In our Design and Technology unit this half term, we have been looking at traditional Christmas stockings. We noticed as a class that similar designs, patterns and colours were used in existing products and we used these ideas to design our own final piece that we can use at home. During the design process, we brainstormed 4 different Christmas stockings before choosing our favourite. Next, we made them! Using felt and sequins, we made our designs come to life! We used the running stitch or the blanket stitch to join our stocking together – this part was tricky! 

Pupil Voice: 

Zara: I thought the project was really nice because I haven’t ever made a stocking in my life before. 

Rayyan: I liked making the stockings because we got to decorate them for Christmas and we used our own designs. They are very cheerful. 

Ricky: I loved making the stockings. Even though it was frustrating, making them calmed me down.