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The Written Exam – 2 sectionsSection A

This asks you to design a textile product.

The exam board will give some information on the theme and design context. Approximately 25% of the paper marks are for

Section A.

Section BThese questions will be based on the subject content listed in

your revision booklets. It will test your subject knowledge and understanding and is worth about 75% of the paper marks.

GCSE TEXTILES 2017

Exam Preparation Sheet

• This gives you a focus for your revision, but does not include everything you need to revise.

• Analysing the exam preparation sheet is an important starting point for your revision.

• It contains the inspirational theme and the design context for Section A.

GCSE TEXTILES 2017

Textiles Exam Theme 2017

Context: Textile product inspired by the theme of India.

Popular Indian

Designs Mehndi DesignsIntricate designs decorating the body using henna to stain the skin.

Lotus flowerIn Hinduism the lotus flower meaning is

associated with beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity.

Paisley

Hindu GodsHinduism has many deities these are often represented with various icons, in paintings and sculptures as well as textiles items.

Embroidery

Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, dress shirts, denim, stockings, and golf shirts. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn colour.

Traditional Indian Decorative Techniques

BeadingBeadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes.

MirrorsShisheh embroidery, or mirror-work, is a

type of embroidery which attaches small pieces of mirrors reflect metal to fabric. Mirror embroidery is spread throughout Asia, and today can be found in the traditional embroidery of India, Pakistan, Afganistan, China and Indonesia.

Additional textile Components

Pom poms/fringing

Mirrors

Ribbons/braiding

Block printingWoodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.

Holi Festival

Traditional dress

Accessories

Children’s wear/costume

India on the Catwalk

Dolce & Gabbana

Christian Dior

Manish Arora

Manish Arora

Manish Arora S/S 2015

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Initial thoughts/sketches/doodles

Use your own Pinterest research/mood boards to draw a series of sketches/doodles of patterns, shapes

include colour study ideasmotifsrepeat patterns

add simple annotations

Do not think about the product at this stage!

Initial ideas

Sketch two different initial design ideas for a textile product. DO NOT USE COLOUR

The Textile product must:

• Be based on the theme ‘INDIA’• include a range of fabrics and components• Include a range of decorative techniques

There are 6 marks for each design idea. Marks will be given for:

• Creativity and originality of idea based upon the theme. 2 Marks

• Use of a range of decorative techniques 2 Marks

• Quality of Notes and sketches. 2 Marks

Choose one of your design ideas for development.

Final design

Use sketches, labelling and notes to present a final design in colour for your product. Use an A3 pages to show your textile product . Include a front, back and side view. Marks will be given for:

• Use of the INDIA theme ( 2 Marks )

• Use of fabrics and components ( 5 Marks )

• Creativity and quality of design ( 4 Marks )•

• Effective use of colour ( 2 Marks )

• Quality of presentation including different views of the product ( 3 Marks )