Work Experience- Day Seven

 Work Experience 

Todays lesson started off by me continuing to make samples while completing task if the teacher asked, for example cutting up fabric or getting the teacher something. 


In the break between the lessons I made sure that the watercolors, paint brushes and water pots were out for the class to use them. In this lesson I continued to work in on the samples and made a layered slashed sample. I think this samples will work well as it was easier to make but still improves sewing machine confidence and skills which will be good for the middle school years.  


In the last lesson of the day I helped a student understand there pattern they wanted to use for the final piece. I helped her to understand the order she should sew the panels in and how to shift the fabric to make the shape better. I also cut fabric up for people. On of the students asked for my advise on some samples and she had run out of ideas. To help I shared some of my ideas with her and some of my previous works. This then started a conversation between a few of us about discussing colleges and what they want to do in the future. I found this really interesting learning what people want to do and which colleges they are considering. One of the students is considering going to this college so I offered some insight and my points on it- positively. 

I really enjoyed this lesson as everyone is really nice and talkative while still getting the work done. 


At the end of the day I stayed on and completed screen printing to be used for the teaching samples. This went really well as I managed to make samples after seeing what I could improves from the samples before. I also think this is really doable for the students as it’s a technique they learn in year 7 which they can then develop. 


I think tomorrow I will get the teachers opinion on the work I completed so I can then develop this in the way that she wants me to. 

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