Shisha Appliqué

Objectives

• Children will learn how Indian quilting affected English and American fabric work.
• Children will follow pattern in stitching to attach mirrors.
• Children will use creativity in their fabric design.
• Children will write a description of their sash.

Materials

• Assorted fabric pieces
• Glue stick or craft glue
• embroidery floss
• 1" diameter circular mirrors
• embroidery needles
• paper, pencil

Procedures

1. Anticipatory Set: Show children a piece that contains shisha appliquŽ
2. Explain history of technique/quilting. Share book that contains pictures of various quilts.
   • long tradition of excellence in textiles and needlework design
   • strong influence on European quiltmaking
   • English East India Trade Co. (1600) effected popularity of quilting in England
   • exotic to British, sought by fashionable British
   • quilts still made in India
   • technique also used on clothing
3. Ask children if they have seen anything that may have been influenced by this in US society. Make a class list.
4. Today, we are going to have a chance to make our own sash using shisha appliqué
5. Demonstrate how to attach mirrors
   • use a small dab of glue to put mirrors in place
   • thread needle
   • stitch in criss cross pattern demonstrated below
6. Intro. activity: Tell the students to design their own sash using varied materials and mirrors.
7. Bring safety issues to children's attention. Needles, sharp points, etc.
8. Pass out materials: have helper table pass out mirrors, needles pre-threaded. Have one table at a time, come to front of room and select sash color.
9. Have children write a description of their sash and also include how Indian quilting has affected other quilting pieces and their own.
10. Sashes and descriptions will be displayed in the class for cultural fair.

Evaluation

Obj. #1: I will evaluate the children's understanding of how Indian quilting has affected English and American fabric quilting through our discussion and their written descriptions.

• Did they add to discussion?
• Were they able to develop a list of American items influenced?
• Did they make connections in their individual write ups?

Obj. #2: I will circulate as the children work to determine their ability to follow stitch pattern. I will also look at the final products to determine whether they followed the stitching pattern.

Obj. #3: I will look at the children's individual sashes and the display of sashes at the fair to admire the creativity they children used.

Obj. #4: I will assess the children's writing sample.

• Is the necessary information included; description, historical info.
• Is the writing coherent, legible, grammatically correct?