This week I have had a little trip to the library and got research into my case studies and found books on organic materials, ethics and observing children. I did this so that I could have a full understanding on the ethics that would be needed for observing children and children with specific learning difficulties.
These are a couple of pages from the book Fabric Manipulation, 150 creative sewing techniques by Ruth Singer. Pg 66, ripple brooch and Pg 104 inset puff. I looked at these for ideas for paws in the multi-textual children’s book because it seemed like a good way to create little paws which are padded. however I did look at this and figured this might be a goof idea with braille. I’d probably find out more with in my further studies with this book.
I have gotten numbers and emails of companies, academies and play groups with sensory rooms, I’ve gotten these contacts so that can use my demo multi textual illustrations on children and children with specific learning difficulties. I want to do this right and from that I want my research and case studies to be taken seriously and from that I made sure I have a track record of my studies and research into ethics and observing children.
This image is of the numbers I have been given and I am going to phone up Catcote academy, which is a school which is based in Hartlepool and teach children and adults with learning difficulties and specific learning disabilities, I considered this because they have a sensory room and soft room which would be perfect for my case studies. I got told to just mention I work with the Artrium which I’m a volunteer and I’d probably get a change to interview/work with children with my product, as long as I just explain what I’m doing and show my understanding with ethics.
I managed to find out about organic fabrics which includes faux fur which turns out to be safe for child use, however I looked into safeguarding dying techniques as an precaution incase I couldn’t find a colour fabric that I wanted, my intentions to looking into safeguarding is so that my product is 80% child proof, I cant say 100% because I cant be that certain that the fabrics, glue, ink and the book itself is that child friendly but I can at least say I looked into the terms and conditions and I use the best of what I had.
Rachel
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Bibliography
Singer, R. (2013). Fabric Manipulation. F+W Media, pp.66, 104.
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