Arts and Crafts

• Arts and Crafts describes a wide variety of
activities involving making things with one’s

own hands.
• Arts and Craft is usually a hobby. Both children

and Adult enjoy arts and crafts. Students in
school may learn skills such as wood carving,
sewing, or making things with all sorts material
Objectives:
• Develop creativity and imagination through a
range of arts and crafts activities;
• Improve the students’ ability to control materials,
tools and techniques;
• Discover abilities which may lead to craft
attainment.
• Foster enjoyment and appreciation of the arts and
crafts.
What are the different types of crafts?
Crafting includes a variety of art forms, from sculpture
and metalwork to knitting and printing. These crafts
can all be divided into five basic types based on their
form and purpose:
▪ textile,
▪ decorative,
▪ paper,
▪ functional, and
▪ fashion crafts.
Benefits of Arts and Crafts
1. Stress Relief
A study in the American Journal of Public Health titled
‘The Connection Between Art, Healing and Public Health’ found
that those who engaged in art experienced “reductions in stress
and anxiety” and “increases in positive emotions”.
2. Confidence Boost
Seeing the finished work of your creative venture provides
a burst of self-esteem that brightens the mood by increasing
the neurotransmitter dopamine. Known as the feel-good
molecule, dopamine reduces feelings of depression and
generates confidence.
3. Increases Empathy
Learning about art and engaging in art has the ability to
change the way you think and feel. A neurobiologist at University
College London found that even just looking at art can provide
enjoyment and increase critical thinking skills. Professor Semir Zeki
discovered that people who view or create art are more tolerant of
other people and also show more empathy.
4. Improves quality of life for those with illness
The Connection Between Art, Healing and Public Health’ also found
that people with debilitating illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer’s
showed “improved medical outcomes” after creating art. The creative process
lessened psychiatric symptoms and enhanced patients’ pleasure and social
behaviour. Physician Dr Arnold Bresky, who uses art therapy to treat Alzheimer’s
patients, says his patient’s memories have improved by 70% since engaging
with art.
5. Enhances Brain Productivity
The increase of dopamine caused by creating art and
craft enhances the creation of new neurons, which promotes
focus, concentration and readies the brain for learning.
6. Lessens Effect of Serious Health Conditions
“Art filled occupational voids distracted thoughts of illness,”
according to ‘The Connection Between Art, Healing and Public
Health’. Analyzing more than 100 studies about the effects of art on
mental and physical health, researchers found that the medium had
multiple positive effects on those suffering from major health concerns.
The subjects studied experienced less stress, were able to express their
feelings more easily, and managed to maintain the identity of their
former self through art.
Tie Dye Shirt
Making
Tie Dye Shirt Making
History
Tie-Dye in Ancient Asia
The earliest written records about tie-dye
come from China and Japan. The process was used
during the T’ang Dynasty in China and the Nara
Period in Japan as far back as the 6th century.
People used natural dyes from berries, leaves, roots
and flowers to color clothing. These natural items
were boiled, and the fabrics then soaked in the hot,
dyed water to take on a new color.
As early as the 6th century in India, people
practiced a type of tie-dye known as Bandhani. This
process involves using thread to tie off small pieces
of fabric in intricate patterns before dipping the
fabric in dye. This type of tie-dyeing is still practiced
today.
The Rise of Tie-Dye in
America
In the United States, tie-
dyeing first rose to popularity in
the period known as the Roaring
’20s. It remained popular during
the Great Depression as a way for
people to cheaply decorate their
homes and clothing using the tie-
dyeing process.
The Hippie Era
• The 1960s is, of course, the decade most commonly
associated with tie-dye. While the style hadn’t been
“in” for a few decades at that point, it saw a surge in
popularity during the hippie era because it served as
a simple and inexpensive way to express creativity.
Hippies longed to escape from the strict societal
norms of the 1950s, and tie-dye exuded a free-
spirited style.
• When big stars like Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia
started wearing tie-dye, the youth of America
quickly picked up on the trend. It became one of
the most iconic looks of the time period.
Name of Activity:
IT’S TIE DYE

TIME
Video Output Guidelines
• Create a video presentation of the step by step process that you
have done in making your own tie dye shirt and the materials
that you used.
• The tying, folding method and application of dye color must be
included in the video output.
• The untying, washing and drying of the dye shirt/finished product
must also be presented.
• You may use your new or used cotton shirt and may collaborate
with other students but individual outputs must be submitted.
• Please include in the output video a picture or video wearing
your finished shirt.
THANK YOU!

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• Arts and Crafts describes a wide variety of

activities involving making things with one’s

• Arts and Craft is usually a hobby. Both children

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