World Textiles

What do we call the downwards thread on a weaving loom?

• Weft

• Loom

• Warp

• Waft

Sashiko is....

• A word meaning tattered or repaired

• A form of decorative stitching

• A process used in weaving to tighten the loom

• A french fashion house

John Galliano is a british born designer who worked for French fashion houses Christian Dior and Givenchy. But what is so important about France in fashion?

• Clothes are cheap to produce in France

• Paris is considered the fashion capital of the world

• France is a nice holiday destination

What does haute-couture mean?

• Expensive garments created as one-off pieces for a specific client

• Another word for the colour yellow

• Clothes made for highstreet shops like Primark

• Expensive clothes made on a large-scale

Boroboro was originally created out of necessity by combining old materials together. But why did peasants in Japan first start doing this?

• Cotton was expensive and so they could extend the life of their existing clothes by sewing them together to make something new.

• For fun

• They wanted to make a new global fashion trend which would put them on the map and make them some money.

• This was a cultural ritual that developed over time which saw the garment being passed through generations with the aim to hold on to memories.

What is a moodboard?

• Something scientists use measure the temperature of the snow.

• A type of textile production from Mexico.

• A website where you can log your mood for the day.

• Something artists and designers use to explore, present and gather ideas, such as colour schemes, materials and images.

What are the horizontal threads on a weaving loom called?

• Warp

• Weft

• Wing

• Waft

How long has weaving been around?

• The past 200 years

• Traces back to Neolithic times (hundreds of thousands of years)

• Since the Industrial Revolution (1760)

• 1000 years ago

In which cultures can we find weaving?

• Many cultures use it around the world

• England

• Mexico

• Asia

Where did sashiko and boroboro first originate from?

• Turkey

• Thailand

• Japan

• Mexico