• Carpets are graded by how hardwearing they are: • Light domestic: suitable for bedrooms where there would be light use
• Medium domestic: for living rooms where there would be more use
• Heavy domestic: used in rooms with a lot of foot traffic like the living rooms, halls and stairs
Designing a household item Textiles have a wide variety of uses in the home and many household items can be easily made providing a great way to use recycled materials or upcycle older items.
What you need to consider: • The function of the item and its suitability for purpose • Style and design features • Current interior design trends • What complements the décor of the room • Resources such as money, equipment, knowledge, skills and time • Washing and care ( see p. 412)
What you could make: oven gloves
cushion cover laundry bag
storage unit
Can you think of anything else?
Discovery Learning To get inspiration and ideas for upcycling or repurposing textile items, look on craft websites such as www.pinterest.ie and www.craftsy.com.
tea cosy draught excluder napkin and napkin holder
tissue box covertoilet bag picture 27.11
Classroom-Based Assessment
This section can be linked to CBA1: Creative Textiles.
