Week Care labelling Students should be Understand the relationship Students need to be aware of the five 16 aware of, and able to between care standard care symbols and their meaning. explain, the different recommendations and Design process booklet to provide this ways in which a product properties, eg the information symbols (with variants) can be – can be cared for and thermoplastic nature of presented on screen as a quiz. maintained, including synthetic fibres and Link care requirements to fibre/fabric care labels, their use wash/iron temperatures, properties. and what they mean. shrinkage of wool fibres when washed at high Paired work: students to make notes, using The four areas to be temperatures and with booklet’ on the general care considered when ‘Fibres excessive mechanical requirements of the three main groups labelling a garment: – action. natural, manufactured and synthetic. fibre content Advice for specific fibres, for example: the country of origin thermoplastic nature of synthetic fibres, care instructions shrinkage and felting of wool, reasons for safety instructions/ dry cleaning and hand wash for silk. flammability. Students can interpret care labels from own clothing. Students could create a care label from the fibre content of a fashion or textile product. Reference: Labelling for environmental concerns. Ways advice presented on care labels eg Wash on low temperatures at “Wash 30” (Persil), line dry, wash only when needed, for our planet” (Levis). “care
Week 16 Care labelling Students should be aware of, and able to explain, the different ways in which a product can be cared for and maintained, including care labels, their use and what they mean. The four areas to be considered when labelling a garment: fibre content country of origin care instructions safety instructions/ flammability. Understand the relationship between care recommendations and properties, eg the thermoplastic nature of synthetic fibres and wash/iron temperatures, shrinkage of wool fibres when washed at high temperatures and with excessive mechanical action. Students need to be aware of the five standard care symbols and their meaning. Design process booklet to provide this information – symbols (with variants) can be presented on screen as a quiz. Link care requirements to fibre/fabric properties. Paired work: students to make notes, using ‘Fibres booklet’ on the general care requirements of the three main groups – natural, manufactured and synthetic. Advice for specific fibres, for example: the thermoplastic nature of synthetic fibres, shrinkage and felting of wool, reasons for dry cleaning and hand wash for silk. Students can interpret care labels from own clothing. Students could create a care label from the fibre content of a fashion or textile product. Reference: Labelling for environmental concerns. Ways advice presented on care labels eg Wash on low temperatures “Wash at 30” (Persil), line dry, wash only when needed, “care for our planet” (Levis).
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