Art and Design (Textiles)

Course summary

A-level Fashion and Textiles is an art-based subject with an emphasis on creativity and innovation. Projects are devised to help students understand the fundamental process of design through research, sampling, and developing ideas into unique and exciting outcomes. Students can participate in a range of extra-curricular events and activities to experience the subject in a context beyond the classroom. At the end of each year, students celebrate what they have achieved by collaborating with photography and media students to create a fashion shoot and film featuring garments made by students. Students will experiment with a range of materials and techniques including embroidery, fabric manipulation, printing, dyeing, and digital design to create interesting surface patterns and textures that can be developed into garments, accessories, functional objects, or pieces of art in relation to a set or chosen theme.