Assignment 1 – Project

Assignment

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Please make sure that you have gone through all units within the content before starting Assignment 1.

The student is required to do a major project it can be from a pattern or of your own design.

Each unit has suggestions for projects and below are more choices:

• knitting – hand, machine
• crochet
• embroidery – crewel, cross stitch, needlepoint, monogramming, smocking, huck, appliqué embroidery, sewing machine embroidery, cut-work
• rug crafts – hand hooking, punch needle, cross stitch on burlap, needlepoint, braided, crochet, tufted
• weaving – loom, off loom
• knotting – macramé, tatting
• moose tufting
• porcupine quill arts
• beading, dream catcher
• quilting

Have you  completed all course requirements?

1. Click link to refer to course checklist.
2. Click link to refer to course completion.

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Videos

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Take digital pictures of all steps of the construction of this project, all processes, and techniques.

Then put the pictures into ONE presentation document – PowerPoint or Word document or other media (pre-approved by the Lead Teacher).

Include captions of the techniques, demonstration of safety, (safe and proficient use of sewing equipment, pressing equipment, cutting tools and sewing notions) and procedures.

All areas below must be included in your presentation.

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1. Explain why you made the choice for your project, and the history of the yarn/textile art technique.  
   
   
2. Take a picture of the commercial pattern or the design project you are doing.


3. Take a picture of all necessary resources and describe what they are used for. (Type of yarn(s)/textile(s), needles, measuring tape, etc.) or list and describe the resources needed to complete this project.


4. Take pictures demonstrating three techniques required for the project, these can be at the introductory, level or higher. You must describe how to do the technique.


5. Take pictures of your project from start to finish. You must be in all pictures.


6. Take pictures showing safety and proficient use with all sewing equipment, pressing equipment, cutting tools, and sewing notions.


7. Sending photos can be a problem! You may wish to optimize the pictures before making a PowerPoint or Word document, or you can convert the PowerPoint or Word document to PDF to increase the speed of uploading.


8. All pictures must be clear, not blurry and incorporated into one document (PowerPoint, Word document, video or other media). The pictures must not be submitted individually. Please note the student must be shown in the pictures.

 Refer to the Marking Rubric

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Marking Rubric