TEACHER’S - MADE LEARNER’S HOME TASK
I. MELC: (Identify major needlecraft techniques)
II. Objectives:
K: Identify major needlecraft techniques
S: Discover the benefits of needlework to young people
A: Appreciate the different designs of needlecraft
II. Subject Matter: Handicraft (Needlecraft) - TLE 9
IV. Procedures:
A. Readings:
Needlecraft or Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts. Anything that uses a
needle for construction can be called needlework. Needlework may include related textile crafts such as
crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with a shuttle.
Similar abilities often transfer well between different varieties of needlework, such as fine motor skill
and knowledge of textile fibers. Some of the same tools may be used in several different varieties of
needlework.
Why should needlework need to be taught to young people? We live in an age of technology and
because of this, many parents have failed to see the importance of teaching handwork to their children.
Family sociology has changed, families are spread out across the country, and the tradition of passing
heritage skills from one generation to the next has almost been lost. Thankfully, the needle arts are
experiencing a renewal, and many adults are learning the skills that were abandoned when they were
growing up. Needlework includes knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, needlepoint, tatting/lacework,
and rug making. Simply put, it is handwork that requires some sort of needle or tool and thread or yarn
to create an item of decorative or practical use. The benefits of teaching young people needlework are
numerous. Handwork develops focus and concentration. It encourages following a process in order to
complete a project. It enhances critical thinking and math skills. It increases hand/eye coordination,
small motor skills, and builds self-esteem. Moreover, it provides a means to promote healthy,
interpersonal relationships between adults and children.
Major Needlecraft Techniques
Cross Stitch-Is the most well-known stitch in color embroidery and is still
popular in both modern designs and traditional folk art. It is also the
best-known type of color embroidery and is one of the oldest existing
embroidery techniques. In folk art world wide there are traditional cross
stitch patterns that differ not just in shape and color but also in
technique.
Needlepoint-The entire surface of canvas is covered by stitches. The
classic version is in tent, cross or Gobelin stitches.
Hardanger- An openwork technique in which fabric threads are clipped
and removed from the fabric after edges have been secured with blocks
of satin stitch. Bars are worked by overcastting or darning the remaining
threads together.
Pulled- Thread Embroidery-An openwork technique in which fabric
threads are not cut and removed but pulled or bundled together by
embroidery stitches.
Crochet Doilies and Patchwork-The edges of fabric doilies are
decorated with lovely crochet borders; doilies can be crocheted together
patchwork-style.
Draw-Thread Embroidery- Fabric threads are clipped and removed, the
remaining threads are then bundled and secured with decorative
stitches.
White Work-Cutwork and eyelet embroidery done on fine, densely-
woven fabrics. The pattern outlines are drawn or ironed onto the fabric.
Myreschka-Special huckaback fabric is decorated by running
embroidery needle and yarn under the floats on the fabric surface.
B. Exercises for skill subjects/analysis questions using HOTS for content subjects.
Exercise 1
Directions: Observe and compare the two pictures.
1. What can you say about the two pictures?
2. How are they different from each other?
3. What handwork do you think they are made of?
Exercise 2 Observe the picture and express your thoughts.
1. What can you say about the picture?
2. How can needlework be beneficial to young people?
3. What are the good things about needlecraft?
C. Assessment/Application:
Directions: Match the picture in Column A with the needlecraft technique in Column B.
A. White Work
B. Crochet Doilies
C. Cross Stitch
D. Needlepoint
E. Pulled-Thread Embroidery
