Lesson 2: Clothes peg figure from the unit Year 2 Human form: Clothes peg figures can be adapted to the theme of any famous people in history. We have created Florence Nightingale. You could create whole scenes using clothes peg dolls and make scenery and backgrounds for them.
Start with an image of the person you wish to recreate.
Study the person and work out how you will make your figure.
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- What materials will you need?
- What materials do you have available?
- Will the choice of materials affect the person you make?
Write down what you will need and sketch out how you will make it.
Resources
- A photocopy of the famous person
- Pen
- PVA glue
- Scissors
- Pipe cleaners
- Wooden clothes pegs
- Materials you have selected
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Fold a pipe cleaner in two, then twist it to strengthen.
Wrap it around the collar of the peg. Stretch and position the arms.
2.
Place the peg onto the fabric and draw around the figure to create for the dress or top.
Leave a generous amount of space around the outside.
3.
Cut the shape out, then use it as a template to create an identical piece of fabric.
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Then cut this out too.
5.
Join the pieces of fabric together using either your glue gun or by sewing.
6.
Trim the excess material from around the edges to give a neater finish.
7.
Glue the hair to the head.
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Add the finishing touches. We have added a bonnet over the hair (attached with glue), added a collar and cuffs and placed an elastic band around her waist.
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Creating the background
Research an image from the relevant period. We are going to create Florence Nightingale’s hospital.
Resources:
- Strong brown card
- Pegs
- White scrap material
- Tape
- Craft knives
- Safety cutting mats and/or scissors
10.
Create a hospital bed from that period of time. Draw the mattress shape onto a piece of card
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Then draw some legs for the bed.
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Cut these out.
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Use tape to stick the legs to the bed base. Create a ‘patient’ from a peg and fix it to the bed base.
Cut the white material to make a blanket and stick it to the bed.
Copy, or trace, the image of Florence’s hospital as a simple line drawing.
