Hello and welcome to today's design and technology lesson.

Thank you for joining me for your learning today.

My name's Mrs. Fletcher and I'm here to help and guide you through the lesson.

Today's lesson is called "Using Stationary Storage Product Patterns," and it's part of the 2D shapes to 3D products stationary storage unit.

In this lesson, we get to look at how we can turn paper pattern pieces into fabric pattern pieces, which can then be turned into a 3D product.

So let's have a look at what we'll be learning about today.

The outcome of today's lesson is I can make accurate fabric pieces from patterns, and that's where we'll get to look at how we turn paper pattern pieces that have been carefully measured and cut out into accurate pieces of fabric that we can be joined together to make a 3D product.

So by the end of today's lesson, we'll have turned our paper templates into those accurate fabric pieces.

There are some keywords and phrases that we'll be seeing in today's lesson so we need to make sure that we know what they mean before we start.

So let's have a look at them together.

So the first one is pattern piece.

Can you say that after me? Pattern piece.

Well done.

And that refers to the cutout template that we're going to use to make fabric pieces.

Then we've got placement.

Can you repeat that after me? Placement.

Well done.

And placement means the position of something, where something has been put, where it has been placed.

And the final one is the word wastage.

Can you repeat that? Wastage.

Well done.

And wastage refers to unused material that can't be used as part of the pattern pieces that we are cutting.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

First of all, we're going to look at the pattern placement and then we're going to move on to looking at securing and cutting those pattern pieces that will be used to make a 3D product.

So let's get started with that first section, pattern placement.

Fabric products are made by joining separate pieces of fabric together.

The separate pieces are cut from fabric using pattern pieces.

The pattern pieces are usually made from paper.

So here we can see that some red fabric has been cut using those pattern pieces, which were placed on top, and then those red fabric pieces have been joined together with sewing to make the 3D product.

So that's the process that we go through from pattern pieces to end product.

Pattern pieces need to be placed carefully before we cut them out.

So here you can see some pattern pieces.

Two rectangular pieces have been placed on top of the red fabric that they're going to be cut out from.

Good pattern placement leaves as much fabric as possible to use again.

So you can see, by placing them close to the edge close together on one side of that fabric, we've got a good piece of reusable fabric on the opposite side.

So good placement means we can use that fabric again.

Bad pattern placement creates what we call wastage.

And here you can see that the two rectangular pattern pieces have been placed at very different angles to each other in the middle of the fabric, not as neat and aligned as we saw in the previous slide.

And that creates wastage.

And wastage refers to any small or irregular shaped bits of fabric that are difficult to use again.

So because we've not got a good size fabric left over, like we did in the previous slide, those bits of fabric are difficult to use, and that's why we refer to it as wastage.

Quick check then.

What do we call the small bits of fabric that are left over after cutting out pattern pieces? Is it spare, extra or wastage? Pause the video.

Have a think.

Welcome back.

What did you think? Well done if you said it was wastage.

Exactly, those are the small bits of fabric that we would find difficult to use again.

So here Sofia has tried three different ways of placing her pattern pieces to reduce that wastage and make the most of the fabric piece that she is using.

So have a look at these three ways that she's tried.

So in example number one, she's placed them quite central in the fabric and different ways around different orientations, and they're not too close together.

In example number two, she's put them quite close together, quite close to the edge of the fabric, and they're both facing the same way.

And in example number three, she's put them facing the same way, quite close together and in the centre of the fabric.

So have a look.

Which of those do you think is the best placement? Which one should she use to reduce the wastage and make the most of the piece of fabric that she's planning on using? Pause the video.

Have a think or talk to your partner and come back when you've decided which is the best option for Sofia.

Okay, welcome back.

What did you think? Well, if you have a look at the three different options, we can see that the second option, option two, is the one that does the most to reduce that wastage and leave in good size piece of fabric that can be used again.

In option one and option three, Sofia placed the pieces quite central to the piece of fabric and quite far away from each other, which means she's not maximised that space and she's created wastage all around the outside.

So option number two is the best placement in order to reduce that wastage.

Well done if you said that too.

So who here then has chosen the best pattern placement? So have a look at the way Jun, Izzy and Sam have placed their pattern pieces on their fabric.

Who has done it well, do you think? Who's limited the wastage that they will create? Pause the video and have a think.

Okay, welcome back.

What did you think? Who's done the best job there? Well done if you said Jun.

Jun has created the least amount of wastage from the fabric that he's using by placing his pattern pieces close to the edge and close together, and that limits the wastage that you create on a piece of fabric.

Well done if you said that as well.

So time for a task now in this first part of the lesson.

So you will have a set of paper pattern pieces ready to use for this task.

And your task is to arrange those pattern pieces on the chosen fabric that you're going to use to make your 3D product.

And I want you to think about the placement.

Where can you put them that will limit the amount of wastage that you create? So remember, the successful ones we've already seen had their pattern pieces quite close together, quite close to the edge so that they maximise the amount of room that was left over that could be used again.

So that's your task for now.

Pause the video when you've done that and come back when you're finished.

Welcome back.

So hopefully you managed to place your pattern pieces in a place that limited the wastage on your fabric.

Izzy's had another go here at placing her paper pattern pieces because her original placement didn't reduce the amount of wastage she was creating.

She hadn't thought carefully about how to limit that wastage and she put them in the middle of the fabric, different ways round, not very close together.

If you look at her new placement here, she's placed them closer to the edge.

She's placed them the same way round, and she's placed them close together as well.

So the new placement reduces that wastage, leaving a piece of fabric that can be used again.

So have a look at yours, check that you have got the best position you can use to limit that wastage and leave a good piece of fabric that can be used again.

Well done if you've got an effective pattern placement on your fabric.

So let's move on to the second part of the lesson.

In this part of the lesson, we're going to look at securing those paper pattern pieces onto the fabric and then cutting them accurately so they'll be ready to use to join together in our 3D product.

We now know why it's important to place the pattern pieces carefully to limit that wastage.

After finding the best placement, we need to make sure that the pieces are attached securely so they don't move and change that placement that we've already chosen.

There are a few different ways to attach pattern pieces to fabric.

You can use pins, you can use double sided tape or you could use fabric clips.

Pins are quick and accurate to apply, but they need to be used with care because they are quite sharp.

If you're using pins, then pins should be placed near the edge of the pattern pieces in the seam allowance.

So remember, the seam allowance was the extra bit of fabric that was allowed on the end of each pattern piece, so the edge of each pattern piece where we're going to be doing our sewing and joining.

So that's where the pins should be used.

Double sided tape is a type of tape that is sticky on both sides and can be used to secure your pattern pieces to your fabric.

But you may find that it doesn't always work.

Some very fluffy fabrics or some very loose weave fabric, like a hessian or something like that, struggles to stick to the double sided tape.

So it may not work for all types of fabric.

And to use this type of attachment, we attached it to the paper pieces.

We peel off the backing and then we press them into place on the fabric that you are going to be using.

It can be difficult to remove the tape from the paper pieces afterwards, which might mean that you would not be able to use those pattern pieces again.

Fabric clips are quick and safe, and they can be moved very easily.

So they can be adjusted, moved out of the way if you need to when you come to sewing.

And they do not damage the pattern pieces at all.

So these pattern pieces could be used again for another project.

They are best used though for joining fabric pieces after they've been cut when they're ready to sew because they can only be used on an edge.

And because we only can have one or two sides of our pattern pieces on an edge, you wouldn't be able to use them on those pieces that are in the middle of the fabric.

So these are best used when we have already cut out our fabric pieces.

Quick check then before we move on.

Which method may not work on all fabrics? So which of those three methods we've just looked at may not work on all fabrics? Was it the pins, the double sided tape or the clips? Pause the video and have a think.

Okay, what did you think? Well done if you said it was the double sided tape.

So as Izzy is reminding us here, tape does not stick well to very fluffy or rough or even loose weave fabrics may not stick well to that tape.

Well done if you remembered that.

Once we've secured our pattern pieces in place, they need to be cut very accurately to make sure that they remain the same size that we've planned in our pattern pieces, ready to be joined together to make one whole product.

Sharp fabric scissors are best to use to get a very clean, accurate cut along the edge of that pattern piece seam.

If your scissors are not sharp enough and you end up trying to cut through several times, it can pull the fabric, it can pull it out of place, it can make a very rough edge, and that leads to the pattern piece not being as accurate as we need it to be.

So clean, sharp edges need to be created using sharp fabric scissors, and you may need to get an adult to help you with this, but those are the best type of scissors to use for this task.

Just like a jigsaw, the pattern pieces are designed to fit together in a certain way.

It's important to cut accurately so the sizes do not change.

If we change the sizes of the pieces when we're cutting them out, then they may not fit together properly when we come to join them together later.

If they don't fit together, we won't get the product outcome that we wanted.

Quick check then.

Why is it important that we cut the pattern pieces accurately? Is it A so they fit together? Is it B so they look good? Or is it C so they stay flat? Pause the video and have a think.

Welcome back.

What did you think? Well done if you said it was so they fit together.

So that's the key thing that we need to do when we're cutting out the pattern pieces is to cut them accurately so they remain the same size so they fit together properly.

So time for your task in this second part of the lesson then.

So you are going to, first of all, choose a suitable method, so one of those three methods that we've looked at there to secure your pattern pieces to your fabric.

So you should have your paper pattern pieces.

You should have one of those methods, the pins, the tape or the clips, and you should have the piece of fabric that you're going to place your pattern pieces onto, or you already placed them onto.

Now you're going to secure them into place so they stay in that place.

Once you've done that, you're going to very carefully cut around the edges of each pattern piece, making sure you're accurate and clean with those cuts so that you do not change the shape of the pattern on the fabric underneath.

Pause the video and come back when you've done those two parts of this task.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? Well, Izzy has chosen to attach her pattern pieces using pins, and she said that she chose pins because she can put them all the way around the edges and they are easy to remove when she's finished.

So that's why she chose those ones.

So hopefully you had a good reason for choosing the method that you used, and you applied it correctly, which enabled you to cut out accurately your pattern pieces.

Well done if you completed that task.

We've come to the end of the lesson now.

And we've done lots of work on understanding why pattern placement, securing pattern pieces, and cutting pattern pieces accurately are all really important steps in preparing your fabric pieces ready to join to make a 3D fabric product.

We've learned that pattern placement is important and that pattern pieces should be placed carefully to avoid wastage.

We've learned that pattern pieces should be secured to fabric using pins or double sided tape as the most accurate method.

And we've learned that accurate pattern cutting is essential to achieve the planned product outcomes.

So if we want the product to be as we planned it, then the pieces need to fit together.

We need to make sure we're accurate in the way we create those pieces.

Thank you for joining me for today's lesson.

Hopefully I'll see you again for the next stage of the unit where we get to actually join these fabric pieces into our 3D product.

But for me, it's goodbye for now.