8/11/2019 Textile Materials Sheet
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Each of the six activities is planned to take about
15 minutes which can be extended with the
additional activities. Pupils should be arranged into
small groups and each group should be assigned
a leader.
Materials you will need:
Copies of the appropriate trail
Note: please photocopy and bring with you onyour visit
Clipboards
Pencils
Materials available at Armley Mills:
Laminated copies are available for loan
Clipboards can be borrowed (please book)
Trail box (includes string, tape measures,
calculators and mirrors)
Investigate Materials!
Pupils can explore the site to find these materials
and find out more about their properties.
The answers are:
Material 1
Material: Unprocessed Wool
Use: To be processed and turned into yarn
Material 2
Material: Bobbin (Wood)
Use: To wind the wool around
Material 3
Material: Teasles (Natural Plants)
Use: Raises the pile (nap) on cloth once it has
been woven to make it softer. If you then crop the
pile it makes the cloth smoother.
This process may be repeated to make the cloth
even smoother i.e. for billiard table cloth.
Material 4
Material: Yarn
Use: To weave into cloth
Material 5
Material: Bucket (Pigs Skin)
Use: To contain liquids such as urine (during the
fulling process)
Material 6
Material: Stone
Use: To build solid structures such as buildings
Materials you will need:
Copies of the picture investigation
Note: Please photocopy and bring with you on
your visit
Clipboards
Pencils
Materials available at Armley Mills:
Laminated copies of the images are available
for loan
Clipboards can be borrowed (please book)
POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
Material Collectors!
Pupils should collect different objects or samples
of things from their own homes that representthings that they
use every day.
The collection can be as diverse as possible,
extending from metal cutlery and samples oftextiles materials to
items from their rubbish bins!
Pupils should think of an imaginative way to
arrange their materials.
Pupils should describe the materials; their uses andwhy they
think those materials have been used tomake those objects.
