Textiles and Design

Course overview:

In the Preliminary course students study: Design; Properties and Performance of Textiles; Communication Techniques; Manufacturing Methods; and the Australian Textile Clothing, Footwear and Allied Industries. Practical experiences are integrated throughout the content areas and will include two preliminary textile projects.

The HSC course builds upon the Preliminary course and involves the study of historical design development, the influences of culture on design, contemporary designers, end-use applications of textiles, innovations and emerging technologies, appropriate textile technology and environmental sustainability, current issues and the marketplace. This course involves the development of a Major Textiles Project (MTP), which is specific to a selected focus area and which includes supporting documentation and textile item/s. These focus areas are: Apparel, Furnishings, Costume, Textile Arts and Non- apparel.

Textiles and Design links well with other courses, such as Design and Technology, IT Graphics and Information Technology. The course has links to textile, graphic design, footwear, clothing and fashion design, interior design, interior decorator, costume making and designing, retail sales, and costume design for theatre and film.