Course Description

Fashion and Textile Technology is an exciting course, which involves creating practical textile items to suit a variety of situations. Students will learn to plan and organise their time, to make and evaluate products and develop a wide range of practical textile skills. Pupils who are creative and enjoy working with their hands, are good at paying attention to detail and are up for the challenge of solving problems will find all these skills will be developed during this course.

Students will be required to demonstrate basic knowledge of textile technologies, including the characteristics and properties of fibres and fabrics. Students will be required to be able to set up and use equipment such as sewing machines safely. Students will draw on their knowledge and experience gained and extend their range of practical skills to produce a fashion item following a technical brief.

Students will examine recent developments in the fashion industry including Trend, Fashion Issues, and the Factors that affect individual’s choice of clothing and textiles.

Possible Careers

• Art teacher

• Fashion journalist

• Food and Textiles Teacher

• Clothing alteration

• Costume designer

• Dressmaker

• Dry-cleaner

• Fashion designer

• Fashion model

• Garment technologist

• Laundry worker

• Pattern cutter

• Pattern grader

• Retail buyer

• Retail manager

• Tailor

• Textile designer

• Textile dyeing technician

• Textile operative

• Textile technologist

• Upholsterer

• Sewing machinist

• Visual merchandiser