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TLE Home Economics

Quarter 1 - Module 6:
Sewing Creative and Marketable
Household Linens
Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Home Economics – Module 6: Sewing Creative and Marketable Household Linens
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TLE Home Economics
Quarter 1 - Module 6:
Sewing Creative and Marketable
Household Linens
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 6 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Sewing Creative and Marketable Household Linens!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners met the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 6 Alternative

Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Sewing Creative and Marketable Household Linens

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 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
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 What I Need to Know

For the students, to be able them to recognize and be guided on the process of sewing
creative and marketable household linens with the use of appropriate tools and
materials, this module was finished and printed for them; apply the basic principles.
Finally, assess the finished products as to the quality (using rubrics).

At the end of the lesson through this module, you are expected to:
1. Name the worth and advantages of sewing as a skill;
2. Recognize the different tools used for sewing;
3. Sew creative and marketable household linens (TLE6HE-0d-9)

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 What I Know

Find out how much you already know about the lesson by answering this
activity in this test. (Use another sheet of paper in answering)

Encircle the correct answer.

1. A (French curve, ruler) is a curved cardboard used for drawing lines like

arms eye, neckline and crotch.

2. The (pincushion, emery bag) is good for polishing needles.

3. Keep the needles in the (thread, pincushion) before and after use.

4. The (tailor’s chalk, pincushion) comes in cake and pencil form.

5. The (curved stick, tracing wheel) is a saw-toothed metal disc.

6. (Cutters, Shears) are used for general cutting.

7. (Needles, Emery bags) are made of fine steel.

8. (Thread, Pincushion) is sold in balls or spools carrying 50, 70, and 100

yards.

9. (Pressing, Starching) is done during the construction of a garment to

ensure a good fit and neat appearance.

10. The (gauge, French curve) simplifies measuring hemlines and short

distances.

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 Lesson
Materials/Tools Use in
1 Sewing

In sewing household linens, you must use the essential tools for measuring, marking,
cutting, and sewing. The right choice of materials, and the proper use and
maintenance of tools and equipment, will make sewing household linen easier and
enjoyable.

What’s In

Identify the materials used in sewing household linens. Connect the name to
its correct picture using a line. (Use another sheet of paper in answering)

1. Emery bag a

2. Pincushion b

3. Ruler c

4. Seam Ripper d

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5. Threader e

6. Thread f

7. Needle g

8. Scissor h

9. Tailor’s Chalk i

10. Tape measure j

Notes to the Teacher

This module prepares students to identify the different supplies/
materials and tools needed in sewing household linens.

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 What’s New

Look at the different shapes, color and design of pillowcases. Do you have
pillowcases? What kind of pillowcase do you have?

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 What is It

Read and Learn

Sewing a linen can be pleasurable and relaxing if it is done with the heart. A joyful
skill in sewing may lead to the enhancement of one’s sewing skills. It is a
construction method which requires perseverance, patience, and good habits.

Importance and benefits of Sewing

1. It can be to a hobby or recreation for oneself.
2. It encourages creativity and artistic desire of an individual.
3. Sewing can change the living of one’s family into a better one.
4. It could help the community by expanding it, into a livelihood or gainful
occupation for everyone.
5. You could enjoy a lot of opportunities here in abroad through sewing.

Preparing Tools for Sewing

Sewing can be made easy and fast for you when good quality sewing tools are on
hand. Here are the sewing tools you need in sewing household linens.

1. Hand Needles – Needles are made of fine

steel. They have piercing points and flat
well-polished eyes. These are sold in variety
of sizes; lower numbers indicate larger
needles. Keep needles in the pincushion
before and after use. When needles become
dull or rusty, use an emery bag to remove
the rust.

2. Sewing Machine Needles – They come in

assorted sizes that allow you to work with
different fabrics. The smaller the number,
the finer the needle.

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 3. Needle threader – To use, slip the flexible
wire loop through the eye of a hand needle,
feed the thread through it and pull the wire
back out, bringing the thread with it.

4. Thread – Threads are sold in balls or spools,

carrying 50, 70, or 100 yards. Silk, Nylon,
and Dacron are the most elastic. Mercerized
cotton thread is stronger and more elastic
than plain cotton thread.

5. Pins – Pins should be sharp, slender, and

smoothly finished. There are three types of
pins according to length and diameter. Silk
pins are the finest kinds and are used for fine
and delicate fabrics. Dressmaker’s pins are
a little coarse and are used for most fabrics.
Bank pins are heavy utility pins used for
papers.

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6. Thimble – A thimble with well-formed
depressions makes it easy to push the needle
through the cloth when sewing by hand. The
thimble is worn comfortably on the middle
finger of the sewing hand. Thimbles are
made of metal or plastic. They should be
kept in the sewing box when not in use.

7. Pincushion – A pincushion is usually filled

with wool, sawdust, or hair filling. Its
covering can be made of velvet, felt, or wool
fabric. This permits the pin to slip in and out
of the cushion.

8. Emery bag – The emery bag is good for

polishing needles and pins. It is full of fine
sand or fine crushed glass.

9. Fabric Shears – They are large scissors

designed to cut fabrics. It keeps the blades
sharp. Do not use to cut paper or other non-
fabric materials

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10. Sewing Shears – These are small scissors
used for cutting notches, clipping curves,
and snipping threads.

11. Tape measure – A 60-inch tape measure that

has numbers on both sides starting at
opposite ends. Select a tape measure that is
firm and will not twist at the edge. Keep it
neatly rolled or folded after use.

12. Ruler – This comes in wood, plastic, or metal.

Its measurements are in inches and
centimeters. It is used for longer lines, use a
yardstick as it is generally longer than a
ruler.

13. Tailor’s Chalk – This comes in cake and

pencil form. It is used for marking directly
on the wrong side of the fabric.

14. Tracing wheel – Is a marking tool with saw

tooth blade used to transfer the marks from
pattern paper to the cloth.

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 15. Sewing Machine – Most sewing machines are
run by electricity. Some are completely
automatic and will do either straight, and/or
zigzag stitches by merely changing the
automatic controls. They can also make
buttonholes and sew on button as well as
embroider.

Some Tips to Keep Your Sewing Tools and Equipment Last Longer

1. Keep in the storage box when not in use.

2. Place the pins and needles in the pincushion.
3. Put oil to the scissors especially the screw to prevent rust. Let it sharpen.
4. Arrange the thread neatly.
5. Fold the tape measure.
6. Make an inventory of your materials, tools, and equipment.
7. Be sure your hands are clean and dry before starting to sew.

Healthful and Safety Practices in Sewing

Before you start to sew on the machine and/or by hand, it is important to remember
these sewing practices and safety habits.
1. Wash hands before working.
2. Be sure not to sew when the light is very bright or very dim it should be come
from the left side of your shoulder.
3. When you are using the sewing machine you should sit erect on the chair.
4. Check if the machine is threaded correctly before starting to stitch.
5. Use your feet when treadling.
6. For removing thread use scissors, avoid using your teeth.
7. When the needles or pins are not in use, place it properly in a pincushion.
8. After finished using the sewing room, clean your work area before leaving.

Important safety tip: Needles are sharp, so it is important to be careful

when running the sewing machine and/or by hand.

Acquiring a skill in sewing starts by cultivating your interest in it. Get hooked with
simple home projects like hand towels, place mats, napkin, apron, pillow- cases,
and simple curtains during your spare time. As practice makes perfect, your simple
sewing experiences develop into a skill giving way to more creative and complicated
projects. Sewing can be enjoyable and easy to make if you put your heart into it. A
joyful skill in sewing may lead to the enhancement of one’s sewing skills.

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 Lesson Sewing Creative and
2 Marketable Household
Linens
Focusing your mind in sewing creative and marketable household linens would bring
your family a satisfied increase in income increase. A delighted experience in sewing
may lead to the improvement of your sewing skill. Sewing can be a fruitful hobby
and can later become a gainful livelihood.

What is It

Sewing Two-Toned Standard Pillowcase Using Sewing Machine

What You Need

 Prepare ¾ yard main pillowcase fabric with 27” width of fabric from selvage to
selvage.
 Another ¼ yard cuff fabric with 9” width of fabric from selvage to selvage.
 Fold the strip fabric, pressed in half lengthwise to make a 1” folded strip

PROCEDURES:

1. Layer Your Materials

Place your cuff fabric on your working table, facing the wrong side up. Level the
main fabric on top of it, right side up, make parallel the top raw edges. Arrange
the raw edges of the folded accent strip with the top raw edges of the other two
fabrics.

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2. Roll Up the Main Fabric
From the bottom, roll the main fabric panel into a little tube or “burrito.” Stop
when you get to the center of the cuff fabric

3. Fold Up the Cuff Fabric

Bring the bottom edge of the cuff fabric up and over the burrito. Align the raw
edges. Be sure to pin in proper place to trap the accent strip.

4. Sew the Raw Edges

Stitch along the raw edges with a ¼” seam allowance or use a serge to finish the
edge.

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 5. Unroll the burrito and Press
Pull at the main fabric inside the burrito, gently pulling it out of the tube.
Continue pulling your pillowcase from the inside out. Unrolled, lay flat and
press the wrinkles out until the accent strip lays flat and in the same.

6. Trim to Size
Trim the end of the cuff measuring 28” long from the top; fold the pillowcase in
half, right sides together. Press any wrinkles out and align the accent strip, each
half is laying on top of the other. Trim the pillowcase to 20” wide.

7. Finish the Pillowcase

There are a few ways you can finish this pillowcase: Fold the pillowcase in half,
then serge the raw edges on the top and right sides only. Turn right side out and
press. French Seams: Fold the pillowcase in half, wrong sides together (right
sides should be facing out). Stitch together with a ¼” seam allowance. (Note: You
will only sew the two sides with raw edges.) Trim the raw edges down to a slim
¼”.

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 8. Trap the Raw Edges
Turn the pillowcase wrong side out and gently push the corners then press. Sew
a ⅜” seam (or ½” if you prefer) on the same two sides you sewed in step 7. This
will trap the raw edges inside and make a crisp finished edge.

9. Turn and Press

Flip the pillowcase right side out; gently poke the corners. Give it one last press
and you have a pillowcase that’s ready to be filled!

Finished Product

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HOW TO MAKE A HAND-SEWN PILLOWCASE? (NO SEWING MACHINE
NEEDED)

Materials:

Fabric - The fabric yardage used for this project was 3/4 yard.
Pillow form – Fairfield’s Soft Touch pillow forms with the size of 18″ x 18″.
Needle – for hand-sewing fabric together.
Thread to match fabric
Straight pins
Purple Thang tool

PROCEDURES:

1. Cut out the front and back sides of the pillow. Fabric is cut the same
size as the pillow form. Fabric is cut at 18″ x 18″. At the bottom edge
of the front and back pieces of fabric place a straight pin.

2. Pin the front and back sides together – with the right sides of the fabric
together. Wrong sides of the fabric out. Leave the bottom edge of the
pillow open so that the pillow form can be inserted later. Pin 2″ from
one of the bottom corners and end with 2″ from the other corner.

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3. Thread your needle and start hand-sewing at the bottom edge of the
pillow where your first pin is. From the bottom side of the fabric, bring
your needle up through both layers of the fabric.

4. On the top side of the fabric, move the needle over 1/8″ and bring the
needle back through both layers of the fabric to the bottom side.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, sewing all the way around the pillow until you get
back to the last corner, leave at least 2″ inches from the edge.

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6. Knot off your thread by taking a small bite of fabric right next to where
your thread is. Twitch your needle and thread over.

7. Clip the fabric on the four corners, making sure not to clip your
stitches. Turn fabric right side out. Use your Thang tool to push out
the corners.

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8. Insert pillow form and pin the bottom edge of the pillow cover.

9. Sew the pillow closed using the ladder stitch.

Finished Product

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 What’s More

Encircle the correct answer inside the parenthesis.

1. Having skill in sewing is (hard, easy) to find a job when you have the skill.
2. Through cottage industry, the community (would benefit, would not benefit)
through taxes and through a healthy economy where people spend their income
from their employment.
3. More job opportunities here and abroad (would open, would close) through
sewing skills.
4. Acquiring a skill in sewing (starts, ends) by cultivating your interest in it.
5. Creativity and artistic desire of the individual (would not enhance, enhance)
through sewing skill.
6. Through consistent exercises of your sewing skill, it (would make, would not
make) perfect.
7. Sewing can be (hard and slow, easy and fast) when good quality sewing tools
are on hand.
8. Learning to sew for the family is (not enjoyable, enjoyable) activity.
9. Sewing is a skill that (can, cannot) be developed.
10. Simple sewing experiences (can’t develop, develop) into a skill.

What I Have Learned

Knowledge in sewing, would be an enjoyable activity for the family. Sewing is a skill
that can be developed by every member through constant practice. As practice
makes perfect, your simple sewing experiences develop into a skill giving way to more
creative and complicated projects. It can be easy and fast when good quality sewing
tools are on hand. Garment making would be easier and pleasurable through
accurate choice of materials and the proper use and maintenance of tools.

I. Importance and Benefits of Sewing

II. Preparing tools needed for Sewing
III. Tips to Keep Your Sewing Tools and Equipment Last Longer
IV. Helpful and Safety Practices in Sewing
V. Sewing Two-Toned Standard Pillowcase Using Sewing Machine
VI. How to make a hand-sewn pillow (no sewing machine needed)?

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 What I Can Do

Show that you learned something by doing this activity.

Activity I. Identify the following tools/materials according to their uses. Write them
under their specific column. (Use another sheet of paper in answering)

Measurement Marking Cutting Sewing

Tailor’s chalk tape measure Soft pencil

Threader Emery bag Sewing machine needles

Stitch ripper pincushion Thread

Needle Sewing scissors Gauge

Ruler Hand needles Thimble

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Activity 2.

Let’s Do This!

1. Sew a pillowcase by following the procedures in this lesson. (You can choose
either Sewing using Sewing Machine or Sewing by Hands)
2. Prepare creative and beautiful packaging using local materials for your
finished product.
3. Take a picture of your finished pillowcase. (if you want to sell this you can
post it on an online shop, don’t forget to include the price and other
important information.

RUBRICS

Criteria for Evaluating in Sewing Pillowcase

Scorecard Points

A. Attitude and Social Development (10%)

1.Demonstrated interest in doing the project. 5
2. Showed finished project to friends 5

B. Safety practices (20%) 5

1.Washed hands before working. 5
2.Light comes from the left shoulder. 5
3. Used own materials and tools. 5
4. Work area was maintained clean.

C. Workmanship (50%)
1.Correct and orderly. 20
2.Right lightness of the stitches (not lose or tight). 15
3.Able to execute the desired design; exact replica 15

D. Overall design (20%)

1.Neat and appealing 10
2. Right color combination 10

Total 100

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 Assessment

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose the answer inside the box.

(Use another sheet of paper in answering)

________1. are sold in balls or spools, carrying 50,70, or 100 yards.

________2. To use, slip the flexible wire loop through the eye of a hand needle, feed
the thread through it and pull the wire back out, bringing the thread
with it.

________3. They come in assorted sizes that allow you work with different fabrics.
The smaller the number, the finer the needle.

________4. Needles are made of fine steel. They have sharp points and smooth and
well-polished eyes.

________5. With well-formed depressions makes it easy to push the needle through
the cloth when using by hand. It is worn comfortably in the middle finger
of the sewing hand.

________6. It is usually filled with wool, sawdust, or hair filling. Its covering can be
made of velvet, felt, or wool fabric. This permits the pin to slip in and
out of the cushion.

_______7. is good for polishing the needles and pins. It is filled with fine sand or fine
ground glass.

_______8. it has a number on both sides starting at opposite ends. Select tape is
firm and will not ravel at the edge.

_______9. This comes in wood, plastic or metal. Its measurements are in inches and
centimeters. It is used for longer lines.

______10. There are small scissors used for cutting notches, clipping, curves, and
snipping threads.

Thimble Tape measure Tracing wheel

Ruler stitches ripper Sewing shears

Thread Sewing machine needles Pincushion

Emery bag Needle Threader

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 Additional Activities

Arrange in order the following instruction in sewing pillowcase by hand.

Number it 1-8. (Use another sheet of paper in answering)

________1. Thread your needle and start hand-sewing at the bottom edge of the
pillow where your first pin is. From the bottom side of the fabric,
bring your needle up through both layers of the fabric.

________2. Repeat steps 3 and 4, sewing all the way around the pillow until you
get back to the last corner, leave at least 2″ inches from the edge.

________3. Knot off your thread by taking a small bite of fabric right next to
where your thread is. Twitch your needle and thread over.

________4. Cut out the front and back sides of the pillow. Fabric is cut the
same size as the pillow form. Fabric is cut at 18″ x 18″. At the
bottom edge of the front and back pieces of fabric place a straight
pin.

________5. Pin the front and back sides together – with the right sides of the
fabric together. Wrong sides of the fabric out. Leave the bottom
edge of the pillow open so that the pillow form can be inserted
later. Pin 2″ from one of the bottom corners and end with 2″ from
the other bottom corner.

________6. Insert pillow form and pin the bottom edge of the pillow cover.

________7. On the top side of the fabric, move the needle over 1/8″ and bring
the needle back through both layers of the fabric to the bottom side.

________8. Clip the fabric on the four corners, making sure not to clip your
stitches. Turn fabric right side out. Use your Thang tool to push
out the corners.

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Additional Activities: What I Can Do:
Assessment:
1. 3 Activity 1
1. thread
2. 5
2. threader Measurement
3. 6
3. sewing machine
4. 1 Ruler, gauge
needles 5. 2
4. needle 6. 8
5. thimble tape measure
7. 4
6. pincushion 8. 7 Marking
7. emery bag
8. tape measure Tailor’s chalk, soft
9. ruler pencil
10. sewing shears
Cutting
Sewing scissors
What I Know: Sewing
What’s In:
What’s More: 1. French Stitch ripper, needle,
1. b
1. easy 2. d curve
Threader, emery bag,
2. will benefit 3. e 2. Emery
3. opens 4. f bag Pincushion, hand
4. starts 5. a 3. Pincushio needles, thread,
5. encourages 6. g n
6. makes 7. c 4. Tailor’s Sewing machine
7. easy and 8. h chalk needles,
fast 9. j 5. Tracing
8. enjoyable 10. i wheel Thimble
9. can 6. Shears
10. develop 7. Needles Activity 2
8. thread
It depends the
9. starching
output of the pupil.
10. gauge
Answer Key
References

David, Leonora. Learning and Living in The 21St Century. 6th ed. Reprint, Manila,
Philippines: Rex Book Store, 2017.

Peralta, Gloria, Ruth Arsenue, Catalina Ipolan, Yolanda Quiambao, and Helenay Ann
Ariola. Life Skills Through TLE. Reprint, Quezon City, Philippines: Vibal Group,
Inc., 2016

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