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Embroidery is patterns which are sewn into a fabric.

Textiles

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There are lots of things you can make from sewing together textiles. Clothes, sheets, covers, bags and towels are all made from textiles. So are cushions, wall hangings and curtains. Textiles use soft materials or fabrics, usually cotton or wool. They can be decorated with embroidery or as a tapestry.

1 .

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

Knitting

Threading

Embroidery

Painting

Embroidery uses a needle and thread

2 .

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?

3 .

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!

4 .

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

5 .

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’

6 .

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

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 .

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

9 .

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!

10 .

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

Green

Black

Pink

Blue

Pink is the nearest of these colors to red

Author: David Bland