Fabric joining and cutting techniques | Design and technology

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Which of these is a way to join fabric?
- cooking
- sawing
- sewing ✓
- drawing
Which tool would you use for sewing?
- a stapler
- a saw
- a ruler
- a paintbrush
- a needle ✓
Which of these is made from fabric?
- peg
- iron
- coat ✓
- kitchen roll
Why should needles be carried around in a box or pouch?
- they are expensive
- they are small
- they are sharp ✓
- they are shiny
What job does this object do?
- stores the thread
- stores the needles
- measures the stitches
- protects the finger ✓
Which of these fabrics comes from a plant?
- wool
- cotton ✓
- leather
- silk

What is this part of a needle called?
- mouth
- arm
- eye ✓
- point
Sewing is a method of __________ fabric.
- cleaning
- cutting
- measuring
- joining ✓
What do we call a completed row of stitching?
- a run ✓
- a walk
- a line
- a thread
Which of these describes a back stitch?
- vertical stitches and loops
- a solid line made by reversing a stitch ✓
- a continuous run of stitches with gaps
- a decorative stitch
Which of these is a blanket stitch?
Order these steps to sew a run of stitches.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  thread the needle
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  secure the thread to the fabric
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  repeat a series of stitches
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  secure the leftover thread
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  trim to neaten

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Sewing consists of one type of stitch whereby the thread is passed in and out of the fabric.

There are different types of stitches, which require different movements of the needle and thread.