Textiles, Materials and Design

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• manage your time effectively and meet deadlines
• communicate and present ideas effectively in a variety of written and visual formats
• use library and online resources effectively to inform your practice
• employ digital skills to support your learning

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate competent use of materials, techniques and processes to an introductory level
• use machines, chemicals and equipment competently and safely in the studios and workshops to an introductory level.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• contemporary thinking and practice within textiles, art and design
• how to creatively apply a variety of media, techniques and materials to realise your ideas

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• make informed selections of materials techniques and processes based on your research and experimentation
• generate and develop ideas through enquiry, and critical analysis of your research
• resolve your ideas towards appropriate design outcomes

You will be taught by specialists who will introduce you to some of the background and current thinking particular to your chosen subject. You will be encouraged to develop your ideas through research and critical thinking skills in relation to your design development.

Specialist workshop inductions will broaden your discipline-specific skills and enable you to explore your ideas practically. You will participate in projects and workshops that introduce you to various materials, processes and techniques relevant to current practice in the textile design industry.

Techniques include

• Print- dyeing, screen-printing processes, CAD specialisms for textile design and digital printing.
• Knit -hand knitting, flat-bed domestic machines, dyeing, 3d construction
• Weave -hand loom weaving, basic CAD for Jacquard

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

• Subject specific presentations
• Group tutorials and discussions
• One-to-one tutorials
• Critical reviews
• Creative and practical workshops
• Technical demonstrations
• Industry insight from guest speakers

Learning activities include:

• Research and idea development
• Practical skills development
• Communication and presentation of ideas.
• Independent learning
• Peer group learning
• Group critiques
• Self-assessment
• External visits optional
• Study Skills Hub

Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes

In this module learning and teaching activities focus on helping you to explore your chosen specialist subject within textile design. Specific attention will be given to developing your understanding and practical skills.

You will explore a number of projects through tutor-led and independent practice in the studio/specialist area and use your experience of workshop inductions to advance your ideas and personalise your work. This level is about establishing a foundation of relevant skills and working methods but we will expect you to explore your creativity and imagination to produce exciting and informed responses to your project ideas.

Formative feedback is given continually through a variety of verbal opportunities during the module, including weekly tutorials and project reviews as well as peer-group sessions. This will allow you to reflect on and develop your understanding of the module, your discipline and subject, and help you review the progress of your own work in advance of Summative Assessment. Summative Assessment (written feedback sheet with mark) is based on a final portfolio of work presented in response to the set projects at the end of each semester.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash

WSA Creative Services. Students can access a wide range of 2D and 3D printing and laser cut facilities.

Blackboard. http://blackboard.soton.ac.uk Panopto via Blackboard

Harvard citing and referencing systems, including citethemright online resource. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing

Lynda.com. Digital Learning resource for students to access digital support and tutorials https://www.lynda.com/

Academic Integrity issues. http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/what-is-academic-integrity

Textbooks

Bowles. M & Isaac. C (2009). Digital Textile Design. Laurence King Publications.

Russell Alex (2011). The Fundamentals of Printed Textile design AVA Academia.

Holyoke, J (2013). Digital Jacquard Design. Bloomsbury, UK.

Briggs-Goode. A (2013). Printed Textile Design. Laurence King Publications.

Shenton. J. (2004). Woven Textile Design. Laurence King Publications.

Alderman. S. (2008). Mastering Weave Structures transforming ideas into great cloth. USA: Interweave Press.

Clarke, S. (2011). Textile Design. Lawrence King Publications.

Dowde, J. (2004). Freeform knitting and crochet (Vol. Milner Craft Series). Burra Creek: Sally Milner Publishing..

Tellier-Loumagne, Françoise (2005). The art of knitting; inspirational stitches, textures and surfaces. Thames and Hudson.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal