Clothes—How Things are Made

Have you seen products woven out of natural material at home or elsewhere? What are they?

Can you use this method to make a basket?

What can you find in your classroom that is woven?

Have you ever seen someone stitching at home or in your neighbourhood? What were they making or fixing?

Where else can we use running stitches in daily life?

If one thread breaks in your stitching, what do you think will happen to the rest of the stitches?

Have you ever reused or recycled an old piece of cloth? What did you or your family make from it?

If one thread breaks in a stitched cloth or in a woven mat, what might happen? Why is each thread important?

Find out what kind of weaving or stitching work is famous in your area or state. Name it.

We should not throw the old clothes away. Why?