ANS 3

     


ANSWERS 3 POSTED ON THE 29 TH OF MAY 2020

     

Dear student, I hope that you have managed to answer all the questions for this week. Please help out at home and maybe try out some of the easy recipes from the grade 9 book if ever you have the ingredients at home. You can also try some easy recipes from the grade 7 and grade 8 textbook. See you soon– Miss Karishma

1.   Define fabric yoyo. (2)

A fabric Yoyo is a colorful technique which is usually made from scrap fabrics and it is gathered at the Centre and usually round in shape. It is used to decorate items.

       2.      List the materials needed to do a fabric yoyo? (5)

 Lightweight or medium weight scrap fabrics, 1 two-holed plastic button, Sewing kit

       3.     List the steps to do a fabric yoyo. (5)

1.      Cut round shapes of 12 cm diameter from scrap fabrics.

2.      Starting with a double backstitch, work running stitches close to the folded edge.

3.      Measure 0.5 cm from the raw edge and make a fold. Pin in position.

4.      Gently pull the running stitches to gather the fabric. Fasten with a double backstitch.

5.      Attach a button to secure and decorate the fabric Yoyo.

       4.  List 5 products where you can attach a fabric yoyo. (5)

cushion covers, garments, handbags , pillow cases, pencil case, blouse, skirts, decorations, wall hangers, and other accessories…

   
PART 2

       1.Define patchwork.(2)

Patchwork consists of cut pieces of scrap fabrics, joined together by hand or by machine stitching. The cut pieces can be made by various shapes such as squares, hexagons and triangles. Patchwork is one way of recycling and reusing fabrics from old clothes or textile items

                2.List the materials needed to do a patchwork? (5)

1 sheet of tracing paper, Lightweight or medium weight scrap fabrics, Sewing kit

             3.List the steps to do a patch work. (5)

1.      Draft a pattern on tracing paper as per dimensions from your textbook (25 by 25 cm) or according to your own project pattern.

2.      Using the pattern, cut out four squares in scrap fabrics. The patchwork will consist of four squares.

3.      With right sides facing together, join two pieces of scrap fabrics.

4.      Pin, tack and machine stitch or use back stiches instead if you do not have a sewing machine along stitching line. Work a seam of 1 cm wide.

5.      Press all seams open.

6.      Repeat the process with the other two pieces of fabric.

7.      With right sides facing, join the pieces together, matching stitching lines.

8.      Press all seams open. 

9.      Your patchwork is now completed.

                4. Define a seam. (2)

A seam is a method of joining two pieces of materials together and  must be strong, neat, well stitched and well-pressed.

        5. Define a flat seam. (2)

A flat seam is also known as a plain seam is flat and is used on a wide variety of garments except on see-through fabrics. 

              6. List 2 ways to neaten seams. (2)

It can be done by Loop stitches or zig zag sewing machine stitches.