If you love stitching, burning, gluing, cutting, slicing, shredding, knotting, folding and pleating then this is the course for you. It is an exciting and varied course where you are encouraged to explore your creativity through a wide range of textile processes and techniques.
You will develop your individual ideas through one to one tutorials with highly skilled and enthusiastic staff that will encourage you to explore the diverse nature of textile design.
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Textiles is good because you learn lots of techniques and it allows you to be as creative as you want to be! The teachers encourage you to meet your full potential.
Lucy Wright ” A level AS & A2 40% exam 60% coursework project TEXTILES
There are several different routes you can take whilst undertaking the course, brief descriptions are listed below; Surface Pattern – you will demonstrate the decorative use of surface, colour and print through creating surfaces and with stitch, collage and dyeing techniques. Constructed Textiles – may include the use of knit, weave, felt, embroidery and appliqué and incorporate unconventional materials such as wood, metal and paper. Mixed media – this will enable you to produce innovative work in both two and three dimensional forms, which transcends the boundaries of either skills or materials. Fashion – you may develop your work into garment construction, body adornment or jewellery. Many students gravitate towards the art studios in their own time to continue their work in a supportive, highly creative and very happy environment. It is necessary to have GCSE grade C in either Art, Textiles or a related subject. Students may take more than one AS level in the art department – Art and Design /Textiles and Fashion/ Graphic Communication.
Specifi c Course requirements: GCSE Art, Textiles or related subject grade C or above
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