{"id":13777,"date":"2022-06-16T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=13777"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:11:11","slug":"the-great-leswalt-sewing-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2022\/06\/16\/the-great-leswalt-sewing-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Leswalt Sewing Bee!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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!<\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n
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The seams of the bag were sewn up inside out and then pupils were able to turn bag the right way again.<\/div>\n
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.<\/div>\n
Wow – what skills they have learnt!<\/div>\n
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So the next time you need a button sewed back on… you know who to ask!<\/div>\n
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