School badge using felt layering, appliqué, blanket and running embroidery stitches to add detail

What our tapestry is about :
Our two themes were 'Friendship' and 'Spirit'
Friendship :
3D figures of children - Reception       3D handshake - Year 4            Tapestry hearts - Years 3/4
Cross-stitch garden - Year 4                Cross-stitch C.O.N.E. - Year 2 - representing partnership between                                                                                                     school and Cramlington  through 'Organisation for Nature in the Environment'
Spirit:
School badge - Year 4                      Collage rainbow - Early Years    3D hands in prayer & handshake - Year 4
St John's Church - Year 2                 St Paul's Church  - Year 1

How we made our tapestry :

• Pupils, teachers, dinner ladies, nannies, auxiliaries, parents and some grandmothers all actively involved
  
• Following and explanation, watching video and discussion children were asked to illustrate their ideas of 'Friendship' and 'Spirit'.  A selection of their work was chosen and each class allocated a topic.
  
• Each class decided on techniques to be used from a range discussed earlier by teachers.  Apart from the school badge each piece was to fit on an A4 piece of paper.
  
• Backgrounds of weaving/tapestry for sky and grass made by Year s 2,3&4
  
• It was decided to make our school badge the focal point.
  
• Initially 2 afternoons a week were allocated to 'Tapestry Afternoons' when parents and grandparents came in to help.
  
• Some techniques were used because children were familiar with them e.g. collage, running stitch, cross-stitch, fabric crayons, weaving
  
• Other techniques taught to pupils by teachers and helpers e.g. tapestry stitches, quilting, proggy - mat, back stitch, chain stitch, blanket stitch.
  
• Year 2 & 3 children did the proggy-mat border.  A small group of dedicated Year 3 spent most lunchtime breaks working on the border.  This provided some interesting maths - how many pieces of fabric in the border ? Approx 1,200
  
• Old school sweatshirts and T-shirts were used to make proggy mat border
  
• Wooden buttons (acorn, butterfly, leaf and watering can ) were sewn on to the C.O.N.E. sampler to represent their help in creating a butterfly area, wildlife are and planting acorns within our school grounds.
  
• St Paul's church and St John's church are the parish churches attended by our puils and parents.  Both have very strong links with the school
  
• Hands represent  spirituality and the hand of friendship extended to everyone.  A handshake is our sign of peace.
  
• Everyone worked very hard.  We all enjoyed the variety of activities and learnt many new skills.  We are delighted with the finished product. We are very proud of our pupils.
  
• Our tapestry was definitely made in a 'Spirit of Friendship'