Textiles 

Course - WJEC Design and Technology - Textiles 

Subject content:

• Natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres 

• Woven and nonwoven, and technical textiles

• Thermoforming and thermosetting polymers 

• Modern and smart materials

• The sources, origins, physical and working properties of materials, components and systems 

• The way in which the selection of materials or components is influenced by a range of factors such as functional, aesthetic, environmental, availability, cost, social, cultural and ethical 

• Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of materials or components required 

• Alternative processes that can be used to manufacture products to different scales of production 

• Specialist techniques and processes that can be used to shape, fabricate, construct and assemble a high quality prototype 

• Appropriate surface treatments and finishes that can be applied for functional and aesthetic purposes 

Knowledge organisers of the key topics - click on the pages to enlarge

Books useful to the course:

• Exam Revision Booklets Provided By The Subject Teachers · 

• Hodder Education – WJEC GCSE Design and Technology 

Google classroom code 

• lsbrm75 

Revision sessions available 

• Wednesday 3-4pm Room 2.3 

Exam date:

18th June 2025  

What will you need for your exam?

• Black pen 

• Pencil 

• Rubber

• Ruler

• Highlighter

• Pencil sharpener 

• Coloured pencils