Bags for gala day

This term is our gala day. My class the amazing Hauraki  have been making tote bags. To reduce  the plastic bag usage. During this process we were learning how to screen print and sew. We as well learnt how to make pockets and sew different fabrics together .

If you would like to learn how to make tote bags here some instructions. you will need 

Calico 

A sewing machine

Some straps 

Pins 

Iron .

(the non screen printed one) 

1. Gets some calico and cut 2 pieces to the size you want.

2. Pin them together and leave 1 side open 

3. Sow  the pinned sides and pull the the pins out as you go 

4. Iron it 

5. Cut your straps 70cm each .

6.Pin you starps to your bags.

7. Sow a square and do that again x4 

8. Iron it 1 more time .

You have just made your first bag .

(screen printing steps )

You will need 

Ink

Squeegee 

Screen 

1 piece of Calico 

Newspaper

3 Friends 

1. Put newspaper on your surface and put you piece of clico 

on top.

2. Put screen on top of you calico and put a bit of ink on you screen 

3. make your freinds  hold down the screen hard.

4. Hold your squeegee at a 360 degree angle 

5. Pull squeegee hard across screen you have just made your frist screen print .

heres some photos

                      The mess was worth it 

                  Faith  make a breakthrough on the sewing machine. 

                                        Look at Saskia go.

                                             I found this work hard because I sew the bag in a twist.
                                I thought before that working a sewing machine was hard now I find it easy .
                                                              Feel free to comment.
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Gala day

Hey bloggers . Its Jasmine here last week we made digital posters for our gala.
we added where the gala is ,
 what is going to be at the gala.
And some of our own personal touches 
(e.g , backgrounds , animals , fonts , etc ).
we will be selling things like paper , tote bags , soap , etc . the cool thing about all these products  are that there sustainable. 
have a look at my one.  

I found this work easy because we could do what ever we wanted to advertises this day. 
If you would like to come to our gala day.
it on the 25  of November at waikowhai primary school time it is on is 10am to 3pm 
feel free to comment.
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