I held a green piece of felt in my hands with my insides churning with doubt. “WillI forget to put the presser foot (which is a metal foot holding the needle) down and muck it all up like I always do? Will I spam the felt with holes and no thread?” Thoughts like those swarmed my brain like a hornet’s nest inside my head.
Ignoring the doubt, I carefully placed my felt under the presser foot and switched its lever down, locking the foot down on the material. Upon stepping on the pedal, the sewing machine a.k.a Bernina made an eerie, mutant-like noise, as if a monster was resurrected from the movie: ‘Aliens vs Predators’ whilst stitching an elegant pattern on the felt.
After a few more patterns stitched, I finally binded a piece of felt over the rest with a functional stitch, there crafting a money pouch. With the support of Mrs Dines and the teachings of Mrs Scott and Miss Beryl, I have finally learnt how to use a sewing machine
We are learning to use the features of explanation writing to inform or to convey a message to others.
The Disappearance of the Stars during Daytime
On a clear night, people young and old can gaze up to the heavens and see the twinkling sparkling stars. But what happens to the stars during the day? Do they simply just disappear? Is there a mysterious gigantic vacuum cleaner that comes out at dawn and sucks them all up only to blow them back out again at night? If you have ever wondered or if I have you thinking the following explanation tells you what really happens to these natural night-lights of the night sky.
The stars and the moon are like our night lights for the sky. The sun (our main source of light) goes to the other side of the world as the world revolves around the sun. But when the sun comes back up, the light of the sun counteracts the brightness of the stars, therefore making them invisible on the atmosphere. Even though we rotate, there are still stars all around earth however they are just billions of miles away, just outside our galaxy - the milky way. Though the sun may look way bigger and brighter than the other stars, it is really just a medium sized star.The appearance of its size in comparison to the night stars is also due to the fact that it is It closer to the Earth’s atmosphere. When night returns again, the Earth’s face (wherever you may live) will turn away from the sun and will make its way to face the moon and several stars and constellations are once again visible.
Imagine that... one star shines brighter than billions of others
