Technology (Criteria E)
Part 1 Evaluate the Apron
Is it neat?
According to me the apron that I have created is neat for most of the time, and looks a bit clean. I can prove to you that its neat since the aprons stiches are straight, and since most of the stiches are stitched correctly. Though that only counts for the apron. I do think that the straps aren’t neat since for some straps the stiches aren’t straight, and some of the string isn’t stitched well. The lock is also not neat, and it looks nothing else but a mess. For the rest of the apron I think that some strings had to be re stitched since some string isn’t stitched correctly. Next time what I want to do to improve my apron is to use more patience when stitching, and to stitch more carefully to make it neater, and more perfect. I think that I did well good performance since the stitches were mostly straight, and most of the string was stitched correctly. I hope to keep this performance, and improve my performance of patience to make it more neatly.
Is it easy to wear it?
In my opinion I think it’s difficult for me to wear the apron because I have to knot or tie it behind me, which would, difficult since I can’t really see what I do. Also this is difficult for me and I would probably need someone else to tie and make a knot with the straps. So that I could wear it, what I could do next time to improve and to find a problem to this solution is to make the strap longer so that it could be long enough to come back so that I could knot the straps on the front, rater then the back of the body. Making it visible for me to see what I am doing. Another solution is to use a mirror, so that I could see my rear, and knot the straps easier.
Does it fit in you?
Yes overall the apron does fit me. Lucky for me is that the apron barely fits me. If my measurements were inaccurate then it would mean that the apron would have been to small for me, making the apron completely obsolete. I think that I have done my measurements well, and accurately. Since if they weren’t like that the apron would end up to small or to big. I think that the only improvement I could add for next time is to add some centimeters to for the length of the apron so that it would fully cover my body. This is just a suggestion because when I wear the apron it seems to fit me, and the straps are just the right size. It also covers most of my body. Making the improvement just an option if I want to make it even more better, but I find it good and ok now.
Does it function well?
Though I have never used it for any purposes. I could already see and predict from now if the apron will function by looking at the quality I have made my apron. Like are all stitches stitched correctly, and properly. Making the apron stronger. Are the straps stitched correctly, so that they wouldn’t fall of when using the apron. We could also see if the apron would function by looking at the fabric we have used. The thicker it is the more useful it would be, increasing its durability. Just by looking at those things I could predict that my apron would function properly. I think that my apron would function properly since the stitches are all stitched correctly, all the straps are stitched correctly, and tightly to the apron. Also beside that the fabric I used which is cotton 100% 2x thickness would be the best fabric used for this apron since its not to thin, and not to thick. Also according to the teacher my fabric is suitable for its purpose, making the apron function well. I don’t think I have anything to improve here since the I think that my apron would function well
Does the material suit with the purpose?
I think that the material that I used is suitable for its purpose, since it’s not to thin, and at least help me protect my self from strains of colors, or dirty things. I didn’t really do anything to create this fabric so I can’t really evaluate the way I have created the fabric. The fabric though does fit its purpose, but it does look a bit thin. However according to the teacher, and the specifications the fabric is just the right size, and would suit its purpose well. However an improvement that I can do next time on the apron is to pick a thicker material, so that it would more suitable for its purpose, and would have a longer durability. This is because the thick materials could withstand more strains, then thin materials. However it also depends on the way we threat the material.
2. During the process of making the t-shirt, which steps do you think? (pattern, copy the pattern, sewing the apron)
Difficult
For me what I found difficult on making the apron was to fold the straps, fold the apron, and later stitch the apron. I found it difficult folding the straps since sometimes when I fold it and want to put the pin inside the strap it would open, forcing me to fold it again. Also the things I had problems with the straps were at the beginning. It is because when I want to start folding the straps and the knot, it usually unfolds. Also besides that I also faced the problem of folding the apron. When I had to fold the apron sides they also very commonly unfolded by themselves. So basically the problem is that the straps unfold by themselves. The thing that I could use to make it easier is to use paperclips, which would be easier and more useful, then the pins. By using pins it could secure the fold for the pins later. It could affect the result of the straps and the apron since the straps would eventually look neater, and are easier to fold since pins, and paperclips secure the other folds. The stitching part was a bit difficult for me, since sometimes the stitches weren’t stitched in correctly, forcing me to put out all those stitches, and then re stitch the entire part. This usually ended up into a messy situation. What I could do better next time is just to be more patient and careful while stitching. This would make the stitches neat, and would make it easier for me to stitch the entire apron. Eventually my performance would become better then what it is right now. Since I want to improve my performance in stitching the apron. Since sometimes the stitches aren’t straight, and good.
It would affect our lives since when its neater we would get higher grades, making us more successful in life. Also the difficulties teach us not to give up affecting our lives too. Since it teaches us that whenever we face a problem in life, we should face the problem and find solutions towards it to solve it.
Easy
The things I found easy in making the apron was to cut out the apron, to trace the apron, and to measure the apron. Basically these are the first steps we would have to do when we want to create the apron. I found it easy to do these steps because they were simple, and also there weren’t really that much of an obstacle in our way when doing the steps. Next time what I want to do differently for cutting out the apron. Is to use a cutter, since cutters cut more straight, and neatly. What I want to improve next time on tracing the apron is by using sharper clay so that I could trace easily making it less messy. However I don’t think that I should improve anything or well change the method for measuring the apron since the measurements of the apron were accurate after asking for accuracy to my teacher numerous times. These things could affect our daily lives since just like our difficulty. The better the apron is the higher score we would get meaning that we would be more successful in our future life if we want to make an apron business. Also these things would also help us successfully create a better apron. Overall I hope that the apron I have created is good, and hope to get the highest score for it.
3. From your experience, how this apron project has influenced you?
Though the apron hasn’t really influenced my entire life, it did influence some of my characteristics, and helped them to develop. Such as that after creating this apron I have developed and learned to be more patient when doing things like this. Like for the stitching I should really use these things to make the apron good. Also the apron project has influenced me and developed my brain skills since it helped me to understand ways, and methods to create a good apron. Which could also help me to create good quality for other purposes. Though the apron project sometimes made me angry, or well a person that has lost hope. This project has thought me not to give up, and to give my best, and do my best. I am thankful that I have finally finished now. I hope that these things and lessons would stick with me into the future since it would help me through many challenges similar to making aprons. I think that my overall performance in this project was well good since I think that I have spent a lot of time not only creating this apron, but also evaluate it while creating the apron, or when I am finished. I think that this apron has an affect on the environment since the apron has thought me many useful and memorable lessons, which would affect the way I would look at my surrounding environment, my self, and the way I would threat my surrounding environment. I think that it would also affect the way of my life since these lessons that I have learned from the apron are mental lessons, which would help me improve how I behave, and hopefully make me behave even better.
Is it neat?
According to me the apron that I have created is neat for most of the time, and looks a bit clean. I can prove to you that its neat since the aprons stiches are straight, and since most of the stiches are stitched correctly. Though that only counts for the apron. I do think that the straps aren’t neat since for some straps the stiches aren’t straight, and some of the string isn’t stitched well. The lock is also not neat, and it looks nothing else but a mess. For the rest of the apron I think that some strings had to be re stitched since some string isn’t stitched correctly. Next time what I want to do to improve my apron is to use more patience when stitching, and to stitch more carefully to make it neater, and more perfect. I think that I did well good performance since the stitches were mostly straight, and most of the string was stitched correctly. I hope to keep this performance, and improve my performance of patience to make it more neatly.
Is it easy to wear it?
In my opinion I think it’s difficult for me to wear the apron because I have to knot or tie it behind me, which would, difficult since I can’t really see what I do. Also this is difficult for me and I would probably need someone else to tie and make a knot with the straps. So that I could wear it, what I could do next time to improve and to find a problem to this solution is to make the strap longer so that it could be long enough to come back so that I could knot the straps on the front, rater then the back of the body. Making it visible for me to see what I am doing. Another solution is to use a mirror, so that I could see my rear, and knot the straps easier.
Does it fit in you?
Yes overall the apron does fit me. Lucky for me is that the apron barely fits me. If my measurements were inaccurate then it would mean that the apron would have been to small for me, making the apron completely obsolete. I think that I have done my measurements well, and accurately. Since if they weren’t like that the apron would end up to small or to big. I think that the only improvement I could add for next time is to add some centimeters to for the length of the apron so that it would fully cover my body. This is just a suggestion because when I wear the apron it seems to fit me, and the straps are just the right size. It also covers most of my body. Making the improvement just an option if I want to make it even more better, but I find it good and ok now.
Does it function well?
Though I have never used it for any purposes. I could already see and predict from now if the apron will function by looking at the quality I have made my apron. Like are all stitches stitched correctly, and properly. Making the apron stronger. Are the straps stitched correctly, so that they wouldn’t fall of when using the apron. We could also see if the apron would function by looking at the fabric we have used. The thicker it is the more useful it would be, increasing its durability. Just by looking at those things I could predict that my apron would function properly. I think that my apron would function properly since the stitches are all stitched correctly, all the straps are stitched correctly, and tightly to the apron. Also beside that the fabric I used which is cotton 100% 2x thickness would be the best fabric used for this apron since its not to thin, and not to thick. Also according to the teacher my fabric is suitable for its purpose, making the apron function well. I don’t think I have anything to improve here since the I think that my apron would function well
Does the material suit with the purpose?
I think that the material that I used is suitable for its purpose, since it’s not to thin, and at least help me protect my self from strains of colors, or dirty things. I didn’t really do anything to create this fabric so I can’t really evaluate the way I have created the fabric. The fabric though does fit its purpose, but it does look a bit thin. However according to the teacher, and the specifications the fabric is just the right size, and would suit its purpose well. However an improvement that I can do next time on the apron is to pick a thicker material, so that it would more suitable for its purpose, and would have a longer durability. This is because the thick materials could withstand more strains, then thin materials. However it also depends on the way we threat the material.
2. During the process of making the t-shirt, which steps do you think? (pattern, copy the pattern, sewing the apron)
- Difficult? How could you simplify/make it easy? Will it impact the result? Why?
- Easy? How would you do it differently? Will it impact the result? Why?
Difficult
For me what I found difficult on making the apron was to fold the straps, fold the apron, and later stitch the apron. I found it difficult folding the straps since sometimes when I fold it and want to put the pin inside the strap it would open, forcing me to fold it again. Also the things I had problems with the straps were at the beginning. It is because when I want to start folding the straps and the knot, it usually unfolds. Also besides that I also faced the problem of folding the apron. When I had to fold the apron sides they also very commonly unfolded by themselves. So basically the problem is that the straps unfold by themselves. The thing that I could use to make it easier is to use paperclips, which would be easier and more useful, then the pins. By using pins it could secure the fold for the pins later. It could affect the result of the straps and the apron since the straps would eventually look neater, and are easier to fold since pins, and paperclips secure the other folds. The stitching part was a bit difficult for me, since sometimes the stitches weren’t stitched in correctly, forcing me to put out all those stitches, and then re stitch the entire part. This usually ended up into a messy situation. What I could do better next time is just to be more patient and careful while stitching. This would make the stitches neat, and would make it easier for me to stitch the entire apron. Eventually my performance would become better then what it is right now. Since I want to improve my performance in stitching the apron. Since sometimes the stitches aren’t straight, and good.
It would affect our lives since when its neater we would get higher grades, making us more successful in life. Also the difficulties teach us not to give up affecting our lives too. Since it teaches us that whenever we face a problem in life, we should face the problem and find solutions towards it to solve it.
Easy
The things I found easy in making the apron was to cut out the apron, to trace the apron, and to measure the apron. Basically these are the first steps we would have to do when we want to create the apron. I found it easy to do these steps because they were simple, and also there weren’t really that much of an obstacle in our way when doing the steps. Next time what I want to do differently for cutting out the apron. Is to use a cutter, since cutters cut more straight, and neatly. What I want to improve next time on tracing the apron is by using sharper clay so that I could trace easily making it less messy. However I don’t think that I should improve anything or well change the method for measuring the apron since the measurements of the apron were accurate after asking for accuracy to my teacher numerous times. These things could affect our daily lives since just like our difficulty. The better the apron is the higher score we would get meaning that we would be more successful in our future life if we want to make an apron business. Also these things would also help us successfully create a better apron. Overall I hope that the apron I have created is good, and hope to get the highest score for it.
3. From your experience, how this apron project has influenced you?
Though the apron hasn’t really influenced my entire life, it did influence some of my characteristics, and helped them to develop. Such as that after creating this apron I have developed and learned to be more patient when doing things like this. Like for the stitching I should really use these things to make the apron good. Also the apron project has influenced me and developed my brain skills since it helped me to understand ways, and methods to create a good apron. Which could also help me to create good quality for other purposes. Though the apron project sometimes made me angry, or well a person that has lost hope. This project has thought me not to give up, and to give my best, and do my best. I am thankful that I have finally finished now. I hope that these things and lessons would stick with me into the future since it would help me through many challenges similar to making aprons. I think that my overall performance in this project was well good since I think that I have spent a lot of time not only creating this apron, but also evaluate it while creating the apron, or when I am finished. I think that this apron has an affect on the environment since the apron has thought me many useful and memorable lessons, which would affect the way I would look at my surrounding environment, my self, and the way I would threat my surrounding environment. I think that it would also affect the way of my life since these lessons that I have learned from the apron are mental lessons, which would help me improve how I behave, and hopefully make me behave even better.