate your finished product. • • • • Does the product look good? Does it meet the needs of the target market? Does the product work? How well is it designed and made? Look at your design criteria and decide what went well and be honest about anything that could be improved next time. Peer Evaluation: Page 17 of 16 visit twinkl.com