Art, Craft and Design (Textiles)

Course summary

The A level Art Textiles course is not just about fashion, it incorporates a broad and diverse range of modern and traditional Textiles skills and reflects on trends, cultures and movements in the subjects. Students will explore, refine and develop their own interests and are supported to find their own chosen path inside of the subject. Textiles students will learn skills for working with fabric to produce their own creative outcomes, stretching their imagination and understanding of textiles. They will look at a variety of topics including fashion design and illustration, costume design, constructed textiles, printed and dyed textiles, stitched and/or embellished textiles, surface pattern, soft furnishings and/or textiles for interiors, digital textiles, installed textiles and then be encouraged to direct their work towards one or a range of these specialisms. During the course Art Textiles students will develop a repertoire of skills to enable to explore a variety of traditions and cultures around the world and their role in influencing the designers of the biggest trends of today. Students are given freedom to explore their interests.