Please note
This unit has been replaced by the unit *New* Textiles: Bags.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Consider a range of factors in their design criteria and use this to create a waistcoat design.
- Use a template to mark and cut out a design.
- Use a running stitch to join fabric to make a functional waistcoat.
- Attach a secure fastening, as well as decorative objects.
- Evaluate their final product.
Suggested prior learning
Textiles: Stuffed toys
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Waistcoat design
Lesson 2: Preparing fabric
Lesson 3: Assembling my waistcoat
Lesson 4: Decorating my waistcoat
Key skills
- Designing a
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Key knowledge
- To understand
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Key vocabulary
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Resources
Unit resources
Design and technology
Knowledge organiser – DT Y6: Waistcoats
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'Textiles: Waistcoats.'
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D&T Textiles skills videos
Practise appliqué, cross-stitch and more with our updated Textiles skills videos.
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Vocabulary display – D&T Y6: Textiles: Waistcoats
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Waistcoats'.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
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