The Weekly Jr. Oiler
January 25, 2019
Learning a New Skill
As part of our Academy of the Performing Arts, Junior, some advanced art students elected to take a class called APA Jr. Set Design and Costuming. During this semester, Mrs. O'Brien reached out to the community for donations or borrowing of sewing machines. She also had a lot of fabric donated for students to make and take.
After completing a unit on costume design where students used story elements to design costumes, APA Jr launched into the basics of garment construction, creating Santa hats and fleece-lined mittens. They learned to thread and operate a sewing machine, became familiar with pattern layout and cutting, and practiced straight and curved seams using a variety of different stitches. The students also learned how to elasticize wristbands, to sew in a lining, and to reinforce seams. Most important, because this was a first attempt at sewing for most, they learned to diagnose problems--an improperly threaded machine or bobbin--and to solve problems like broken needles or an incorrectly sewn seam, and they had the opportunity to share what they learned with one another to help complete their mittens.
Check out some of their handiwork below!
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