2. The handicraft industry plays an important role in the
economic growth of our country especially now that many
handicraft owners are exporting their products to their countries.
Over the years, Philippine handicrafts continuously aims to:
• promote our cultural heritage.
• offers opportunity to express and enhance one’s creativity,
• resourcefulness to become a productive citizen of our country.
3. Needlecraft uses needle for construction if products or articles. You
may choose from the various kinds of needlecraft such as
crocheting, embroidering, quilting, and knitting.
4. 1. CROCHET
- is a patterned fabric created by
looping material with a hooked
needle.
- the word “crochet” comes from the
French word “crochet” which means
“small hook”.
- It is a needlework consisting of the
interlocking of looped stitches formed
with a single thread and a hooked
needle.
5. 2. EMBROIDERY
- is the process of creating
designs upon a material like
woven fabric, paper, leather
and more by using a
needle.
- can be done by hand or by
machine.
- art or process of decorating
fabric or materials with a
wide variety of thread or
yarn color using needle.
6. 3. CROSS STITCH
- a type of sewing or embroidery
technique that involves forming
a stitch by crossing two stitches
with each other.
- The crossing of the stitches
forms an “X” shape that when
multiplied can form an image
or design of choice.
7. 4. KNITTING
- It is the art of creating a two-dimensional fabric by interlocking
loops of yarn.
- This can be done by hand or machine.
8. 5. QUILTING
- It is the process of sewing two or
more layers of material together.
- Some quilts are hung as art and
some are used for more practical
reasons like keeping warm.
- It comes from the Latin word
“culcita” meaning a large stuffed
sack, mattress or cushion.
9. 6. PATCHWORK
- small pieces of fabric
are sewn together at
the edges to form a
design or pattern.
- The pieces are often
different in color and
shape. The patches of
fabric can be arranged
to form a picture but
are sometimes
randomly placed.
10. Read the given description below. Choose what kind of needlecraft is
being identified. Write the correct letter in a separate sheet of paper
________ 1. Yolly will use two or more needles to loop yarn into a series of interconnected
loops.
_________ 2. Does Ana use two layers of fabric, with a soft material and placed in between
the layers and stitched it together?
_________ 3. I will use appropriate materials like woven fabric or yarn color to create designs
using a needle.
_________ 4. Does she use crochet hook to interlock the loops?
_________ 5. I have pieces of fabric with different color and shaped, I will sew it together to
form a design or pattern.
11. Learning Task: Analyze and understand the concepts in the given
illustrations below. Write at least 5 things who have noticed about
safety and precautionary measures. Answer the guide questions in a
separate sheet of paper.
12. - An activity which is not only wholesome; it is also profitable.
- is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle
and thread or yarn of different colors.
1. Free style embroidery
2. Counted thread embroidery (Cross stitch embroidery)
3. Other Embroidery style
(Monograming, applique-technique, and calado)
13. - worked over a traced design or a design stamped used to create the
design using needle and thread.
14. - is made by counting the threads of the fabric and working each
stitch over the exact number of thread.
•
- is a form of sewing and a
popular form of counted-
thread embroidery in which
X-shaped stitches.
15. - is consider special or fancy kind of embroidery .
•
- using different style of letters to create design.
16. - is consider special or fancy kind of embroidery .
•
- patterns or
representational
scenes are created by
the attachment of
smaller pieces of
fabric to a larger piece
of contrasting color or
texture.
17. - is consider special or fancy kind of embroidery .
•
- traditional style of
whitework embroidery
from the Philippines.
- is a method of decorating
a textile by pulling out
threads from certain
areas and sewing them
together to make
intricate lacy designs.
18. - any instrument or simple piece of equipment that
you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of
work.
19. - is a short piece of steel with a fine point at one end and a little
opening or eye at the other.
•
sizes 1-10 and sharp-pointed,
medium - length with large eyes
for easy threading.
- used for most standard
embroidery stitching.
20. - is a short piece of steel with a fine point at one end and a little
opening or eye at the other.
•
sizes 13 to 26 are also sharp-
pointed needles, but they are thicker
and longer and have larger eyes;
- used for embroidery that is
worked with heavier yarns.
21. - is a short piece of steel with a fine point at one end and a little
opening or eye at the other.
•
sizes 13 to 26.
- They are similar in size to Chenille
but are blunt rather than sharp.
- best for thread counting
embroidery and needle point.
22. - are sharp, pointed, and curved upward.
- Used for doing some tasks like trimming scallops, clipping threads, or
cutting large eyelets.
23. - is the tool used in making eyelets.
- made of wood, bone or metal.
24. - a device to keep the fabric stretched while you apply embroidery
stitches on the design.
25. - It is used to measure short distances.
- is intended for measuring more
than one-foot distances or
materials.
26. - made from metal
or plastic.
- Used to protect
the middle finger
and push the
needle while
doing embroidery
work.
27. - used for easier threading for
sewers with poor eyesight.
- aids in putting the thread to the
needle.
- maybe made of cotton, wool or
hair.
- This is where the pins and
needles are pinned/placed.
28. In a short bond paper, fill up the table with pictures of different
embroidery techniques from the old magazine or newspaper or any
available materials at home. Write a short definition in each
technique. (DUE: APRIL 15, 2024)
29. - physical components of something, or to do the
things required to build something or accomplish a task
30. - are of great variety, and they
differ in material, weight, weave,
design, color and finish.
1) EVEN- WEAVE
2) COMMON- WEAVE
3) BASKET WEAVE
(1)
(2)
(3)
31. 1) EVEN- WEAVE - the number of threads
per square inch is the same for both
warp and weft/woof.
2) COMMON- WEAVE
- most tightly woven fabrics with a
relatively smooth surface like linen,
wool and cotton.
- best used for articles with decorative
stitches.
32. 3) BASKET WEAVE
- commonly used by beginners and ramie linen, wool and cotton.
- best used for articles with decorative stitches.
33. - available in a variety of colors which are usually coded with
numbers and color names.
- Some embroidery threads are mercerized and shiny.
34. - specially waxed carbon paper that transfer’s the tracing wheel’s
markings to the fabric.
- A color of tracing paper should be chosen that is close to the color
of the fabric.
35. - for the placement of fine lines on fabric, and many of them have
an eraser or brush so that the marks can be removed from the
fabric.
36. Safety rules when performing manual work
(sewing, embroidery, knitting)
When sewing it is necessary to comply with safety requirements.
General hygiene requirements for sewing toys:
1. Before you begin, hide your hair for convenience;
2. The light should fall on the working surface from the left side or
from the front.
37. Safety precautions when working with fabric, thread and
accessories:
1. Keep all needlework during work breaks in the product package;
2. Keep all small parts from the set in special bags with a zip lock;
3. Do not bite through the thread with your teeth or tear it with
your hands;
4. The length of a thread when sewing must NOT EXCEED the length
of the distance to the elbow;
5. When working with seed bead, use shallow containers (e.g.
saucer);
6. When working with bulk materials, put on a face mask.
38. Safety precautions when working with needles, pins and
knitting needles:
1. Keep needles and pins at a certain place (a special box, cushion,
etc.),
2. Do not leave them at the workplace, never take the needle, pins
in your mouth and,
3. Do not stick them in the clothes.
4. Do not leave a needle and pins in the product;
5. Use thimble when sewing;
6. Do not use rusty needles and pins in your work;
7. Keep sharp ends of pins away from you;
39. Safety precautions when working with scissors
1. Keep the scissors out of reach of children;
2. Do not leave the scissors blades open;
3. Do not hold scissors with sharp sides up.
Safety precautions when working with electric
appliances:
1. Before using the appliance, check the cord if it is in proper
condition.
2. Do not leave the active appliance unattended.
3. Do not touch hot surfaces of the iron with hands.
