We are going to be designing and

making our own Roman purses

using our sewing skills.

Lesson one

L.O. to design, make,

evaluate and improve

- To investigate and analyse a range of

purses and wallets

- To generate, develop, model and

communicate ideas

- To research and develop designs based on

a specification

Purses and Wallets

- What are they?

- Who uses them?

- What are they made

out of?

- How many different

styles are there?

Let’s begin by thinking about the following questions…

RESEARCH

Complete the task sheet,

thinking about what you

already know about

purses and wallets.

Look at the purse and wallet designs below…

Which of these designs is your least favourite? Why?

Which of these purses or wallets has your favourite design? Why?

1. 2.

3.4.

Who might use these purses/wallets?

Think about the person’s gender and age giving reasons

for your answers.

When designing a product we have to

keep a specific audience in mind.

Complete the next section of your sheet.

What might we need to consider when

designing and making a purse?

- Boy/girl

- Age

- How long will the item last?

(durability)

- How much will it cost?

- What does it look like? (appearance)

Which factors do you think might be the most important

to each of the people below when considering a

purse/wallet design?

Let’s look at the comments on the next slide to help us…

We’re now going to start to

consider our Roman purse

design.

Roman purses were designed to

be functional but would also

have a design so that the owner

could easily recognise their

purse.

Use the next slide to help you

label the Roman purse features.

Leather was used to make the purse because it was hard wearing and strong.

A cord rope was used to tie around the next of the purse. It was strong and would keep the contents in the purse safe.

The size of the purse was considered carefully, it needed to big enough to fit Roman coins in and also easy to carry and transport.

Romans would be able to design this part of their purse to be able to identify it was theirs.

Lesson two

L.O. to design, make,

evaluate and improve

- To investigate and analyse a range of

purses and wallets

- To generate, develop, model and

communicate ideas

- To research and develop designs based on

a specification

Today we are going to

be designing our Roman

purses.

We need to think about

the design and also the

types of sewing stitches

we will need to create

our Roman purses.

Use the following slides

to help you.

We will be using these stitches to make our Roman

purses. A running stitch is efficient and quick to

sew pieces of material together. An over stitch is

used to add more support and will hold two

pieces of material together more firmly.

over

Label the Roman purse with the material and sewing

stitches we will be using. Choose two different

colours to represent the two different stitches.

over stitch

running stitch

felt

thread

design

We are now going to design the middle section of

our Roman purse. Draw each design in the box and

explain why you like/dislike your design.

There are some examples on the next slide…

You could use a traditional Roman pattern or create

your own. You could even create a design using the

first letter of your name so your purse is easily

recognisable!

Lesson three

L.O. to design, make,

evaluate and improve

- To learn to plan the order of our work

- To learn how to sew and stitch

components together

- To learn to select the best materials and

tools for the job

- To learn to suggest improvements for our

own and others’ work

Today, we are going to start thinking

about the sewing process and method to

make our Roman purses.

We are going to make a paper model of

our Roman purses.

Making a model will help us to think

through the order of our work when we

begin our sewing.

We will use coloured lines to mark where

we will sew the components together

when we make the actual Roman purses.

Roman purse paper model

We will be using these stitches to make our Roman

purses. A running stitch is efficient and quick to

sew pieces of material together. An over stitch is

used to add more support and will hold two

pieces of material together more firmly.

Let’s recap the two different sewing stitches

we will be using…

We are now going to order stage of making

a Roman purse to help us understand the

process further.

Use the following slides to help you…

Step one:

On each piece of felt fold it over to create a

1-2cm fold.

Use a running stitch to keep it in place.

Step two:

Once you have sewn the fold on each piece of felt, cut

out a circle and add your design using fabric pens.

Use a running stitch and sew this to one of your felt

pieces.

Step three:

Now use an overstitch to join the two pieces of felt

together. Start below the folds you have already sewn.

BE CAREFUL not to sew over the fold as this is where

the purse will open and fold with the thread.

Step four:

Once you have sewn the felt purse together using an

overstitch, get 2 more pieces of thread. Make sure they

are 3X longer than the purse.

Next use a bodkin and tie one of the threads

loosely to it.

Step five:

Use the bodkin to pull the thread through.

Tie a knot in the ends.

Once complete, do the same with the other thread

ensuring you start at the opposite end.

Step six:

Once you have tied knots in each end, gently pull the

purse so that the two ends gather to close.

Using the previous slides, order the pictures to

show the process of making a Roman purse!

Lesson four – let’s sew!

Lesson five

L.O. to design, make , evaluate and improve

- To learn to evaluate your Roman purse

against design criteria

- To learn to consider the views of others to

improve your work

Why is evaluating so important?

Designers have to evaluate their product

to see if their design has been

successful.

Evaluating is an opportunity to see

what could be improved or what could

be done differently next time.

Questions to consider…

- Does your purse fulfil the design criteria? How?

- Has anything changed from your original design?

If yes, what?

- Do you like your finished product? Why/why not?

- How could you improve it?

- What new skills have you learned from making

your purse?

- If you could give one piece of helpful advice to

the next class who will make Roman purses, what

would it be?

- Did you enjoy making this product? Why/why not?

Evaluation task

Complete the

evaluation thinking

about the questions

on the previous slide.