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 start with raw fiber grown/raised by you and make 2 kitchen dish towels and 2 dishcloths. Please demonstrate a good choice of materials and methods that are appropriate for the goal.
Source
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 and fabric
- Construction technique must be appropriate for the project
- Minimum towel size: 14" by 28"
- Minimum dishcloth size: 8" by 8"
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 towels and dishcloths
- Your completed towels and dishcloths (perhaps with a tape measure)
- Explain why your construction technique is appropriate for the project