P5-7 have been very busy sewing bees this term – under the expert eye of Mrs Copeland and ably assisted by her mum Mrs Siwo! How lucky the pupils are to have the chance to sew – by hand and using a sewing machine and to make something of their own!
They designed and sewed their very own draw string bags. They began by creating a pattern of a letter to personalise the bag and this was transferred to a fabric patch and decorated using fabric paint. Next pupils hand sewed this to their bag using running stitch.
The seams of the bag were sewn up inside out and then pupils were able to turn bag the right way again.
The pupils selected a decorative stich and, using the electric sewing machine, used this to create the draw string casing. The final step was to use a bodkin to side the tape through the casing to create the draw sting.
Wow – what skills they have learnt!
So the next time you need a button sewed back on… you know who to ask!
