- Be careful when using wire
- And when using sharp objects such as needles
- Do not run with scissors
- If using felt – when felting be careful not to burn your self on the hot water
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Heath and safety
Whilst making my shoe for Artefact I will need to make sure I am aware of health and safety in the classroom:
Shoe studies
Shoe Studies
Shoe tools that were used:
o Sleek Stick – For buffing and polishing shoes
o Wooden last – Used to shape leather
o Edge Iron – Moulding and shaping the edge of the shoe sole
o Last pliers – Pliers for pulling the leather
o Heel Stiffener – For inside the shoe
Shoe materials:
o Goat skin
o Lamb skin (Persian lamb)
o Snake skin
o Lizard skin
History of shoes in Norwich
o ‘Start Right’ shoes opened in Norwich
o ‘Start Right’ used to be where the city hall is now
o In 1918 ‘Start Right’ began making children’s shoes
o They used the ‘V’ shaped heel to help support children’s feet – stopped the heel from rolling in
o They then started making shoes for children in different sizes – width and length
o They were the first company to start measuring children’s feet
o In 1918 the ‘Van Dal’ shoe factory opened in Norwich
o They were very noisy, dirty, dangerous factories
o Highly skilled shoe makers would take the leather home for delicate stitch work. The men would work in the factories, operating machinery etc, and the women would do the stitch work
o In 1920 the ‘Van Dal’ factory became specialists in gold and silver brocade shoes (fabric shoes). And also shoes made of reptile skins
o Snake skin was very popular in the 1950’s for women’s leisure
o In 1964 ‘Van Dal’ was making 30,000 pairs of shoes a week!
o In the 1980’s Norwich
o Meaning there were less and less women working with shoes
o Both companies were big employers
o Now days, because it’s cheaper to buy from abroad, the leather parts are made in China and shipped to Norwich so the soles can be put on there
Tuesday 19 October 2010
LO2: Our leaflet for EACH
Below you will see the promotional leaflet I have made for our group. It contains information about the charity that will hopefully make people inspired to donate.
We will distribute them around school and in form boxes.
We will distribute them around school and in form boxes.
LO2: Our television advert outline
Scene One: (black and white)
A young girl is lying in a hospital bed. Her mum gets told by the nurse her daughter may not live for much longer due to a serious terminal illness. We see the doctor walk away, and the mother cry.
Scene Two:
A man (or animated character) dumps a bag of donations outside a charity shop and the whole scene changes from black and white to colour and a ‘kerching’ noise plays.
Scene Three:
The girl gets out of bed happily because she now has enough money to go on a day out with her family. She immediately steps out of the bed into a park and she is running along holding balloons with her family.
Scene Four:
The man who dumps the donations stands up and says: ‘Look how easy it is to put a smile on a child’s face’. And ‘don’t wait, go donate’ (our slogan) appears on the screen.
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Ideas for my shoe ♥
After visiting the needlecraft shop today I now have a clear idea of what to base my shoe on:
I thought of the idea of having a shoe that involves drawing curtains. I thought of having a curtain on the back of the shoe that draws back to reveal an interesting heel – maybe in the shape of a needle?
LO4: Reflecting on the trip into town
Today we went into town to visit our campaign charity shops. Our campaign charity shop is EACH, Quidenham Children’s Hospice.
Everyone in the shop was really helpful and we found out a lot about the shop:
o They need a variety of donations – everything!
- Toys
- Clothes
- Ornaments
- Curtains
- Books
- Etc.
o They take electrical goods – most charity shops do not take these
o They are very encouraging towards gift aid. Gift aid means that for every pound they get they would get 28p more. It is only for UK
Reflecting on the trip into town
Today we went into town and visited our individual business – in our case the Needlework shop – for the artefact module. We talk to the shop manager, Janice Almes.
We gathered lots of information about the shop and their stock:
What do they sell, services they provide?
o Wool
o Net curtains
o Dress fabrics
o Patch work cottons
o Embroidery threads
o They also run curtain and dress making services
How long has the business been established?
o The Needlework shop has been running for 33 years
o Mr Cole said he used to go their as a child!
Are their products they sell imported, where do they get them from?
o They import their stock from a variety of different companies depending on the item
o Some of the companies they import from get stock from Germany
We were into the shop for about 15mins (videos will be uploaded later) and throughout the time we were there many customers were popping in and out. The shop provides a great service to the community.
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