Textiles
You can wrap up your planning and prep in no time at all with these super links which give you information on working with textiles with children.
African textiles
Visit in a new windowLots of images to support the teaching of meaning behind textile images/stories.
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Bayeux tapestry
Visit in a new windowSee scenes from the story on the Museum of Readings webpage.
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Design your own Tartan
Visit in a new windowA super interactive Tartan designer. Easy to use and creates a nice sample for you too! Great for topics on Scottish culture, Katie Morag or design work in textiles.
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Screenprinting movie
Visit in a new windowBBC footage showing the process of screen printing a design on to a t-shirt. The creation of the screen is shown, followed by the manual method of using a squeegie to press ink through the screen and on to the t-shirt.
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Textile collage movie
Visit in a new windowCutting and tearing different materials to make a 2D collage bird. BBC footage.
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What's my tartan
Visit in a new windowWorks in partnership with the tartan design site. An example tartan is shown for common Scottish names.
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