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