Textiles panel and costumes

Wentworth CE Junior and Infant School

These collaborative textile pieces were made by Year 1 and 2 pupils (five- to seven-year-olds). They were inspired by the gathers, drapes, pleats and ruffles on the children's clothes in 'Two Boys and a Girl making Music'.

Each pupil started with a rectangle of fabric that was similar in colour to a garment in the painting. They practised various stitches which shaped the fabric in different ways. Buttons were sewn on for decoration, as well as to teach the children a basic skill. Some of the rectangles were also made into costumes that replicated those in the painting, then placed in a frame to look like museum exhibits.

Curriculum areas covered: Design Technology; Art and Design; Maths; History; English - Speaking and Listening
Key skills: Working with Others; Numeracy; Communication; Problem Solving; Enquiry