17 November 2009

1. How did you do:

Backstitch:

First of all, I got a blue fabric with holes in it. I put the thread in the needle and make a knot in the end. From the back of the blue fabric, spare four holes. On the fourth hole, pass the needle through the hole and then pass the needle through the first hole. Since you are in the back of the fabric now, count eight holes from the first hole. Then, pass the needle on the eighth hole. This is how you do backstitch and keep on continuing it.

Join the clothes/fabric: 

1. First, mix and match the clothes/fabrics.
   
2. When you are satisfied, join the clothes/fabrics with pins, leaving one centimeter from the edge of each clothes/fabrics.
   
3. Join all of the clothes/fabrics in one line.
4. When you are done, sew the clothes/fabrics with backstitch technique.
   
5. Remove the pins when you are done stitching.

2. What have been the success/struggles:

The success was I am able to do backstitch and also able to combine the fabrics/clothes
together using this new technique. The struggles were, I have to be patient in
accomplishing the backstitch exercise with the blue fabric because the holes are small and
I have to count them in order to do backstitch correctly. Also, I have problems at first in
making the stitches neat and in line when I was sewing the fabrics/clothes together.

3.What can you do differently

For sewing the fabrics/clothes together, I can just simply make a line so that my stitches
will not go off the track and this will help my stitches to become neater and in line.

4. Next goal:

For the next activity, Ibu Lisa will teach me how to do herringbone stitch and blanket stitch