DESIGN

We are making a lavender bag and my design specifications will be:

• it should not be bigger than about half an a4 sheet of paper
• it should have a regular rectangular shape 
• I must use at least 3 techniques I have learned -
• I must include tie dye
• I must include embroidery
• I must include machine sewing
• the bag will have an animal theme
• the bag will be made using 2 pieces sewn onto the 2 pieces for the background
• the front and the back of my bag must be tie-dyed by me

1.

These are my initial ideas. I chose this because -

• it can be made using 2 pieces sewn onto the main bag
• it does not need so much space and can fit into about half of an a4 sheet of paper
• it has an animal theme
• it can be made on a regular rectangular shape
• I can use a minimum of 3 techniques to make it
• it can have a tie dye background

2.

This is approximately the size of my bag and the design that would be sewn on to it. 

4.

After I made the final design I traced out the two pieces I would need to make my bag and cut them out.

5.

Then I arranged the pieces to make my shape.

6.

This is the step in which I placed the two pieces on a piece of paper and getting an idea of approximately how big my bag will be.

Inquiring and analysing

Why are we doing this and for whom?

We are making a lavender bag and we will gift it to someone. We will learn different techniques of decorating a piece of fabric. We will try -

• Sewing
• Hand embroidery
• Tie dye and
• Batik

Research plan

Primary – we will try to create the decorative designs ourselves and try different techniques.

Secondary – we will look up different lavender bags on the internet and look at tutorials of the techniques.

                                               Analysing existing  lavender bags

This this is a collection of cute and easy to make bags. They are all hanging which means they can go anywhere.

These are also really cut and have great impression. It is easy to make but the colouring part is difficult. This looks 3-D  and realistic.

This is a really cute set of bags. They are easy to make, and they can hang. They are pretty and will be good for decorations.

This is the sample of batik I made. It did not come out good and it was ugly.

This is is a sample I made of using wax crayons for fabric. It was good.

This is this is a sample of my stitching practice. It was fun and I am confident to use a sewing machine now.

This this is a sample of tie dye I made and I am going to use this for my lavender bag.