OTAGO GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
Careers Education
Textiles
Year 9
Why should you choose Textiles?
In Textiles you will learn to problem solve as well as think critically and creatively. You will gain a range of practical skills, including applied design methods which are a great foundation for this subject. Students are given the opportunity to design and produce unique and innovative sleepwear for a target market (teenagers).
What do you do in the half year option?
You will follow the technology process to: research, design, gather and use feedback, carry out basic construction and applied design techniques and make a final garment to fit yourself (pyjamas); all while learning what technology is about.​
What skills will you learn?
​Knowledge about:
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Fabric properties
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What makes good design
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Pattern and instruction reading
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Safety
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How the sewing machine works
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Applied design techniques such as applique, screen printing and tie dying
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Construction processes