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 * I have used a number of pictures to put on my animoto to show the soft furnising iteam around my home. **
 * Hope you enjoy my animoto **

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= = = = = Textile Materials = [|woven fabrics.pdf] [|kntted fabrics and nonwoven.pdf] [|Fibres.pdf] Textile Tools
 * I have created an animoto by taking images from internet that inspired me during the designing of my pillow**.

Tools help you to work with raw materials and manipulate them into a final product. They are usually designed for a specific task to achieve particular results. Some tools are related specifically to textiles technology. They help you to work with raw materials, such as threads, yarns and fabrics. = = = Tools specific to textiles include := Dressmaker's chalk __**Saftey Precautions**__ __**Uses**__

>> *This is used for marking lines on fabric for the desighner to follow.
 * *Do not eat it
 * *Do not poke it in someones eyes

Dressmaker's model ** __Saftey Precautions__ ** **__Uses__** *Place it on a flat surface so it does fall. *This model is used to model clothes to see how it would look and fit on a person.

Sewing machine ** __Saftey preacautions__ __Uses__ ** *Always tie your hair back *Thread the machine properly *Be cautious of the needel accedently braking *A machine with a mechanically driven needle for sewing or stitching cloth.

> * To reduce the risk of electric shock *The overlocker is used to sew over the edeges > * The overlock machine should never be left unattended when plugged in of one or two peaces of cloth for edging.Also > *Always unplug this overlock machine from the electrical outlet for seaming or hemming. immediately after using and before cleaning. > * Always unplug before replacing light bulb. > * An overlock stitch sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, > hemming or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through > *The pins ends are sharp and are to be handeled with care *The pins are not to be used by children under the age of 7 easier to sew together > * Pins are used to hold fabric together to make it easier for people to the fabric straightly together. Dressmaker's shears/scissors __Saftey Preacuations__ **__Uses__** *The scissors are also very sharp and may cut yu if used innapropreatly *The scissors are used for cutting fabric in different shapes and sizes.
 * Overlocker __Saftey Preacautions__ __Uses__
 * Pins __Saftey Preacautions__ **__Uses__**

Thimble __Saftey Preactions__ __Uses__ *Because the Timble is so small it is a choken hazzard for young children *To preavent your thumb from getting pricked by needeles ,pins etc. > *The unpickeres are also very sharp,be preacoutious when using. *The unpicker is used to unpick or undo stiching.
 * Unpicker __Saftey Preacutions__ __Uses__

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**Textile Technique**
**Applique** **Applique** literally means "to put on" in French and is a technique used to decorate the surface of fabric by applying pieces of cut fabric on top of a layer of fabric by sewing or embroidering around the edges.Applique in my design is very important because i will need to transphere my tie-dye fabric shapes onto my pillow. To find the steps on how to applique scroll down to the you tube videos and you will see step by step on applique. Fabric Crayons Tie-dye Practicing on the sewing machine On the sewing machine last term (term 3)our class practiced on the sewing, doing straight lines , curvey lines and zig-zag lines.Here is my practice fabric.As you can see down below that my practice on the sewing machine was quiet succesful.The purpose of practicing on the sewing machine before we start our design is so that we can have a feel of the sewing machine before we start our pillow. Straight and curve seam Down below i have completed a straight seam and a curved edge both of these will help me with my finnal design of my pillow. The curved seam is for circle pillows and the straight seam is for square,rectangel etc pillows.In order to do so you will have to follow my steps down below. Blanket stich A buttonhole stitch used on the edges of a blanket or other material too thick to be hemmed.The blanket stich can also be used as a border of giving deth to your design.The blanket stich will not be used in my desighn as i am not doing a typical pillow that would require this type of stiching design. Beading Decoration or ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or of a semicircular cross section.Beading is a nice design to use because it shows elegance and sophistication to your design.However i will not be using beading for my pillow. Video Clips I have gathered video clips to show you step by step of how to complete one of the following desighns above. media type="youtube" key="eXkSE2TTF4s" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="794UZyOheH8" width="425" height="350" media type="youtube" key="JOPxNNEv75w" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="ifA-7S7EkMw" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="2PJnM6MK30U" width="425" height="350" Textile Manufactoring ==The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by knitting or weaving, which turns yarn into cloth. The machine used for weaving is the loom. For decoration, the process of colouring yarn or the finished material is dyeing.== = Glossary = Fabric decaration Techniques Here is a list of Fabric dearation techniques.
 * Similar to regular crayons, you can use these crayons to make designs on fabric. Draw your design on paper with the fabric crayons, then iron it onto your fabric. It makes a permanent design and is machine washable.I will not be needing to use this design of fabric crayons however if you want to find more about it there is a tutorial down below.**
 * Tie-dye is a method of dyeing clothing originally popularized by members of the hippie subculture. Clothes are tied, either with string rubber bands or pegs into some sort of pattern. Then the clothes are dyed, either by submerging them or by squirting dye solution onto them. Where the fabric is tied, some areas do not absorb dye, forming a pattern. This is known as a resist technique (the areas that are tied resist dyeing).For my Pillow i will be using tie-dye which will allow me to create cool patterns on my pillow. For lesons on how to do tye-dye see down below.**
 * Absorbency**- A measure of how much water a fabric can absorb.
 * Blend**- A blend is a fabric or yarn made up of more than one type of fibre.
 * Cambric**- Cambric is a lightweight cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework.
 * Dyes-** Dye is used to color fabric. There are two main types: Natural dyes and Synthetic dyes. The process is called dyeing.
 * Embroidery**- Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stiching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. See also:Machine embroidery.
 * Filament**- A filament is a fine, thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire.
 * Gauze**- A very light, sheer, fine woven fabric.
 * Huckaback**- Huckaback is a type of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels.
 * Intarsia**- Intarsia is a knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours.
 * Jacquard loom**- The Jacuard was the first machine to use punched cards. It uses punched cards to control the pattern being woven. It is a form of dobby loom, where individual harnesses can be raised and lowered independently. **Knit fabrics**- Knit Fabrics are fabrics that were produced through the process of knitting.
 * Chain Stich**-An ornamental stitch in which loops are crocheted or embroidered in a chain.
 * Blanket stich**-A buttonhole stitch used on the edges of a blanket or other material too thick to be hemmed.
 * Running stich**-A simple form of hand stitching, consisting of small stitches that look the same on both sides of the fabric, usually used for gathering Sometimes called gathering stitch
 * Lazy Daisy**-An embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns
 * Couching**-In embroidery, couching and laid work are techniques in which yarn or other materials are laid across the surface of the ground fabric and fastened in place with small stitches of the same or a different yarn.
 * Stem stich**-It is most useful in work done in the hand, and especially in outlines of flowers, unshaded leaves, and arabesque, and all conventional designs.

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