Fashion and Textiles
Head of Department: Heidi Wyett
Welcome to Fashion and Textiles at Ivybridge Community College.
Our Fashion and Textiles course nurtures creativity, imagination, and technical skill through practical, hands-on learning. Students explore weaving, stitching, printing, garment construction, drawing, and fashion illustration while developing confidence, craftsmanship, and problem-solving skills. Working in our specialist textiles studios, with facilities for dyeing, digital embroidery, printing, and fabric manipulation, students are encouraged to express their individuality and take creative risks with expert support.
Why Study Fashion and Textiles?
Students learn to:
- Record from observation
- Develop and refine ideas
- Solve problems creatively
- Analyse their own work and the work of others
- Experiment and learn from mistakes
- Express ideas confidently
- Take creative risks
Key areas of study include clothing construction, textile techniques, design for fashion and interiors, drawing and illustration, and modern digital technologies.
This course provides excellent preparation for careers in fashion design, garment technology, textiles, styling, illustration, pattern cutting, and the wider creative industries.
Fashion and Textiles Coursework Topics
The Natural World
Introductory project developing key skills exploring nature and organic form
Identity
Developmental and experimental project exploring personality
and individuality within design.
St. Ives
An exploration of contemporary art practise through the contextual understanding of the St. Ives School of Art.
Visit to St Ives Tate developing knowledge of abstraction and expressionism.
Career Opportunities
Fashion and Textiles will support progression into a range of further education courses and exciting career opportunities, including:
- Fashion Designer
- Garment Technologist
- Textiles Designer
- Print Designer
- Fashion Illustrator
- Pattern Cutter
- Stylist
- Personal Stylist
- Fashion Buyer
- Trend Forecaster
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