Course Description: 

Textiles Technology is a mainly practical course that allows students to pursue an interest in Design. There are three areas of study:  Design  Properties and Performance of Textiles  Textiles and Society. Textile projects give students the opportunity to be creative, independent learners and to explore functional and aesthetic aspects of textiles. Practical work is a large percentage of the course which involves students designing and making their practical projects. Students will complete a range of practical works with teacher negotiation around the focus areas.

Studying Textiles and Design allows students to develop knowledge and skills in understanding the functional and aesthetic aspects of a design. They will investigate a wide variety of practical skills that will be used to develop the student’s creative ability to respond to a design brief. Methods to improve an items aesthetic appearance will be explored through dyeing, printing, stencilling, free motion embroidery, machine skills, hand skills, and creating own fabrics through felting and digital printing.