Textiles

Listed below are various websites which can give you much background information on design & technology. Some of them are great fun too!

ARTSCHEME
Visit this website and look at Unit IB 'Investigating materials' to see how you could use the * textile tree * to meet many of the art & design learning outcomes.
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/art/

BAGS
Visit this site to see some stylish examples of carrier bag decoration. Click on Products to see the variety that they manufacture. Useful for "Could a carrier make the job easier?"
www.bsmithpackaging.co.uk/index.htm

Friends
Find out about Friends of the Earth think about the Co-op's degradable carriers at this site. Useful for "Could a carrier make the job easier?"
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2229698.stm

LYCRA
Info about garments made from Lycra at this site. Useful for the textiles units.
www.lycra.com/

Plastic bags
The Film and Bag Federation of The Society of the Plastics Industry in America have a website for teachers which will test your knowledge of recycling issues, and give you some background information about plastic bags. Useful for the Year 5 activity "How could a carrier make the job easier"
www.plasticbag.com/index.html

SPARTACUS
Visit this web site to find out about the history of the textiles industry in Britain. Useful for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm

Science Schemes
Visit this website and look at Unit 1C 'Sorting and using materials' to see how you could use the * textile tree * to meet many of the science learning outcomes. Warning: this site takes a long while to load because it is in frequent use!
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science

TENCEL
Information about the new fibre Tencil from this website. Useful for textiles units.
www.Tencel.com/

TYVEK
To find out more about the many different uses of Tyvek look at this web site. Useful for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
www.tyvek.com/

WEBSTERS
To find out about different types of weaving looms, look at this website. Useful for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
yarnatwebsters.com/weaving.html