PMTC LABORATORY SCHOOL

P r o p h e t M o h a m m a d ( s .a .w ) K n o w l e d g e C e n t e r
Officer’s Line, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur

Technology Livelihood Education

“HANDICRAFT”
Grade 7 booklet

10 activities
103 questions

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Table of Contents

LESSON 1 - Embroidered Article ………………………………..………….…… 3

LESSON 2 – Color Wheel ……………………………………………………………….. 8
LESSON 3 – Recycled Project ……………………………………………………… 10
LESSON 4 – Wrapped Gift Items ……………………………………………….. 11

Activities ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 13

Lesson 1 …………………………………………………………………………………….………….. 14
Activity n0.1 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Activity n0.2 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Activity n0.3 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Lesson 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………….….. 16
Activity n0.1 ………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Activity n0.2 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 16
Lesson 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
Activity n0.1 ………………………………………………………………………………. 17
Activity n0.2 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 17
Activity n0.3 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 18
Activity n0.4 ……………………………………………………………………………….. 18
Lesson 4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19
Activity no.1 ………………………………………………………………………………… 19

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 LESSON 1- Produce Embroidered Article

Development of Philippine Embroidery

Embroidery is the ornamentation of textiles and other materials with
needlework for personal use and decoration not only at home but for offices as well.
The term embroidery is an English word derived from the old French embroiders
meaning edge and border.
Embroidery was introduced into the Orient by the Netherlanders in the 15th
century. It was bought by the Spaniards into the Philippines where it has made a
wonderful growth, and work done it rivals the best work done in Switzerland, a
country noted for its exquisite embroidery.
Embroidery reached its highest development during the middle ages. The
nuns in the convents were the first to make articles with embroidery work during
their leisure time. Since then, it became so popular that women started to enjoy
it, creating designs of their own. In the beginning embroideries were done by
hand. But since the advent of technology and the invention of the sewing machine,
people are now engaged in the machine embroidery.

Today, because of the fast growth of the industry, elegance of designs and
fineness of workmanship, Filipinos export articles with embroidery work.
Embroidery work is best achieved if correct tools and materials are used. Tools
refer to small or handy devices/instruments used in sewing while materials or
supplies are those that are consumed in finishing a project.

Tools and materials use in Embroidery its uses and maintenance.

Gauge- use to measure short distance

Tape measure- use for measuring more than

one-foot distance or materials

Thimbles- made from metal or plastic, protect the middle

finger and push the needle while doing your embroidery work.
This come in sizes 6 (small) to 12 (large)

Embroidery hoop/stiletto- made of wood, bone,

metal or plastic use to make eyelets in the fabric
to be embroidered. It is also use to keep the fabric
stretched while embroidery stitches are applied on
the design.
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 Embroidery scissor- is small, sharp and pointed-good
for fine work use for trimming scallops, clipping
threads, and cutting large eyelets.
Protect the blade by keeping them in a sheath or cover and
get them sharpened occasionally

Needle threader- is use for easier threading especially by

those sewers with poor eyesight.

Pounce- is fine powder used in transferring

design by pricking method.

Embroidery needle- a short pieces of steel with a

fine point at one end and a little opening or
eye at the other. The kind of embroidery work to do
and the kind of thread to use are two things to be
considered in choosing your needle.

Keep in mind that pins and needles are one of the most inexpensive notions used.
Simple care and knowing when to discard them are key. It is recommended to
discard your needle after eight hours of use; usually when threads or fibers start
breaking and you feel it pulling on your fabric instead of gliding through it.

TYPES OF NEEDLES

Tapestry needle
They are similar in size to
chenille but are blunt rather than
sharp. This makes them best for
thread-counting embroidery and
for the needle point as well.

Water color brush- use for transferring the

design using pricking and pouncing methods.

Pin cushion- a place for pins and needles.

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 Tracing paper- used for tracing designs.

Sewing box- use to keep together the embroidery tools

and materials.

Bag- to keep work clean and fresh, have a bag made

from washable material to hold your work when not busy
on it.

Materials
1. Fabric- sometimes referred to as cloth, are of great variety and they differ in
material, weight, weave, design, color, and finish.

Three types of Fabric

Common weave- includes most tightly woven fabrics with a relatively smooth surface
like linen, wool and cotton. They are best used for articles with decorative stitches.
Even-weave- are intended for hardanger embroidery since the number of threads
per square inch is same for both warp and woof.
Basket weave- is commonly used by beginners and ramie linen by those who have
been used to this embroidery. It supplies guidelines for cross stitch and smocking
having an evenly spaced pattern like gingham cloth and polka dots.

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2. Thread- is available in various types. They differ in terms of texture, fiber
content, number of strands and colors. Threads are usually coded in numbers and
color names. They can be bought in skeins, balls or spools. The color of the thread
should suit the color and texture of the design and the fabric to be embroiders,

Proper Care of Embroidery Thread

As one of the most essential elements to the stitching process, it's important to
ensure proper and careful care of embroidery thread. Store it properly under
controlled conditions to avoid the following issues:

1. Thread dents
2. Discoloring and fading
3. Lint buildup
4. Brittleness

Embroidery Stitches

1. Back stitch- the most often used to outline

a design. This stitch also forms the base line
for other embroiderystitches

2. Bullion stitch- a single detached stitch

that is used for filling in a design area.
Rows of bullion stitches may also be used
to outline a design. It is recommended
that one uses a needle with a small eye for
ease in pulling

3. Chain stitch- one of the more popular

stitches used for outlining. When worked
in close rows, chain stitches make good
stitches for filling the design area.

4. Cross-stitch- stitched formed by two

crossing arms and may be used for
outlining, as borders or to fill in an entire
area.

5. Feather stitch- a stitch with a loop

and stitches evenly worked on both left
and right sides of a design area.

6. Fish Bone- a kind of filling stitch which

is ideal for making leaves or feathers. It
requires us to divide the pattern into two
and each side is filled alternately giving it

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a plaited effect in the Centre, thus ideal
to make leaves or feathers.
7. French knot- a single detached stitched
used primarily to fill in a design area. It is
a popular stitch among embroiderers in
that it can be used to create the eyes on
an embroidered face or the center of a
flower.

8. Herringbone stitch- a basic overlapping

stitch popular for its use in borders.

9. Lazy daisy chain stitch- also called

detached chain stitch, this stitch is work
in a circle to resemble the petals of a
flower.

10. Looped stitch- a very decorative

stitch and can be experimented with
threads for various colors over borders.
Close layers of this stitch can create
wonderful effects on a pattern.

11. Running stitch- considered being the

easiest stitch for outlining.

12. Satin stitch- a solid filling stitch that

is used to cover a design area with long,
straight stitches worked very close
together

13. Split- done using quite thick threads,

such as wool. It was used as an outlining
stitch or as a filling stitch.

14. Seed- also known as rice grain stitch.

Stitch uses simple straight stitches in a
single direction to fill in patterns. It has
shorter stitches above the fabric and
longer stitches on the reverse side. They
remind of strawberry seeds, probably,
which inspired its name.

15. Stem Stitch- basically an outline

stitch, this stitch is usually used for
flower stems, and outlines. It can only be
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used as filling, rows of Stem stitch
worked closely together within a shape
until it is filled completely.

Lesson 2 – Color Wheel

Principles of Design
You can only produce good embroidered articles if you know how to create a good
design and use the right color o thread for it. Careful study of the principles of
design and strictly following it will help you produce a good design. Always bear in
mind that design is the arrangement of line, form, color and texture with the
purpose of achieving order and beauty.

1. Harmony- is the Law of Unity with variety. This principle infers repetition of line,
form, shape and size.
2. Proportion - pertains to the relationship in size between a part and the whole.
3. Balance -may be produced in two ways, either formal or informal. Formal balance
or symmetry has equal color, shape, and size on either side of a design. While the
informal occult has unequal proportion.
4. Rhythm - it is a smooth related movement. Pattern and line carry the eyes along
without jerky motion. The eye automatically connects points in space.
5. Emphasis - the eye is carried first to the most important part of the design and
then to the other details in order of their importance. This referred to as the
center of interest of a design.

Elements of design
1. Line skeleton or basic foundation sketch to direct the eye vertically or
horizontally.
2. Texture refers to the surface appearance which is either rough or smooth, dull
or glossy, thick or thin
3. Color - may be cool, warm, bright or dull. Choosing the right color will greatly
affect the appearance of your finished project.

Below is a color wheel consisting of twelve colors which will give you an idea to make
successful choice of color.

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Primary Colors:
Red, yellow and blue. In traditional color theory
(used in paint and pigments), primary colors are
the 3 pigment colors that cannot be mixed or
formed byany combination of other colors. All
other colors are derived from these 3 hues.
Secondary Colors:
Green, orange and purple. These are the colors
formed by mixing the primary colors.
Tertiary Colors: Yellow-orange, red-orange,
red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green & yellow-green.
These are the colors formed by mixing a primary
and a secondary color. That's why the hue is a two word
name, such as blue-green, red-violet, andyellow-orange.

Color scheme

A. Related Colors

1. Monochromatic Harmony
One color of different shade

2. Analogous Harmony
Three neighboring colors, one of which is dominant

B. Contrasting Colors

1. Complementary
Colors opposite each other in the color wheel

2. Double Complementary
Two neighboring colors and their opposite colors

3. Split Complementary
Three colors diagonal with each other

4. Triad
The color in between three spaces in color wheel

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 Lesson 3 – Recycled Project

Recycling Basics
Garbage disposal is one of the biggest problems we Filipinos face. There are
so many things we waste throw away, burn or just take for granted and yet the
sophisticated first world technology for waste processing is not within our reach.
Recycling which is the process of transforming an item which has already served its
original purpose but is still durable into something that can still be used for another
purpose is one good answer to the worsening problem of garbage disposal. Instead
of throwing away the scraps we have at home and waste them totally, we can be
more imaginative, creative and resourceful person by seeing potential in waste
materials. There is truth in saying that “There is cash in trash” All we need is a
little entrepreneurship skill and a lot of concern for environment.
There are many materials that are locally available in your community which
you can recycle into useful and artistic articles for personal and home use. Below
are some pictures of some recycled articles.

Types of Recycling

1. Internal recycling -involves the use of materials that are waste products of a
manufacturing process. An example of this is the processing of spent grain mash,
a waste product of distillation, into cattle feeds

2. External recycling -is the reclaiming of materials from a product that has been
worn out due to constant use. A good example of this type is the conversion of old
news papers and magazines into other paper product.

Advantages of Recycling
1. Decrease pollution and ease the garbage pollution
2. Conserve resources
3. Enhance creativity and resourcefulness
4. Potential in making a profitable business
5. Makes people environmentally aware
6. Promotes scientific advancements in recyclable and biodegradable materials
7. Makes governments and businesses choose programs and apply policies in
consideration of preserving and respecting the environment.

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Common Materials Used in Recycling

Material Articles
1. Paper Paper woven basket, paper mache’
articles, paper beads, paper sculpture,
boxes for gift wrapping, album covers
and paper bags
2. Plastic containers Planters, plant tags, plastic sculptures
and organizers
3. Glass bottles Decanter, storage items terrariums,
cut bottles, bent bottles and glass
tiles.
4. Fabric soap Quilting and patchwork projects, rag
rugs, doilies, runners of hand stitched
circles of fabrics, stuffed toys, hair
accessories, fabric flowers and
collages.
5. Yarn wastes Rugs, tapestries, embroidery, yarn
dolls, crocheted or knitted articles,
and string art.
6. Tin cans Canisters, storage bins, planters,
baking tins, candle holders, kerosene
lamps, metal art and water catchers.

LESSON 4 – Wrapped Gift Items

Filipinos are known for being warm and affectionate. Sending of gifts on
special occasions is one way of expressing our affection and concern. We send gifts
on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Christening, Wedding,
Valentine’s Day and other instances.
Wrapping and packing are essential parts of giving. A gift in personalized gift wrap
is a delightful way of sending love to a friend or loved one.

Philippine Made Materials for Gift Wrapping

The Philippines known as to many as “Pearl of the Orient Seas” is noted for
abundant natural resources. The Philippine is rich in land and sea resources where
raw materials for making native products can be sourced. Famous native products
such as baskets from rattan, Buri hats, native Anahaw fans, Abaca bags and many
others are good materials for unique and personalized gift wrapping.

Other Philippine made ecology-friendly materials for packing and wrapping gifts
are following:
Gift containers- bayong bags made of buri, coconut leaves, tampipi (small
rectangular buri box), native baskets, boxes made of our Philippine wood like narra
and amboo, corrugated papers.
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Wrapping- sinamay,abaca, raffia, etc
Ribbons and bows- abaca strings, shells, dried flowers, twigs, etc.

Gift Wrapping
Wrapping plain boxes is an art which can be achieved through careful choice
of paper and ribbon. You should treat every gift wrap an artist treats a canvas. Gift
wrapping is an art of packing, wrapping and decorating an item or article to be given
as a gift. Make sure you have enough wrapping paper. Tape sheets together with a
glue stick or a scotch tape.
Gift wrapping is not necessarily confined to paper. You can use other materials
like printed or plain colored cardboard boxes, painted wooden boxes, our naïve
Philippine materials like sinamay, raffia, abaca, native bags or buri and many more.

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Activities

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Lesson 1.
Activity n0.1

I. Direction: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of the correct
answer on separate sheet of paper.
A B
1. It is an ornamentation of textiles and other a. Creswell
materials with needlework.
2. It is use to measure more than one foot b. Embroidery
distance.
3. A tool use for transferring the design when c. Gauge
using pricking and pouncing method.
4. A tool in embroidery that is used to keep the d. Needle threader
fabric stretched while embroidery stitches are
applied on the design.
5. A fine powder used in transferring design by e. Pin cushion
pricking method.
6. A type of needle used for most standard f. Pounce
embroidery stitchery.
7. A tool used to keep pins and needles in place g. Stiletto
8. It is use for easier threading especially by h. Tapestry
those sewers with poor eyesight
9. Use to protect the middle finger and push the i. Tape measure
needle while doing embroidery work
10. It is use to measure short distances j. Thimble
k. Water color brush

II. Direction: Identify the following embroidery stitches. Write your answer on
your answer sheet.

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Activity n0. 2

I. Direction: Describe briefly the use/s of the following tools. Write your answer
on your answer sheet.
1. Tape measure
2. Hoop
3. Needle threader
4. Pounce
5. Chenille
6. Tracing paper
7. Sewing box
8. Bag
9. Gauge
10. Embroidery scissor

Activity nO.3

I. Direction: Identify the kind of embroidery stitches that is being describe. Write
your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The simplest stitch and quickest to do. Used as outline or as a filling to make
texture. The stitches are of equal length with equal spaces between them.
2. Also known as detached chain stitch and it resemble the petals of a flower when
work in circle.
3. A kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers.
4. A decorative stitch and can be experimented with threads for various colors over
borders.
5. A popular stitch among embroiderers that can be used to create the eyes on an
embroidered face or the center of a flower.

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Lesson 2.

Activity n0.1

I. Direction: Identify the word/s that best describe/s the following statements.

1. Color in between three spaces in the color wheel.

2. Two neighboring colors and their opposite.
3. Three neighboring colors one of which is dominant.
4. Colors opposite each other in the color wheel.
5. One color of different shade.
6. It is the arrangement of line, form, color and texture with the purpose of
achieving order and beauty.
7. A principle that infers repetition of line, form, shape and size.
8. This referred to as the center of interest of a design.
9. Refers to the surface appearance which is either rough or smooth, dull or glossy,
thick or thin.
10. It is the easiest way of transferring design onto the fabric. Hot-iron transfer

II. Give at least five (5) good working habits

Activity n0.2

Direction: Classify the following colors write PC for Primary color, SC for Secondary
color and TC for Tertiary color. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. Blue
2. Blue-violet
3. Green
4. Orange
5. Red
6. Red-violet
7. Violet
8. Yellow
9. Yellow- orange
10. Yellow-Green

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Lesson 3.

Activity n0.1

I. Direction: Enumerate the following

1-2 Types of Recycling
3-7 Give at least five (5) advantages of recycling
8-10 Recyclable articles

Activity n0.2

I. Look around your home. Take note of the things that are normally thrown away
or disposed of after they have been used for their original purpose. Think of the
articles into which an item can be converted or recycled. Then complete the table
below. An example has been provided to guide you.

Item Original Purpose Recycling Possibility

Plastic Powder Canister Container Powder Saving Bank

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Activity n0.3
Direction: List down the articles than can be possibly made out of the following
recyclable materials.
Material Articles
Fabric scarp 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Glass bottles 6.
7.
8.
Paper 9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Plastic containers 14.
15.
Tin cans 16.
17.
18.
Yarn wastes 19.
20.

Activity n0.4

Make at least (3) recyclable final product using the following materials

Old Newspapers/magazines
Scissor
Stapler
Glue/paste
Ribbon
Accessories (Optional)
Plastic bottles
Soda cans

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Lesson 4.

Activity n0.1

Direction: Arrange the following steps chronologically. Write a for the first step,
b for second and so on. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

Gift Bags
1. Add the handles and decorate if desired.
2. Cut a piece of paper to 9.5 x 15 inches.
3. Flip the bag over so that it sits glued-side-down.
4. Fold and glue the bottom of the bag into place.
5. Fold the bottom edge of the paper up 2 inches (5 cm) and sharply crease the
fold.
6. Fold the side-creases inward to create a slight accordion effect.
7. Fold the sides of the bag into place.
8. Place the paper in front of you on a flat surface in “landscape” orientation.
9. Pop the bag open.

Flat Loop Bow

1. Continue making progressively larger loops, one on the top of the other, until
the desired size is reached.
2. Holding the bow together, tie at the center with thread or wire to secure.
3. Make a loop keeping the ribbon away from you and bringing it up and back to the
center.
4. Tie the loop bow to your package.

Ribbon Rosette
1. Add trimmings and tag.
2. Attach the rosette to the package.
3. Continue looping the ribbon in evenly spaced twists.
4. Continue winding outward in circles, until the bow is big as your desired size.
5. Cut off the ribbon, leaving a tail.
6. Twist the ribbon back on itself to form a pointed loop and tape in position.
7. Using a gift wrap ribbon, make a small loop by wrapping this around your thumb;
fix the loop in place with the help of tape or stapler.

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This Learning Module on Handicraft Production was developed by the following personnel:

MODULE WRITERS
MARIA A. ROQUE
Senior TESD Specialist

REVIEWERS GIL P. CASUGA

Chief TESD Specialist
REYNALDO S. DANTES MARIA A. ROQUE
Senior TESD Specialist Senior TESD Specialist
BERNADETTE S. AUDIJE VICTORIO N. MEDRANO
Senior TESD Specialist Principal IV, SPRCNHS
PARALUMAN R. GIRON, Ed.D. BRENDA B. CORPUZ, Ph.D.
Chair, Sub-TWG on K to 10 TA for K to 12 Curriculum
OFELIA O. FLOJO BEATRIZ A. ADRIANO
Retired Assistant Chief, EED, Region IV- Principal IV, ERVHS
A
AIDA T. GALURA DOMINGA CAROLINA F. CHAVEZ
VSA II, ACNTS Principal II, MBHS

DOCUMENTORS / SECRETARIAT

PRISCILLA E. ONG FREDERICK G. DEL ROSARIO

K to 12 Secretariat Head Teacher III, BNAHS
EMMANUEL V. DIONISIO LYMWEL P. LOPEZ
Head Teacher III, AFGBMTS Teacher I, AFGBMTS
DANTE D. VERMON JR. CHERLYN F. DE LUNA
Teacher I, AFGBMTS Teacher I, AFGBMTS
JOANNA LISA C. CARPIO ROMANO T. LOPEZ
Teacher I, BNAHS Teacher I, BNAHS

Dir. IMELDA B. TAGANAS

Executive Director, Qualifications Standards Office
K to 12 Learning Area Team Convenor, TLE/TVE

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