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Embroidery is patterns which are sewn into a fabric.

Textiles, Fabrics and Sewing

This KS1 Design and Technology quiz helps children learn about textiles, fabrics, simple sewing skills and using materials safely.

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Fascinating Fact:

Sewing is a way of joining fabric together using a needle and thread.

In KS1 Design and Technology, children learn how different materials can be used to make simple products. This topic helps pupils explore fabric, texture, patterns and careful making skills.

Key Terms

Textile: A material made from fibres, often used for clothes, bags or soft products.
Fabric: A soft material that can be cut, folded, shaped or decorated.
Pattern: A repeated design, shape or colour used to decorate a material.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What do KS1 children learn about textiles in Design and Technology?

KS1 children learn about different fabrics, how materials feel, how they can be shaped and how they can be used to make simple products.

What is fabric in simple English?

Fabric is a soft material used to make things such as clothes, bags, cushions, costumes and other everyday items.

Why do children learn about materials in KS1 Design and Technology?

Children learn about materials so they can choose what works best for a product and explain why it is suitable.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Jack has made a hat. What can he use to decorate the hat?

Ribbon

Chocolate

Wood

Polythene

Ribbon is used a lot for decoration and to make sashes

2 .

Most clothes are made from pieces of cloth. The pieces of cloth are ____ together.

Welded

Stuck

Glued

Sewn

What is used to do the sewing? - A needle

3 .

What is used to sew clothes together?

Cotton thread

Steel wire

Copper wire

String

Can you get the thread through the eye of the needle? It’s not easy!

4 .

Callum is designing a cover for his mobile phone. His mobile phone is red. Callum wants the cover to match his mobile phone. Which of these colours of cloth would be best for Callum to use?

Green

Black

Pink

Blue

Pink is the nearest of these colours to red

5 .

Harry is designing an umbrella. What sort of fabric does he need for the umbrella?

Very heavy

Waterproof

Very flimsy

Very expensive

The umbrella must keep the rain out

6 .

Sarah has just made a cushion cover. She decides to decorate it by sewing patterns into it with colourful thread. This is called __________.

Knitting

Threading

Embroidery

Painting

Embroidery uses a needle and thread

7 .

Lucy is making a jumper. She makes it from wool. Lucy is ________ the jumper.

Mixing

Cooking

Baking

Knitting

Most hand-knitting is done with two long needles

8 .

Textiles can be man-made. But many textiles are made from cotton cloth. What is another word for the cloth?

Plastic

Fabric

Rubber

Base

Sometimes cloth or fabric is just called ‘material’

9 .

Which of these can be made from textiles?

Cushion covers

Pillow cases

Curtains

All three of them

Can you make a list of all the things that can be made from textiles? It could be a very long list!

10 .

Maria is making a skirt. The design is on thin pieces of paper. Maria pins the paper to the cloth. She cuts round the design on the paper. The design on the paper is called a _______.

Video

Portrait

Pattern

Parcel

What does Maria use to cut round the pattern?

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)

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