John Perryn Primary have been developing their Textile linked skills this Term as part of Design and Technology curriculum. The whole school has been involved in creating a range of Christmas decorations which have been used to decorate the school for Christmas.

The youngest children  have learnt how to weave in a range of situations and Key Stage 1 children have made Christmas bunting , range of Christmas baubles  and stockings .

The Key Stage 2 children have worked together on a joint sewing venture – making Table runners and Advent calendars.

The children have risen to the challenge of Designing and working with range of fabrics, learning how to sew a range of stiches  and the importance of finishing techniques  to improve the standard of a finished product.

Other textile based work this term has included – “make , do and mend” a project that recycled old clothes into new ones linked with what children were studying – Life in wartime. Pupils have also been designing and making T-shirts using fabric paints.

Children have really enjoyed this creative topic.