the popular style of clothing, accessories, or appearance at a particular time

a collection of images, colours, fabrics and textures that show the style or theme of a fashion idea

a drawing that shows how a design might look, including the clothes, colours and fabric details

Understanding the creative industries

Art and design

Exploring dyeing

Exploring print design

Exploring weaving

Exploring embroidery and stitch

Exploring appliqué

This unit starts by offering pupils insights into diverse career opportunities within the creative industries, looking at Fashion in more detail. It leads into a textiles unit exploring different elements of textiles and fabric manipulation

Textiles and the creative industries

a traditional Japanese method of folding, twisting, or binding fabric before dyeing

when parts of the fabric resist dye due to being tightly folded or bound

coloured substances used to change the colour of materials like fabric

an ancient Japanese print technique where plants are pounded to transfer patterns. Translates to “pounded dye” in Japanese

arranging shapes and space in your artwork.

a technique where you use plants to make prints by gently hammering them onto fabric or paper

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joining threads by passing them over and under each other

warp threads go up and down; weft threads go across

a frame that holds threads tight so you can weave them into patterns or fabric.

stitching designs onto fabric or other materials

fabric or material used to practise or demonstrate stitches on

the basic movement of thread through fabric to make a design or join

a soft, thick fabric often used as a base for appliqué.

A shape you cut out and use to trace or repeat on fabric.

attaching fabric shapes onto a background to make a design.

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