JHS2 Career Technology · Term 3 Week 7: Planning for Making Artefacts/products

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.3.1.3 - Planning to make sewing artefacts/products

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a seam is and state its purpose in sewing artefacts.
Identify at least five commonly used seams for sewing and classify them as conspicuous or inconspicuous.
Discuss at least four basic rules for making quality seams and justify why each rule matters.
Prepare a simple written plan for making a sewing artefact, listing materials, tools, seam type, and steps in the correct order.
Produce a small stitched sample (paper or fabric) demonstrating one seam type, following the rules discussed in class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Designing and Making of Artefacts/products (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Planning for Making Artefacts/products (5.3)
Content standard: B8.5.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of planning for making artefacts/products and table setting
Indicator: B8.5.3.1.3 - Planning to make sewing artefacts/products
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 69
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explain what is meant by seams.
E.g. It is the process of joining two or more layers of fabrics together.
2. Identify commonly used seams for sewing.
E.g. French, plain/open, run and fell, machine and fell, overlaid
3. Classify basic seams into two groups.
E.g. - Conspicuous seams-overlaid, machine and feel - Inconspicuous seams-French, plain/open
4. Discuss basic rules for making seams.
E.g. Thread should match the colour of fabric, seam width should be suitable for the fabric being worked on.