Developing your textile voice

Art and design

Refining your textile style through experimentation

The role of a sketchbook in developing your textile practice

Interpreting and responding to a theme in textiles

Researching and presenting a textile artist’s work

Developing a unique concept for a textile project

Planning and creating a final textile piece

This unit introduces pupils to developing their own voice. They will learn about key components in shaping their artistic voice, including research, reflection and refining ideas. The unit takes them on a journey of discovery leading to planning a final piece.

Finding your artistic voice: an introduction to the creative process

A designer's {{}} can change over time as they experiment and reflect.

Which of these is NOT a reason for using a thread card study?

a personal way of working or visual language

something that inspires creative decisions

a visual or material reference used to spark ideas

Match each keyword to its correct meaning.

What helps a designer develop their style?

A thread card can reflect the {{}} or form in your visual resource.

Why are visual resources useful in textile design?

a distinctive visual language or way of working.

something that inspires or shapes your creative choices.

testing ideas, materials, or techniques to discover possibilities.

Match these key words to their definitions:

Textile design mainly comprises which elements?

An artistic style is influenced by__________, like colour, techniques, materials and themes.

Investigating an artist's style may mean looking at:

A __________ can be used to inspire creative work. These can include photographs, drawings, patterns and motifs, found objects or textures, images from books, magazines, online and personal items.

Photos can quickly capture ideas as they happen.

They can be edited to explore and develop new ideas over time.

They are popular with the younger generation.

Why are photos a good source of inspiration?

Developing your textile voice

Lesson outcome