Sewing & Textiles

Sew far, sew good is a textiles based unit that is underpinned by the national curriculum for design and technology.

It aims to ensure that all children develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in our ever-changing world, gaining understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality products for a wide range of users and to critique, evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.

Through a variety of creative and practical activities, children are taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making. 

Autumn term 2025

This term year 3 are making a sleep eye mask

Here the children are making an eye mask and learning which stitches to best use for applique to add designs and which stitches are best for the joining of materials to ensure they are secure. The children researched existing products before designing their own using products already on the market.

During the project the children will use pattern pieces to cut out their templates using felt before adding their design on top using applique.

Happening over the year:

Year 4 - Will make Pencil cases

Year 5 - Will make a Tote bag

Year 6 - Will make a Bucket hat