TEXTILES Bucket Hat Project COMPLETE UNIT

In this unit, students are introduced to the textiles environment and basic sewing concepts. They explore sewing room safety, textiles tools and equipment and simple sewing machine stitching techniques. Emphasis is placed on hands-on learning and making connections between everyday life and textiles items.

This is a complete unit of work that has students creating a reversible bucket hat as their main practical project. Included in this unit:

• 10 week program (editable format)
• Student theory work booklet (PDF format)
• Teacher answer booklet (PDF format)
• Student project portfolio booklet (PDF format)
• Assessment notification (editable format)
• Bucket Hat instructions booklet with step-by-step instructions and photos for easy following (PDF format)

All topic information sections in the theory workbook are written in an easy to read manner and accompanied by simple tasks such as identify the sewing room hazards, describe the functions of basic sewing equipment, sewing machine anatomy identification and uses of textiles cloze passages. Students undertake the portfolio in conjunction with the practical project component to ensure they develop a deep understanding of the design process.