Year 10 Product Design & Technology - Textiles

Product Design & Technology – Textiles continues to explore the technology processes learnt in previous years of technology education. Students will follow the design process, looking at investigating and identify a need, design and development, production planning and production, and the evaluation of final outcomes. Understanding of sustainability, natural and manufactured fibre, technical processes and decorative techniques will be developed. 

In this unit, students continue to develop their understanding of the importance of Workplace Health and Safety in the workshop. Students look at how to identify the needs of an end-user/s in relation to product design and then being able generate a series of ideas through the design and development process.

Focus areas: 

• Workplace Health & Safety

• Research Costume Design 

• Design Process

• Creative and critical thinking

• Design Elements & Principles

• Decorative Sewing Techniques

• Properties and performance of textiles

• Textiles and Society  - Cultural perspective of textiles & Contemporary perspective of textiles

• Ability to read and use commercial patterns

• Product design focusing on specialist techniques

Unit 2

In this unit, students explore the importance of sustainability in product design, looking at the environmental, social and economic impacts. Students will research the sourcing, manufacturing and environmental impacts of a variety of materials.

Focus areas:

• The design process

• Creative and Critical Thinking

• Creativity and Innovation

• Cradle to Cradle design

• Fashion illustration

• Use of recycled materials

• Production Planning – Creating a list of materials, component dimensions and costing of various materials production plan, quality measures and risk assessments

• Use of machines in a safe work environment

• Knowledge of specific tools and equipment used for textiles

Unit 1

1. Technical skill task to introduce a series of processes and joinery techniques.

2. Garment Bag

3. Garment

Unit 2

1. Technical skill task to introduce manufactured materials, a series of processes and complex joinery techniques.

2. Product made from recycled plastic bags.

3. Students will follow the design process, conduct research and plan to produce Upcycled garment.

4. Students will complete a research assignment looking at the sourcing, manufacturing and environmental impacts of their chosen materials.