Design Technology

What will we learn?

In this unit, pupils will learn how to sew pieces of fabric together to form a pouch. They will be able to name the parts of a needle and may be able to thread it. 

The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth (not a tapestry) that is nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex and later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date back to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle, and tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans. The cloth consists of some seventy scenes, and it is likely that it was commissioned by Bishop Odo, William's half-brother, and made in England (not Bayeux) in the 1070s. The tapestry now hangs in the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Bayeux, Normandy, France. 

The outline and structure of the block is as follows: 

• Identification of the problem Exploring materials 

• Explicit teaching of skills relating to the brief 

• Application of skills Evaluation and adaptation