Textiles for year 9-13 students (13-18) at Fairfield College in Hamilton, New Zealand. This blog provided information for the students and their whaanau, and showcased their learning from 2017-2019.
Term Two flew by really quickly! Year 10's began learning how to construct a Hooded Sweatshirt following tricky pattern instructions and some of the Year 9' began an Up-cycled Soft Toy.
Here's a glimpse at some of their completed work...
Check out the progress the Year 9's are making on their neck Pillows. The heads were quite challenging to construct. I'm super impressed with the work this group is achieving each week.
It is close to the end of
term and there has been some fabulous work going on in the FFC Textile’s room.
The Year 9 Soft Toys are nearly all complete and the Year 10 Hoodies are at the
same point. Well done to all the students who have maximised their time in
class and put their newfound knowledge and skills to good use. There has been
some challenges along the way, and it’s been great to see the students
supporting one another and coming up with creative ways to problem solve. Both
the Year 9 and Year 10 groups have been a pleasure to teach and I’m going to
miss the supportive and positive environment that’s been created over the first
half of this year. Put those sewing skills to good use over the holidays and I
look forward to seeing you in Textile’s next year.
It is coming to the end of term and
the Year 9’s are piecing their soft toys together bit by bit. They have worked incredibly
hard on some very challenging techniques and have broadened their vocabulary
along the way – darts, bagging out, muzzle, snoz…