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media type="custom" key="4427449"  **Year Eight Fabric**

Fabric is one of our many Tech Arts at Te Awamutu Intermediate. In year seven you get to make a tennis ball, a bag, a pencil case and a pillow. Last year I made all of the things above and enjoyed learning how to use the sewing machine and how to use the over locker. This year I am year eight and I am making a sweatshirt. The first step to making a sweatshirt is to choose your material. You can either choose some colours from school or buy some of your own. I chose to buy my own fabric and it was hot pink and had black spots all over it. Once we had our material we then have to measure ourselves with one of the other sweatshirts. There was XS, S, M and L. I was S so I took the small templates for my sweatshirt. Next we had to get some chalk and draw with it around the outline of our templates. There was the arms. the back, the front, the pocket and the hood. Then you go and get the red handled scissors and cut out your templates. Once you had done that, it was time to cut out your pattern or patterns and pin them on the back template. Then you sew on your patterns and then sew together you sweatshirt. It takes a long time to sew all your pieces together, but everyone enjoys it. I have got up to the sewing part of my sweatshirt and am really enjoying making it.

15.10.09

I have got further in making my sweatshirt and now have the letters and pattern on. I have also sewed my shoulders together and have now finnished sewing my hood together. Next lesson I will sew on my arms and sew my hood onto my sweatshirt. Here ia a photo of me working on my sweatshirt.