Aim: Learn how to manipulate fabric to create an object or a design feature.
WORKSHOP TITLE
Manipulating Fabric Object: African Handheld Folding Fan
TEACHER
Andrea Marfo
TARGET AUDIENCE
PGCert Peers
OPTIMUM CLASS SIZE
7 students
DURATION
20mins
PREP TIME / CLEARUP TIME
10 mins (To Lay object, Fabrics samples, Sewing equipment and resources)
RESOURCES REQUIRED
A room with tables and chairs for up to 10 people.
LAST UPDATE
Friday 9th February 2024
LEARNING OUTCOME SUMMARY
Students will be able to: Learn how to observe an object, engage and give feedback. Work with their peers. Identify how to manipulate fabric. Learn one fabric manipulation Learn how different fabric behaves and reacts. Learn basics on how to thread a needle and hand stitching.
DURATION
TEACHING PLAN
STUDENT ACTIVITY
5 mins
Get the learners to introduce themselves. To introduce myself, make the aims, learning objectives known to the learners, Ice break, and to ask learners if there know anything about the topic or object (African fan). Pass the African fans to learners and tell them to think of their five senses while observing the object and feedback to their peers of their findings. Talk about the history of the African fan (the ones I bought in is Ghanaian Kente fabric print. The history of Kente, Wax cotton fabric and the purpose/use of fan e.g. used in the farmers market, homes, weddings, gifts.
Learners to observe the object through the five senses (Touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste)and to feedback to their peers about their findings. Learners to feedback with one word to describe the object or a reflection they had on the object. Learners to ask questions about the object and the information and history given by me verbally.
2 min
Demo how to thread a needle and a quick demo of pleats and show sample of fabric manipulation (Pleats and Tucks). Houses rules and Safety of using the equipment’s.
Observe demo
10 mins
Explain the task to learners, to create their own type of fabric manipulation to make a design or an object. Observe the learners, help them if the set stuck, engage and encourage them with activities to deepen their learning.
Learners to use the African fan as source of inspiration. Leaners to use their five senses to pick their fabric, allocated time 1-2mins to do this task. Learners to independently, or within a group, manipulate a fabric to create a design or object Get learners to engage with their peers whilst doing the task.
3-5 mins
To conclude the task, repeat the learning outcomes, feedback, ask learners questions and allow learners to ask questions Recap on the aims. Ask learners to discuss in their group what they learned (i.e. the differences between the different fabrics and techniques used.)
Learners to participate in feedback Get learners to tell me what they learned. Learners to feedback on the exercise, discuss what emotions and physical engagement of senses they had, and share if there were any positive or negative memories created?
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Observing the learners exploring the objects and creating fabric manipulation to make a design or object of their own. Leaners learning to use five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste to enable the learner to be inspired to create.
HYPERLINKS AND SUPPORTING LEARNING REFERNCES
The Art of Manipulating fabric / Colette Wolff. UAL Library
HEALTH AND SAFETY / NOTES
Handle the needle and scissors with care. Please do not point the scissors or needle at each another.
