This is a Power Point I made for year 7 Textiles Classes. I am putting it on Slide Share to share with other Textiles teachers.

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Textiles Paperless Folio
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What Is Textiles?
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JOURNAL
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Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10

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JOURNAL
Week1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10

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Rules in the Textiles Room
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Textile Eqipment
SCISSORS are used for cutting thread and material. DO NOT cut paper with these as it will make
them blunt. PAPER SCISSORS are used for cutting paper. PINKING SHEARS are saw-toothed
scissors used to stop fabric fraying.
NEEDLES are used with thread to hand sew, eg. tacking. They must be kept rust free and sharp.
Use the correct needle for the task at hand.
PINS are used to hold two pieces of fabric together. They should be straight, sharp and rust free so
that they do not mark the fabric
TAPE MEASURE is used for accurately measuring a seam allowance and taking body
measurements. They should be made from fibreglass. They measure in centimetres.
TAILORS CHALK or MARKING PENCILS are used to draw guidelines onto fabric. It is only a
temporary mark and will come off with a gentle rub. The chalk pencil may be sharpened to get a fine
point. The brush at the end is used to erase unwanted lines. Colours available are white, pink, blue,
black and yellow.
QUICK UNPICKS are used to unpick incorrect stitching. Take care not to put holes in the fabric
when using them.
BOBBINS are used in the sewing machine for under stitching..

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Identifying Textiles
Items made from fibres, yarns or fabrics (or a combination of these) are called TEXTILES
ITEMS. Textiles items are frequently utilized during your daily routines and activities at home.
List 30 Textiles items used daily in your home:
1 11 21
2 12 22
3 13 23
4 14 24
5 15 25
6 16 26
7 17 27
8 18 28
9 19 29
10 20 30
Well done! How does your list compare to the rest of the class?

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Beyond the Home
The daily use of Textiles items is not limited to routines and activities which occur
at home. To enable you to understand the diversity of Textiles, complete the
following activity:
List the essential Textiles items that would be used whilst participating in
the following activities:
Hot Air Ballooning : _________________________________________________
Playing Basketball: _________________________________________________
Motor Racing: _____________________________________________________
Bush Walking: _____________________________________________________
Horse Riding: _____________________________________________________
Fire Fighting: ______________________________________________________
Sky Diving: _______________________________________________________
Swimming: _______________________________________________________
Yachting: _________________________________________________________
Camping: _________________________________________________________________________

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Use and Care of the Sewing Machine
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10. Bernina 1008 sewing machine
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Parts of the Sewing Machine
THREAD SPOOL HOLDER holds the reel of thread you are using
THREAD TENSION and guide the thread and helps stop the thread tangling.
THREAD GUIDE gauges the flow of thread through the machine.
THREAD REGULATOR regulates the flow of thread through the machine
TAKE UP LEVER pulls the thread through the tensions
BOBBIN CASE COVER conceals the bobbin and bobbin case
BOBBIN WINDER SPINDLE used to fill the bobbin with thread
HAND WHEEL used to lower or lift the needle into position by hand
HAND WHEEL RELEASE must be loosened when filling the bobbin
NEEDLE ADJUSTMENT KNOB alters the position of the needle
STITCH WIDTH DIAL alters the width of the stitch
STITCH LENGTH DIAL alters the length of the stitch
REVERSE DIAL makes the machine sew backwards
NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW holds the needle in place

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“How to ….. ” YouTube links
How to thread a Bernina 1008 sewing machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADfdBlyB02I
How to wind a Bobbin on a Bernina sewing machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci299BUTsZ4
How to insert a Bobbin Case into a Bernina 1008 sewing machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HraVTvGg5eM

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Bobbin Case (insert remove)
The bobbin in a sewing machine contains thread to create the bottom part of a seam.
The bobbin is made of metal. The bobbin fits into a bobbin case and that case is inserted
into the machine from a location where the needle thread can loop with the bobbin
thread.
1. Fill the bobbin with thread. Pull out about 20 cm of thread from the bobbin. To correctly place the bobbin
into the bobbin case, hold the bobbin case in your left hand. Pick up the bobbin with your right hand so
that the thread wrapped clockwise when you drop the bobbin into its case.
2. The loose thread from the bobbin needs to be threaded through the bobbin case. To do this, grab the
loose thread with your right hand and pull it into the slit on the bobbin. Tug the thread down, and under
the tension spring. When tugged properly, the thread will be between the “C of the tension spring.
3. To install the bobbin into the machine, pull the tab on the back of the bobbin and while grasping the tab,
slide the bobbin into the sewing machine with the arm facing up.
4. Push the bobbin in until you hear a click, then release the tab. The bobbin is now installed into the
machine.
5. With the needle already threaded, use your left hand to grab the thread from the needle. With your right
hand, slowly turn the machine's hand wheel toward you. As you turn the wheel, the bobbin thread will
loop up and become visible. Stop turning the wheel when you see the loop from the bobbin thread. Grab
the loop with your right hand and gently pull the thread loose so you can lay the bobbin thread with the
needle thread.

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Machine Practice on Paper #1
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Machine Practice on Paper
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Machine Practice on Paper #2
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Machine Practice on Paper
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Machine Practice on Paper #3
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Machine Practice on Paper
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Machine Practice on Paper #4
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Machine Practice on Paper
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My First Straight Stitching on Fabric
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“ My First Straight Stitching “
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My First Fancy Stitches
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“ My First Fancy Stitches “
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How to Tie a Knot
1. Choose a sewing needle that will be appropriate to your sewing project.
2. Choose a thread matches your fabric.
3. Cut an 80 cm length of thread and pass the end of the thread through the eye of the needle. You may
need to dampen the thread end in order to make it pass through easily.
4. Pull the thread through the eye far enough to create a tail of thread that is 20 cm long. This end
remains unknotted.
5. Take the other end of the thread between your thumb and forefinger. Wrap the thread loosely around
your forefinger once and continue to keep the thread in place with your thumb.
6. Slide your forefinger down toward the base of your thumb, twisting the threads together until the loop
that is formed is pushed off the forefinger end.
7. Grasp the loop between your thumb and forefinger at the point where the loop joins the rest of the
thread.
8. Pull the loop until a knot is formed.
How to thread a hand sewing needle and tie a knot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM5n_gmpIrY

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How to Thread a Needle (with a needle threader)
Push the loop in the needle threader through the eye
of your needle.
Holding the needle and threader in one hand, pick up
the thread and push it through the hole in the needle
threader until it's about 10cm through the threader.
Gently pull the needle threader back through the eye
of the needle.

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How to Backstitch
A backstitch is a strong stitch which is used where a stitch as firm as machining is
required. It looks like machine stitching on the right side, but stitches overlap on
the wrong side.
Facts about Backstitching.
•The stitch is worked from right to left.
•Start the stitch with a knot.
•Take the stitch under four threads of the fabric.
•Return to the same starting place and take a stitch in the same direction –
twice as far.
•Return to the end of the first stitch, and make the third stitch the same way as
the second.
•Except for the first stitch, each stitch is the same length

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Pin Cushion Design
Design Brief
Whilst working in the Textiles room you need to consider your safety and the safety of other students
in the room. As part of this, you are required to produce a pin cushion which should travel with you
around the room ALWAYS. Your design brief is to produce a pin cushion using your sample of stitches
from the sewing machine. It will need to be well stuffed in order to protect you and stop pins poking
through the other side. You also need to wrap it tightly with thick thread and sew a button onto the
centre. You will use whipping stitch to sew the opening together. This item will be assessed using the
attached criteria.
Design
Using your Ipad, draw 3 different designs (in colour) of the machine stitches you will use on your pin
cushion. Think about the colour thread you are using as well as the type of stitches you want to use.
Select one design and produce it onto your fabric.
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Design 1 Design 2 Design 3
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Pin Cushion (how to make)
1. Using your sampler of decorative stitches from previous classes as one side of your pin cushion, cut
another piece of fabric the same size.
2. Using the template, draw a circle with chalk onto the fabric (make sure the centre is placed on the
centre of the stitches). Allow seam allowance of 1.5 centimeters.
3. Make sure the right sides of the fabric are together. Pin the two pieces together.
4. Using a hand needle tack both pieces together on the chalk line.
5. Thread up sewing machine and machine with straight stitch around shape. Leave about 5 cm of
you pin cushion unstitched, to allow you to turn the pin cushion inside out. Remember to reverse
stitch at the beginning and end to prevent the stitching from coming apart while stuffing.
6. Clip the circle but don’t cut through the stitching line. Turn pin cushion through to the right side.
7. Fill the pin cushion with polyester filling.
8. Thread a hand needle and use whipping stitch to close the opening.

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Pin Cushion – finished product
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Pin Cushion
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Pin Cushion Evaluation
Under each of the following headings write a few words about your work. Give yourself a mark out of 5 for each category
Cutting
Have you taken care with the cutting and trimming? Have loose ends been cut off? Are any raw
edges showing?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5
Stitching
Was your machine stitching straight? Are you happy with the types of machine stitches you
used on the pin cushion? How did your whipping stitch look when you sewed up the gap?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5

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Pin Cushion Evaluation
Equipment
Were there any problems using the long needle and pulling in the cushion to give it the “flower
shape”? _____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5
Class time
Did you work effectively during class time? Did you work independently or did you need to ask
for help a lot? _______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5
Comments
Are you happy with the overall result? ____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Total Score ____ / 25

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Pin Cushion Sequencing
It is important to do things in the right sequence or order. Pretend you are making your pin cushion again.
Number the items below in the correct sequence starting with Number 1.
Put 2 pieces of fabric with right sides Sew buttons in centre on front and back
together
Chalk around template onto fabric Machine around shape leaving a gap for turning
through
Wrap your pin cushion with thick cotton Decorate fabric with fancy stitches
Clip curves Turn through to right side.
Add 1.5cm seam allowance to template
Cut out shape using fabric scissors
1 Iron backing onto fabric to be decorated
Finish with whipping stitch
Fill pin cushion with filling. Tack around shape before sewing

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Before You Sew Checklist
CHECK
Tension Dial
Darning control - teeth up
STITCH SET UP (FOR STRAIGHT SEWING)
Stitch selector on green
Stitch width 0
Needle position - in the middle
Stitch length 2.5
THREADING
Across, down, up, down. Always go from right to left and never cross the thread over. Needle should be
threaded from front to back. Take up lever should be in the up position.
BOBBIN
Put the bobbin in the bobbin case so it turns clockwise. Put thread through both tension gauges i.e. through
slit first then through ‘U’ shape. Put the bobbin in the machine so the tail is up and the latch is towards you.
Push until you hear a ‘click’.
GETTING THE BOTTOM THREAD UP
Hold the top thread and turn the ‘hand wheel’ one rotation towards you (make sure the take up lever is in
the up position). Repeat if necessary. Pull the top thread and the bottom thread should come up in a loop.
Pull the loop until you have a single thread. Put both threads under the presser foot and towards the back
of the machine. You are now ready to sew.
ALWAYS CHECK THE MACHINE IS SEWING CORRECTLY BY TESTING ON A SCRAP OF MATERIAL.

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Machine Licence Test
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Machine Licence Test
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Buttons
Design Brief
One day you may have to sew a button onto one of your pieces of clothing. This
may be while you are still living at home, or when you move out to live on your
own. It could also be to help someone out if they are missing a button on their
garment. Either way, it is a very worthwhile skill to have. Your design brief is to
sew a button onto a piece of fabric using the correct method.
Investigate
What is a Button? __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
When and where or how did buttons originate?____________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Buttons
What was used before buttons?________________________________________
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From what, can buttons be made?______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Are all buttons the same?_____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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What special features do all buttons have? _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Buttons
Look for pictures showing examples of buttons. Create two “mood boards” using
your iPad ….
1. show how buttons are mostly used.
2. show other ways that buttons can also be used.
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Mood Board 1 Mood Board 2
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Buttons
Evaluation
The tools and equipment I used
were:____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
This was/was not the first time I have sewn on a button. (please highlight)
I think my button sewing skills were _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Button Sampler
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Pencil Case
Design Brief
Everyone needs a pencil case at some stage, especially if you are a student.
When we think of what type of pencil case we might need, we have to consider
what we might want to put in it. Your design brief is to produce a denim pencil case
to hold your pencils and what ever else you want to put in it. You will need to
decorate it with a felt appliqué and use some type of hand sewing.

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Pencil Case
Investigate
Look around you to see what different sizes, colours, and shapes that pencil cases
come in? _________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
From what materials are pencil cases made?_____________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
How are some pencil cases decorated?-_________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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Pencil Case
Investigate
Is the way some pencil cases are decorated related to advertising? How do the
manufacturers do this and why?_______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Why do pencil cases come in different sizes and shapes?___________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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Pencil Case
Investigate
Do a “Google Search” on pencils or pencil cases to find out when we first started
using pencils and pencil cases. Find out why pencil cases were invented. Find out
as much information for this investigation as you can from this search.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Pencil Case
Creating your Design for the Pencil Case
Using your IPad create three (3) designs. They must be suitable to place on your
pencil case. Bold shapes are preferable to smaller ones. They can be your initials
or any design that you think will work on your pencil case.
•Remember to add in any embellishments you are going to use eg. buttons,
sequins, extra felt.
•Annotate your design, pointing out any important points you wish to highlight.
•Colour in your design using the colours you are going to be using in the felt.
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Design 1 Design 2 Design 3
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Pencil Case
Creating your Design for the Pencil Case
Select one design and draw it again. It needs to be perfectly designed at this stage
as this will be the final picture that you will use to trace your pattern from.
•Print your design.
•Trace the pieces from the design.
•Cut out pattern using paper scissors.
•Pin pattern onto felt that has been backed with Vliesofix.
•Cut out felt.
•Iron onto medium size piece of denim. (See ‘Produce’ sheet)
•Zig–Zag satin stitch over edge of felt.

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Pencil Case
Produce - How to make your Denim Pencil Case
Cut one piece of material 50 x 40 cm. Using tailors chalk, rule a line down
the middle of the material. This gives 2 sections 25cm x 40 cm. On one
piece rule another line 10 cm in from the edge. Show the teacher your
marked sections before cutting.
40cm
25cm 15cm 10cm
Cut out a pattern of your chosen appliqué design on paper. It should be no
larger than 12 cm square.

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Pencil Case
Produce - How to make your Denim Pencil Case
Place pattern on to a piece of felt which has been stabilized with fusible
paper backing. Pin it on then cut out shape.
Peel off paper from felt then place felt shape onto middle sized piece of
denim fabric (15cm x 40cm) taking care not to go too close to the edges. Iron
– taking care not to move the iron while it is on the motif. The shape will
adhere to pencil case.
Satin stitch around motif. (Stitch length ½, Stitch width 3-4)
Collect your zip and two tab pieces (4 x 5 cm) of denim. Zig zag edges of tab.
Hand stitch ends of zip together. With zip closed, machine stitch tabs
(length2 ½ width 0) to both ends of the zip right sides together. Open out.

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Pencil Case
Produce - How to make your Denim Pencil Case
With right side of zip facing right side of fabric, sew 1 cm seam. If zip end is
too close to presser foot, leave needle in, lift presser foot up, undo zip, put
foot down, resume sewing. Repeat for other side. Press.
On outside, top stitch using zig zag or a fancy stitch close to folded edges.
Open zip. Place front and back right sides together. Pin, tack, and then sew
all the way around the outside twice with 1.5 cm seam allowance. Zig zag
outer edges to neaten. Trim corners. Turn through. Press.

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Pencil Case – finished product
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Pencil Case
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Pencil Case
Pencil Case Evaluation
Under each of the following headings write a few words about your work. Give
yourself a mark out of 5 for each category
Applique Design and hand sewing e.g. Was your design appropriate? Are you
pleased with the finished result? Are all embellishments stitched securely?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5
Satin stitch on appliqué design
Have you taken care with the satin stitching? Have loose ends been cut off? Are
any edges of felt showing?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Score ____ / 5

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Pencil Case
Pencil Case Evaluation
Zip – Have all loose threads been cut off? Is machining straight? Did you have any
problems putting in the zip?
__________________________________________________________________
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Score ____ / 5
Top stitching along zip - is it decorative? Are you pleased with the finished
look?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Score ____ / 5

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Pencil Case
Pencil Case Evaluation
Seams- Are all seams straight and finished off with zig-zag stitch inside the pencil
case?
__________________________________________________________________
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Score ____ / 5
Total Score ____ / 25
Are you happy with the overall result?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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Sewing Skills Checklist
Criteria Improvement Satisfactory Good Excellent
Needed
Ironing
Threading a needle
Backstitching
Tacking
Tying a knot
Sewing on a button
Using scissors
Using a tape measure
Using Vliesofix
Using a ‘quick unpick
Using a sewing machine
Threading a sewing machine
Threading a bobbin
Following production instructions
Confidence in the area of sewing
Other: