Design and Technology (Textiles Technology)

Course summary

All Design and Technology routes share common fundamentals: identifying requirements, learning from existing products and practice, implications of wider issues, design thinking and communication, material considerations, technical understanding, manufacturing processes, and techniques, the viability of design solutions, and health and safety. Fashion and Textiles focus on fashion and textiles products and accessories in a range of applications; their analysis in respect of materials, process, trends, and use in relation to industrial and commercial practices of fashion and textiles. Why Study D&T Fashion and Textiles? • You enjoy designing and making. • You want to progress onto a fashion and /or textiles-related career. • You want to develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. • You want to develop intellectual curiosity. • You want to better understand the impact on daily life and the wider world of design decisions. • You want to be creative in your approach to work. • You want to develop your sketching ability and use of digital technologies. • You want to become an expert user of Fashion and textile-related Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM) software and hardware. • You want to design and prototype Fashion and Textile products.