Artists
Sewing Techniques
Sewing Machine Parts
Sculpture Terms
Textile Terminology
100
This familiar sculpture, David, is created by what renaissance artist that shares a name with a ninja turtle?
Who was Michelangelo?
100
When sewing two pieces of fabric together, these sides must be together for the project to have all saturated material on the outside.
What are right sides?
100
You use a lever to lower this part onto fabric in a sewing machine. They can be replaced for use with wider stitches.
What is a (pressor) foot?
100
This fireable material can be either thrown on the wheel or hand-sculpted to make a wide variety of projects.
What is clay?
100
A piece of textile that can be sewn together, worn, or made. Any piece of textile is referred to as this.
What is fabric?
200
Nkisi Nkondi originate from what country in Africa?
What is the Republic of the Congo?
200
When sewing most items, this stitch is the most basic stitch. Characterized by a straight line with thread going in and outside of the fabric in a pattern.
What is a running stitch?
200
A small circular structure made to hold thread that is sewn on the opposing side of fabric.
What is a bobbin?
200
This type of term is used to describe typical material used to make most sculptures, such as clay, wood, or marble. Also used to describe 2D art made out of materials such as paint, pencil, and marker.
What is traditional?
200
A sharp, pointed object used to go in and out of textiles to attach them with thread.
What is a needle?
300
Sonya Clark, an unconventional Black artist, makes the majority of her work with this human body part.
What is hair?
300
When you rip something in a straight line, you can patch up the rip using this type of "climber" stitch.
What is a ladder stitch?
300
Same name as the accelerator in your car, this object is usually pushed with the foot to cause the sewing machine to stitch.
What is a foot pedal?
300
A term used to describe uncommon materials used to make 2D and 3D art pieces, such as egg cartons, hair, and toothpicks.
What is unconventional?
300
A long thin stand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers using in sewing or weaving to attach pieces together.
What is thread?
400
This piece, Tar Beach, is made by this artist and quilter. She recently passed away and left money to young Black artists to become successful in the industry.:)
Who was Faith Ringgold?
400
Something that is sewn using a sewing machine is called machine-sewn. If an item is handmade, it is known as this term.
What is hand-sewn?
400
This hand-word can be turned to lift or lower the needle onto fabric.
What is the hand wheel?
400
A type of sculptural technique that involves removing material from the primary form, often using a type of blade or gouge. You also do this to a Thanksgiving turkey.
What is carving?
400
A line along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article. If you wear jeans, the part of your pants from the crotch to the bottom of the leg is referred to as "in"-this word.
What is a seam?
500
This piece, known as Head of a Negro, is by Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. She was the first known Black and indigenous person to graduate from this college. Hint: Your art teacher also went to this college.
What is RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)?
500
On a machine, you reverse the direction of sewing and sew normally at the beginning and end of a seam. This "backwards" stitch goes by this name.
What is a back stitch?
500
What is the worst sewing machine brand to start with as a beginner?
What is Singer?
500
A carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life size or larger. David by Michelangelo is an example of this.
What is a statue?
500
A warm bed covering made of padding/batting material enclosed between layers of fabric. Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold is an example of this type of fabric collage.
What is a quilt?