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Textiles 2

Overview

This course helps you to develop your ideas and designs to a higher level. It covers several new areas, particularly dyes and dyeing, which allow you to concentrate on experiments with colour. You can also investigate textiles from other cultures or certain twentieth-century textiles movements. The course provides a flexible framework within which you can create your own designs.

What does the course cover?

  • Natural and man-made fibres
  • Identification of fibres
  • Dyeing and screen printing
  • Designing a scarf
  • 20th century designers.

Course Assessment

You will receive comments and direction from your tutor throughout the course. If you choose to have your work formally assessed, you will receive details on submitting a folio of work with the course materials.

Higher Education Credit: 60 credit points at Level 2.

Tuition:


Postal tuition you send work to your tutor for comments and direction.


Face-to-face tuition you have an opportunity for one-to-one meetings with your course tutor. Our Locations list will show you where face-to-face tuition is available. Please note that some centres offer group tuition and these start with an August/October introductory meeting.

See How Tuition Works.

Time Guide:

To complete the course in 10 months requires about 7 hours study a week.

Materials:

A course pack is provided and will be sent to you by post. The course provides a flexible framework within which you can create your own designs with the help of your tutor.

Fees:

£580 full fee or £215 deposit and 6 x £74 monthly payments, totalling £659