Design and Technology (Textiles Technology)

Course summary

Technical knowledge and understanding. - The characteristics and working properties of materials relevant to fashion design; fabric, component and product construction methods and manufacture; the applications of smart materials, e-textiles and technical textiles; digital design and manufacture; how skills and knowledge from other subject areas, including mathematics and science, inform decisions in design and the application or development of technology; the role of marketing, enterprise, innovation and collaboration in the development of products. Designing and making principles. - Industrial and commercial practice including manufacturing processes, the use of ICT, pattern cutting, product manufacture and repair, production scales and quality control in relation to textiles and the fashion industry; pattern drafting, toiles and testing systems; product analysis and evaluation of prototypes and products; the environmental factors affecting the fashion and textile industry.