At last, we are done on the first part of competencies profile :)
First sewing!
We are making a Drawstring bag!!
picture will be uploaded soon.J
Saturday, September 25, 2010
23rd September 2010
DCX 130
PEPSI CHALLENGE!
Do you prefer to drink Coke?
or
Do you like Pepsi better?
From the question above, some people really can differentiate the taste of coth coke and pepsi, this might be because they are a BIG FAN of either one of them, but some feels that both coke and pepsi have no difference, they is because they are both black in colour!
this shows that our perception of interpreting what we do plays a major part.
Today's task was to experiment whether personal preference really coincide with preference after tasting both coke and Pepsi. we use random code to note down coke and Pepsi, so that people wont know which one is coke or Pepsi.
So what we did was, we code 344 for Pepsi and 513 for Coke J
know one knows that except us..how cool was that?
From our results...well some guessed right! thumbs up with who ever is right but some guessed wrong.. don't worry, we shall try another day J
| | Coke | Pepsi |
| Preference before tasting | 22 | 6 |
| Random Number Code | 513 | 344 |
| Preference after tasting | 19 | 9 |
If we are to compare the result from Pepsi, there is only 6 sample size who likes Pepsi more than coke BUT the number increases after tasting!
It was a fun and interactive activity indeed and to know the results is even more fun!
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Monday, September 20, 2010
20th September 2010
Extra for DCX 131
Competencies Profile.
With much little time left to finish up the first part of Competencies profile, me and other few of our classmates went to our sewing lab to try to finish up.
This are the task that we have settle to do today. so relief! yet still have task need to be done before Thursday.
| a | 0.3cm from the edge of fabric |
| b | 1.0 cm from the edge of fabric |
| c | 1.5 cm from the edge of fabric |
| d | Basting stitch (Tension: 3 – 4 mm) |
| e | Normal common stitch (Tension: 2 – 2.5 mm) |
| f | Zigzag stitch 1 ( Length: 1.5mm and Width: 1.5mm) |
| g | Zigzag stitch 2 ( Length: 3mm and Width: 2mm) |
| h | Zigzag stitch 3 ( Length: 4mm and Width: 6mm) |
What is Basting Stitch??
A basting stitch is a type of extra long sewing stitch which is quick and easy to place in a variety of fabrics. A bastingstitch works essentially like a straight stitch;the needle is threaded and run in and out to join two pieces of fabric. However, the stitches used are particularly long, which means that they are not designed for longevity or attractiveness. In some cases, two lines of basting stitches will be used, especially in the case of setting ruffles, to ensure that the stitches do not come undone at a crucial moment
Get the picture?
In other words, basting stitch is just there to help secure the fabric but not directly use to sew the fabric.
| i | Topstitch |
What is Top stitching?
Topstitching is often used in decorative, precise garment edges, such as hemlines and necklines. Giving the final product a neat border, topstitching helps provide an orderly outward appearance, with fixed stitching. Normally, a topstitch is used in making tailored garments or accessories, such as shoes and belts. Straight stitches are used to create topstitching. These are usually made using a shade of thread that either matches or is slightly darker than the fabric of the project. To use topstitching in a decorative manner, a fancier thread or specialized stitch may be used. When learning how to topstitch, it is recommended to be mindful of every stitch. As a decorative stitch, it is completely visible on the final product, and errors typically cannot be hidden. Each stitch should be equidistant from the seam as well as from each other to create a crisp look.
So far, Im done untill this part of the competencies profile. Shall continue it tomorrow :)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
16th September 2010
2nd Class of DCX 131
Today's lesson of Clothing and Textiles is basically on the HOW to make a lesson plan for this particular subjects and finishing up the Competency Profiles.
Lesson plan for Clothing and Textiles has its own uniqueness, thus its different from other subjects. From our discussion as a group ( comprises of Farah, Hidayah, Nadira,Yvonne, Jehan, Ain and myself), we preferred if the lesson plan is well organised and each section is divided appropriately instead of putting all of them in one page. For the lesson structure, it is very important to specifically state down every aspects of the lecture. This will help us when we happen to be in the state of "what should I say next?" or "what question should I ask?"
I have learnt to work the basic manual for using the Artista Sewing Machine. Thanks to Yvonne and Jit for sharing! J The most important thing that we need to remember is that different bobbin casing has its different function. Bobbin with 'pig tail' is meant for embroidery where without the 'pig tail' is for normal sewing purpose. When choosing the thread for sewing, shiny thread is meant only for embroidery! you wouldn't want your beautiful part of the shininess hides itself at the bottom of the fabric.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
15th September 2010
E-learning for DCX 130
Web review!
This week e-learning task, we were asked to review few web resources and to know whether it is useful for us to use them as teaching tools or teaching materials for our students to find additional information regarding Home Economics and Food and Nutrition.♥♥
Click on the bold word below to view the link. J
I found Cooking For Kids website fun and interactive site where it provides educational and support not just for children but teachers as well as parents. It includes many activities and provide very interesting ans simple recipes for kids to try out. This is good especially for lower secondary students when deciding their meal dish to cook. This website can help parents to interact more with their children and motivate them to rise up their interest in cooking which as we all know, is beneficial for Home Economics lesson in school.
Sometimes you felt that sewing is interesting only when you know that it can be done and its easy. This is our typical mind of thinking about sewing. this website is useful in Home Economics lesson as it provides information on sewing that is done with kids and its feasibility and how simple sewing can be when it is meant for kids in the first place. Different types of sewing skills and terms are introduced based on different difficulty level. In the website as well, there are some videos that will guide us on how to sew certain technique such as sewing a zipper. This is good as it shows the live action of how things work and we learn better by by doing so.
the good thing about this nutrition website is that, it is made from Singapore! so any value and information used related to nutrition is very useful for Singaporean students to use them in their Home Economics and Food and Nutritions lesson. This can be a very good resource for them to do Coursework for this subjects. Many healthy eating topics were discussed in this website such as the famous healthy diet pyramid, dietary guidelines for Singapore, healthy eating tips and many more.
this website is a food crafts site that provides up on information pertaining to recipes that kids mostly want to eat. when we are to ask kids to cook, the usual answer would be something that they like to eat. and the interesting part is that kids can interactive food by playing their online games found in this website. There is also this section called cooking term which is very simple to understand and easy to follow for better understanding which term to use when cooking.
this site provide the a very important tool which is how to read food labels. it is important for a person to know how to read food labels to know what types of food they eat. Apart from that, there is also an interesting section on knowing how your body parts work in a colourful and digital ways. Health problems are also discussed in this site which is also very useful in Home Economics lesson. While this site focus on 'kids' on this website itself, you will also find useful information for 'teens' age group as well as for 'parents'.
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10th September 2010
E-learning for DCX 132
Setting up THE BLOG! ♥♥
This blog will comprise all components from Home Economic Curriculum and Evaluation, Food & Nutrition as well as Clothing and Textiles.
Hope its gonna be a very fun odyssey indeed!
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9th September 2010
Odyssey to DCX 131
First time looking and learning how to use BERNINA sewing machine, I have fallen madly deeply in ♥ with it. It costs thousands of dollar, but I tell you, the functions and how smart the machines is, its really worth the money. I am so lucky that i have the chance to explore more on the usage of this machine during my time in NIE.
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8th September 2010
First lesson on DCX 130
Our first practical lesson. we were brief on how to use some of the equipment found in the room such as the stove, microwave oven and steamer. only then i know steamer for proofing dough exist! Isn't that cool??
Our task was to complete the competencies profile. Started with cutting the vegetables in different cuts, like for example using carrot to dice, shred and do julienne. slicing onion. chopping garlic and last but not least, doing chiffonade to the spinach. Besides that, we were also asked to carry out Handy measurement using different types of spoon to flour, sugar and liquid(milk). All I can say that whatever it is you want to measure, take the weight instead of using the different spoon as some yield different measurement. For example would be 1 level tablespoon of sugar where we assumed it would be 25g but when measured it was only 14g! Now you know how precious it is to take up some time and measure all the ingredients correctly before we start our baking or cooking :) Apart from that, we were also introduced to different cooking utensils inside the drawer found in the practical lab.
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7th September 2010, Continuation..again :)
Today was actually our very first lesson with DCX 132.
We learnt about the History of Home Economics (click to see the youtube) which started back in the 30s and 40s. Below is the video that is shown in class. though its a quite long 'short' video, it opens up our mind to know how they perceived Home Economic back then and how different we think about Home Economics nowadays.
http://www.foodmessalert.com/home-ec.html http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Home_Economics_1911.jpg
7th September 2010, Continuation..
DCX 130 - Food and Nutrition
DCX 131 - Clothing and Textiles
DCX132 - Home Economic Curriculum and Evaluation
All this three classes is as important as the reason why i an in NIE now. So through this blog I will upload as much as information that would be beneficial to ME and might be beneficial to YOU as well.
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7th September 2010
This is the day when we first step in to our Home Economics Class/Lab that we will be using for the next semester and so during our time here in NIE.
It was a pretty big room i would say and very bright! and the cool part would be the rolling chair that we sat on :)) and of course the new sophisticated equipments found in the room is really amazing!
Well we wouldn't be in NIE now if its not because of DCX132 (as well as DCX 130 and DCX 131). I hope our odyssey here in NIE would be a memorable one and enjoyable one despite all the workload and assignments we have to do
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