COURSE DETAILS

This is a practical course and aims to provide the development of techniques and skills required for textile production, retail and the fashion industry. The aims of the course are to enable learners to develop:

• A range of practical skills and textile construction techniques to plan and make fashion/textile items.
• Knowledge and understanding of textile properties and characteristics.
• Understanding a range of factors that influence fashion/textile choices.
• The ability to set up, adjust and use relevant tools and equipment safely
• Investigation and evaluation skills.

TYPICAL LESSON

Lessons will be of a practical nature building organisational techniques and complex sewing skills. You will have to complete a detailed plan, produce and evaluate fashion/textile items in depth. You will learn about textile characteristics and properties, factors that affect fashion choices.

HOW WILL IT BE ASSESSED?

National 4

Pupils must successfully complete the following three units before completing the Added Value Unit:

• Fashion and Textile Technology: Textile Technologies (National 4)
• Fashion and Textile Technology: Fashion/Textile Item Development (National 4)
• Fashion and Textile Technology: Fashion and Textile Choices (National 4)

National 4 Added Value Unit

Pupils are required to produce a straightforward fashion/textile item in response to a given brief by:

• Carrying out an investigation based on the brief
• Developing a solution based on the investigation
• Making the straightforward fashion/textile item, using appropriate textile construction techniques and safe working practices, to an appropriate standard of quality
• Evaluating the finished fashion/textile item with reference to the brief and solution

National 5

The Course assessment will consist of  a practical activity titled ‘Producing a fashion/textile item’. The practical activity will have three Sections.

Practical activity –  ‘Producing a fashion/textile item’

The purpose of this practical activity is to provide learners with the opportunity to draw on and apply the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired in the Course in order to produce a detailed fashion/textile item in response to a brief.

The practical activity will have 100% of the total marks.

This practical activity has three Sections.

Section 1: Developing an idea for a detailed fashion/textile item

Section 2: Making the detailed fashion/textile Item

Section 3: Evaluating the detailed fashion/textile item

CAREERS/PROGRESSION

Teaching
Fashion retail
Art and Design
Textile manufacture
Fashion merchandising
Costume design
Fashion design