Textiles

Textiles technology enables students to use a range of technologies and create awareness of related career pathways and leisure pursuits. The course encourages students to be proactive, competent, creative, responsible and reflective learners able to take part in further study, work and training. Textiles satisfy both functional and aesthetic needs of humans. Textiles are a means of self-expression with social and cultural significance. They also perform specific functions in

TEXTILES and SOCIETY

Cultural, historical and contemporary perspectives of textiles

DESIGN

The Practice of textile designers Designing, Producing and Evaluating textile items- Practical skills in embellishing and manufacturing textile products Communicating design visually- drawing/sketching/ journals

PROPERTIES and PERFORMANCE of TEXTILES

Properties of fibres, yarns and fabrics

What will you make?

Year 9:

  • Apparel: pyjamas and decorated singlet

  • Non apparel: Bags and soft toys

  • Textile Art: TEA competition brief

Year 10:

  • Wool4skool competition/ sustainable design

  • Apparel: Fashion Apparel-jacket, shirt, dress, skirt, shorts (choice)

  • Furnishing: cushions

  • Costume: Theme based costume piece

What will I learn about?

  • making products: pyjamas, textiles art-piece, toys, bags, clothing, costume

  • using creative processes to design

  • fabric manipulation, embroidery, weaving

  • construction techniques(sewing, creating)

  • fibres, yarns and fabrics

  • printing

  • dyeing

  • applique

  • hand and machine embroidery

  • felting

  • knitting

  • crocheting

  • clothing construction

  • fabric manipulation

  • using commercial patterns

  • modifying patterns

  • sketching fashion drawing

  • production drawing and ICT visual communications

  • sewing using various types of machinery

  • tools and equipment

  • Understanding the practice of textile designers

  • Design, Textiles and Society and Properties

  • Performance of Textiles are studied to gain specific knowledge of textiles and their role in our daily live