Art Class: Introduction to Sewing

Phew! I had just finished packing the resources for a new project. In a few more weeks, the Primary Six students will start their sewing project. Let me share some ways of distributing the coloured threads without getting them all tangled up. In my video, I explained how to remove the threads from the kitchen rolls and putting back when needed. The children will be using burlap as a canvas for their sewing project. 

Art Class: Making a Book

Hi teachers, building on our previous lesson, my students will be making a DIY book this week. The characters in their stories will be based on the puppets that they have made. For their online learning, they'll also be required to summarise their story in one sentence. I look forward to reading their stories!

Artventure: DIY Dress

School has started on 2 June and I'm happy to have completed some art projects during my break. Our school vacation is actually in June but due to the current situation, there was a swop to extend the circuit beaker. My favourite project has to be making my own dress using paper patterns since all the non-essential shops are still closed. It felt really good to make your own clothes. I bought the batik fabric in Bali last year and I knew I had to make something really useful. Not my usual colour scheme for work but I think it's a possible teaching tool when the time comes. 

It sure took a lot of time to make and I've learnt to take note of more details when looking at clothes😊. Besides the type of materials used, things like the type of stitch for different areas, the width/ tension of the stitch also depends on the type of fabrics used. Even though the dress looks alright, since I don't have a serger machine, the interior of the dress don't look professionally made. If I were to make this again, I will use a 50cm invisible zip and stitch my pockets nearer to the waist.