This badge bit (BB) is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the iron badge in
textiles.
In this project, you will make privacy drapes starting with raw fiber. You must show a good choice of materials and methods that are appropriate for the goal.
Minimum requirements:
- Plant the seed: either animal feed seed or a fiber seed like cotton or
flax
- Harvest the plant or animal material that came from those seeds
- Process that material into yarn/thread and fabric
- Construction technique will be appropriate for the project
- Drapes will be thin/thick enough to provide visual privacy and allow natural light to pass through
- total width must be 10 feet
- can be for multiple windows
To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (< 4 min):
- The seeds you are planting
- The plants growing or animals eating the plants
- Harvesting the plant or animal material or hide
- Processing the material into yarn/thread
- Making the yarn/thread
- Making the fabric
- Making the drapes
- Your completed and hung drapes (show privacy and total width)
Make privacy drapes - PEP BB textile.iron.housewares.privacy
